FUNCTION:   FUND:         ACCT NO.    
  PERMANENT PERMANENT         406 FUND    
  IMPROVEMENT IMPROVEMENT                      
SUMMARY  
                        2016          
      2014     2015                
  ITEM   ACTUAL     BUDGET     REQUESTED   RECOMMENDED   ADOPTED    
                         
  Capital                      
  Project    $  58,825,813      $  72,381,522      $ 107,074,331      $    86,147,049      $    86,147,049    
  Funds                      
                                   
FUNCTION
The five-year Capital Improvement Program is reviewed annually and revised, if necessary.  The annual review assures 
that the program will be a continuing part of the planning process and that it will be consistent with changing demands
as well as changing patterns of cost and financial resources.  The 2016-2020 Capital Improvement Program anticipates
the following investment in capital projects:
2016 = $86,147,049 2019 = $51,169,932
2017 = $40,385,078 2020 = $184,515,066
2018 = $64,915,752
It has been Common Council policy to allocate general property taxes and operating transfers which amount to about
one-fourth of the total city tax levy for capital improvements and debt service requirements, thus avoiding a "roller-
coaster" effect on the tax levy and saving interest cost on bonded debt.
Certain improvement construction is financed with general obligation improvement bonds which are initially payable
from special assessments.  Improvement construction includes sewer and water construction, streets and street
improvement, curb and gutter, sidewalks, and storm sewer projects.
PROGRAM FOR 2016
As adopted by the Common Council, the 2016 section of the 2016-2020 Capital Improvement Program becomes part
of the budget.  Recommended sources of funding the 2015 Capital Improvement Budget include Federal,
State, and County funds totaling   $  33,344,868 .
The tax aid for 2016 is $4,470,246 which includes $3,470,246 of general tax levy, and $1,000,000 of tax abatement dollars; compared to the 2015 tax aid of $3,453,544, which included $2,453,544 of general tax levy, and $1,000,000 of tax abatement dollars.
The amount to be transferred from the General Fund is $0.  
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