CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
Week ending February 5, 2010
January building permits
There were 94 permits issued in January 2010, compared to 117 in 2009. Permit valuation was $3,445,963 compared to $2,553,334 last year. Fees were $27,500.60 compared to $22,559.77 last year. Six permits were issued for new single-family dwellings, the same number as January 2009. Please see the attached memo, full report and summary report for more information.
2009 turnover rate
The table below contains the overall city turnover rate for 2009, as well as historical data. The 2009 turnover rate calculated as [(# of full- and part-time regular terminations / FTE)*100] was 6.3%, down from 8.4% in 2008.
|
YEAR |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
Full- and part-time regular terminations |
57 |
56 |
44 |
52 |
69 |
51 |
|
FTE |
758.89 |
767.89 |
798.25 |
827.67 |
820.92 |
809.17 |
|
Turnover rate |
7.5% |
7.3% |
5.5% |
6.3% |
8.4% |
6.3% |
The table below contains a breakdown of turnover by department in 2009.
|
Turnover Rate by Department and Citywide |
Terminations |
FTE |
Total Turnover |
|
Administrative Services |
3 |
8.50 |
35.3% |
|
City Manager's Office |
1 |
11.00 |
9.1% |
|
Finance |
1 |
26.39 |
3.8% |
|
Fire & Medical Services |
7 |
145.00 |
4.8% |
|
Information Systems |
0 |
7.00 |
0.0% |
|
Legal Services |
0 |
22.50 |
0.0% |
|
Parks & Recreation |
2 |
71.78 |
2.8% |
|
Planning & Development Services |
2 |
32.00 |
6.3% |
|
Police |
11 |
176.00 |
6.3% |
|
Public Works |
11 |
191.00 |
5.8% |
|
Utilities |
13 |
113.00 |
11.5% |
|
2009 Total |
51 |
809.17 |
6.3% |
Public transportation, streets and infrastructure sales taxes 2009 report
The attached report summarizes the revenues collected and expenditures made from each of the three sales taxes in 2009 as of December 31, 2009. It shows how actual collections exceed the amount of sales tax projected when the sales taxes were first proposed in 2008.
Review of multi-modal planning standards
The Planning & Development Services Department has begun a process to review and update the city’s multimodal planning standards. Transportation Planners will be working with KU’s School of Architecture, Design & Planning to study the best practices in planning and implementation of multimodal streets. The project will incorporate the ideas and practices within the “Complete Streets” movement. Please see the attached report for more details.