City of La Porte Adopted Budget 1987-1988

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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Page T\o,/o Budget Hessage The task facing La Porte city government is to maintain current service levels and assure an effective role in economic development. With this challenge clearly in mind, the City of La Porte will consider FY 1987-88 as a year of transition. Organizational changes will be and have been implemented and enhanced. Stringent fiscal constraints will place the City in a position to meet the challenge before it. Although change is often difficult to implement, it is necessary in addressing current fluctuations in the La Porte's economic environment. This Budget has a much different focus than last year. Since La Porte is experiencing some of the economic difficulties felt throughout the State of Texas, our objective is to scale back on new programs, but to preserve our momentum. We have been careful to curtail only in those areas where reductions would not adversely affect current levels of service. An additional challenge \~e face is to absorb the loss of Federal Revenue Sharing. After this year, there will not be any prior year revenue sharing funds to fall back on. Our efforts to meet these new challenges had the following impact on the 1987-88 budget. Areas of particular interest to the Council include: 1. Staff reorgan i zat ion of certa in market conditions of La Porte, organizational effectiveness. divisions to Texas while meet the enhancing 2. Implementation of a Pay-For-Performance Plan conducted by Ralph Andersen & Associates. 3. Managing the City's Convention Center for a full year. 4. Opening of La Porte's Municipal Golf Course and providing for the staffing and maintenance of the course. 5. Open ing of Little Cedar Bayou Park and Northwest Pal~k within the City's Park System. 6. Placement of the EHS D i v is ion, Commerc ial Sol id Waste Di vision, and Hunic ipal Airport, Hunic ipal Golf Course, and Sylvan Beach Convention Center into an Enterprise Fund group. 7. Aggressively marketing the City and our image. 8. Focussing in on three important studies: = iiii A. Management Information System