Fiscal Year 2024 Updated Dollars and Cents Brochure Including Moody' Bond rating Upgrade Copyrighted
August 7, 2023
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 05.
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE: Fiscal Year 2024 Updated Dollars and Cents Brochure Including Moody'
Bond rating Upgrade
SUM MARY: City Manager providing a copy of the Fiscal Year 2024 Updated Dollars
and Cents brochure including Moody' bond rating upgrade.
SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Dollars and Cents FY24 CM034-072423 Supporting Documentation
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FY2024 PropertyTax Rate ��" �" ° �
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• $9.9013 perthousand dollars assessetl value
• Increase of 1.90% from FY2023
Where Do Your
Property Type Avg. Property Tax Cost % Praperty Tax Cost Change Property Taxes Go?
Change from FY2023 from FY2023 Fy2023 Consolidated Rate of 30.55266
Resitlential $23.25 more 2.94% increase
Commercial $268.52 more 8.77% increase
Industrial $296.26 more 6.55% increase �ubuque
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17.5%
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$25 City Property Tax Rate Comparison — 3�0%
$2o.s� Other
$20 '' � 2.2%
$16.03 �16.78
$17.56 $18.26 .
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$14.79 $15.42 $15.63
$11.76
$9.90 $9.96 ��0.53
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■ Highest-ranked city(Waterloo-$20.81) is
$5 110% higher than Dubuque
$o ■ Average of other 10 cities ($14.79) is
QJe ��,s e.�� \�es QJa� G�,� ��,� .`aS o��. �eS J+�S ��°° LF9% higher than Dubuque
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likely to remain strong because of
Moody's Investors Service upgraded "the City has strong financial its mix of commercial and industrial
the City of Dubuque's issuer rating and operations and ample revenue- �ndustries, sfable population and
outstandinggeneral obligation unlimited raisingflexibility, whichhasresulted steadytaxbasegrowth."
tax bonds in July 2023 from Aa3 to in steadily improved available fund
Aa2, the third-highest rating possible. Moody's credit analysis of the City of
The improved rating will assist the City balance and cash. The cify serves as Dubuque states, "The City's healthy
in securing the best terms for financial a regional economic center and its financial operafions, with strong
regional economic growth rate has
products like loans, which will provide reserves, have resulted in steady
substantial savings for the City and outpaced the nation over the past five �mprovement in available fund
taxpayers. According to Moody's, years. The city's local economy is balance and cash ratios."
FY2024 City Budget
The City's total budget for � - �
FY2024 is $237,525,419 ` '
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The City of Dubuque's Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget runs from �� � '
July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. The budget has two � �
primary components: the operating budget and the capital budget. '� � � ' �
The operating budget includes personnel costs and annual facility
operating costs. It is funded primarily through local property and
sales taxes.
The capital budget funds major improvements to City facilities Major Funds � � - � . � .
and infrastructure. The capital budget is supported through General Fund $81,022,408 $115,000
multiple funding sources, including federal and state grants. Water Funtl $9,777,127 $11,658,760
Sanitary Sewer Funtl $12,440,629 $9,560,442
StormwaterFund $4,872,784 $524,920
Refuse $3,827,298 $462,454
Parking $2,832,267 $106,409
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The general fund is the operating fund for general City departments and their programs/services, such as
public safety, culture & recreation, health & social services, and general government.
How General Fund Money is Spent
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Public Safety 42,5%
Culture & Recreation 1g.7%
General Government 15.3%
Public Works 8.9%
Community & Economic Development 6.6%
Capital Projects 0.1%
Health & Social Services 1.4%
Debt Service 0.2%
Other 6,3%
General Fund Reserve Projections , , , , , , ,
The City maintains a general fund reserve, ,. ,,, . . ,
or working balance,to allow for unforeseen � ;, . . $35,459,518 $29,659,518 $23,859,518 $18,059,518 $18,059,518
expenses that may occur. The goal is to
have at least a 20% reserve. ' � � ' � �' � 50.18% 41.97% 33.76% 25.56% 25.56%
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xAverage household rate based on 6,000 gallons per month at$0.00597 per gallon
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**Monthly rate for majority of Dubuque households based on usage of one single family unit. Stormwater fees are based on , „„�u;�
the amount of impervious ground coverage on a property. Fees collected are only used for stormwater managemen ivities ,����.��
such as the construction, maintenance and operation of the public stormwater management system.
��*Average household rate based on 6,000 gallons per month at$0.00837 per gallon. The City ction an
treatment system operates as a self-supporting enterprise fund which means that it is funded only wi venue from user fees.'"`��''"zy —
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�C� REDUCED FEES FOR I NCOME- � � - ,, !"�
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The City offers income-qualified residential customers a reduction — �
in monthly fees for water, sanitary sewer, refuse collection, and �.
stormwater utilities. Customers must submit an application for ,�:`�
consideration. Applications are renewed on an annual basis. .�
LEARN MORE
www.cityofdubuque.org/UtilityBilling or 563-589-4144
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Total Debt (in millions) ` � � Y�` ' ���y� �� p'�
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*Forgivable SRF debt is not shown ' �''• •"'
$�� (FY24$4,813,335;FY25$9,654,750;
FY26$9,694,980;FY27$4,655,835; $155.9 �� r , � �
$�oo and FY28$157,500) � �,� a ,+�'� —��
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�°°°% 90�o Statutory Debt Limit Used "�" �
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90%
This chart shows the percentage of statutory debt limit in
80% the Fiscal Year(FY)2024 budget.By FY2033,the Citywill The City of Dubuque's use of debt
�oo�o be at 23°�of the statutory debt�imit. can be compared to many average
so�io homeowners who borrow to buy
their home. The City has borrowed
5o�i° 41% money at low interest rates to
ao�io � invest in infrastructure. Unlike
3o�io the federal government, the City
does not borrow money to cover
20��° 23�/a operating expenses.
�o�io (FY2024 Adopted)
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FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY27 FY28 FY29 FY30 FY31 FY32 FY33
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Comparison of Statutory Debt Limit Utilized ' ' � � �
90��° # Pro�ect Descri tion and Amount Outstandin
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$o°i� 1 Stormwater Improvements $70,680,924
�oo�0 2 Water&Resource Recovery Center $50,195,000 _
60% 3 Water Im rovements $27,025,430
so°io 54% 54% 52% 51% 4 Sanitary Sewer Improvements $19,327,399
so°io 45% 41% 5 Parkinglmprovements $25,213,340
ao°io 310�0 6 Downtown TIF Incentives/Improvements $19,327,482
o Dubuque ranks as the fifth lowest and is below o 7 Intlustrial Park Expansions $10,897,224
3oi° the average of the other cities.The average is 24�0 0 0
19/0 19/0 8 Park and Recreation Improvements $6,913,814
2o°i 10%higherthan Dubuque and the highest(Des
Moines,81%)is 100%higher than Dubuque. 9 Public Safety Improvements $4,406,310
10% 10 TIF Rebates/Bondsto Businesses $3,916,272
a�a Total $239,824,195
�o���S a�,�+\�o OJ-��'�� `�a��aS J�OQ�`� �o���S J.pJ�'J� ��C����Q�`b�'�� Q���S ,���J��S o�a�'�� *$167 million has been spent on street improvements from 1997-2022.
p�S � S` �,aa 4a p�S �o� Ja`� ��� � Over 52 miles of streets have been resurfaced or reconstructed
�' ��`'� Q��; O°� �'� in the last 5 years.
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