Budget Watch: Proposed Funding by Department Part One

In our continuing quest to break down the Takoma Park FY2012 proposed budget here at Takoma Park Patch, we'll look at the breakdown of numbers by department. Today we look at Government, Police and Public Works. Friday we'll break down Recreation, Housing, Communications and Library.

General Government 

Departmental expenditures are proposed to be $40,238, or 1.6 percent higher than budgeted expenditures for FY2011. Around 70 percent of departmental expenditures are personnel related.

• Legislative: 164,677
• General Management: 697,187
• Finance: 531,123
• Legal Services: 201,475
• Information Systems: 433, 620
• Human Resources: 239,173
• City Clerk: 223,081

Police

Departmental expenditures are proposed to be $186,420, or 3.2 percent higher than budgeted expenditures for FY2011. Around 92 percent of departmental expenditures are personnel related.

• Office of the Chief: 491,045
• Communications: 410,607
• Operations: 3,297,659
• Criminal Investigations: 1,162,618
• Administrative Services: 577,221

Public Works

Departmental proposed expenditures are $11,049, or 0.3 percent higher as compared to budgeted expenditures for FY2011. Around 61 percent of departmental expenditures are personnel related.

• Administration: 307,434
• Building Maintenance: 724,716
• Equipment Maintenance: 470,912
• Right-of-way Maintenance: 978,239
• Solid Waste Management: 811,766
• Gardens: 197,403
• Urban Forest: 249,922
• City Engineer: 160,050