Measurements

Performance

Trend 

FY2010

FY2011

Fiscal Stability

  General Fund surplus or (deficit)

($5,964,552)

($854,584)

  Percentage of fund balance used for expenditures

21.0%

3.8%

  Comparison of trends in GF expenditures and inflation

Expenditures

Tax-CPI

Expenditures

Tax-CPI

-3%

 -.3%

-1.2%

1.7%

  Percentage change in operating revenues

-11.0%

4.9%

  Percentage change in revenue generated per mill

-5.0%

-8.1%

Percentage of unfunded OPEB and pension liabilities

30%

31%

Economic Strength

  Percentage increase/decrease in number of commercial construction permits

-3.4%

4.0%

  Percentage increase/decrease in commercial construction value

214%

-55%

  Number of college students enrolled in local colleges and universities

26,397

27,949

  Commercial occupancy - number of C of O's issued to existing and new businesses

167

277

Quality of Life

  Number of youths participating in City-facilitated activities

244,203

246,182

  Number of adults participating in City-facilitated activities

364,202

353,632

  Annual investment to repair, maintain, and improve the City's neighborhood facilities, infrastructure, and general conditions

$27,753,708

$23,214,000

  Percentage change in library circulation

4.2%

-3.6% 

Public Safety

  Violent crimes per 1,000 residents

3.3

3.7

  Property crimes per 1,000 residents

30.3

29.6

  Average response time for High-Priority dispatched runs (minutes)

4.1

4.3

  Percentage of emergency responses within 5 minutes - Fire

80.3%

80.1%

  Percentage of arrests made per crime reported

20.0%

22.9%

Police officers per 1,000 residents

1.95

1.85

  Percentage of Fire staff that are state licensed paramedics  

91.0%

93.0%