Lake City Report -
May 20, 2011
Money and Health - It's
that time of year
Columbia
County, FL (Posted May 21, 2011 06:05 am )
by City Manager Wendell Johnson and
staff
From City Manager Wendell Johnson
Fiscal Year 2012 Budget
It’s that time again! The City Finance Staff
has started preparing for next year’s budget.
The FY 2012 Detail Budget Worksheets will be
distributed to Department Directors on Monday,
May 23, 2011. Along with the worksheets, a
schedule of “one-on-one” budget reviews will be
provided to the Department Directors and the
reviews will begin on or about June 6, 2011.
The City is expecting another tight year from
an operational perspective. The expectations are
that the General Fund Capital Budget will be
straightforward this year due to the
availability and use of $2.5 million in Sales
Tax Bond Revenue.
City's Group Health Insurance Plan
The City Staff has initiated the process for
continuation of the City Health Insurance
Program.
Staff met this week with Park-Johnson Agency
to discuss options for renewal of the City’s
current BlueCross BlueShield of Florida Health
Plan. The outlook for continuation of the
current plan at comparable cost is not very
bright.
Several alternatives will be considered
during the next few weeks, which include:
1) Plan Design Change; 2) alternative funding
means; 3) Request for Proposals; 4) Opt out.
All alternatives will be considered with the
primary objective of maintaining a quality
employee health care program for FY 2012 with
minimal or no increase in cost.
North Central Florida Regional Planning
Council 2010 Annual Report
RPC Executive Director Scott Koons
distributed the Council’s Annual Report this
week. During 2010, the Council has continued the
trend of successful public services to its
11-county and 33 municipality region. The
City of Lake City benefited from the Council’s
professional guidance during 2010 as follows:
1) Completion of the City
Comprehensive Plan Evaluation and Appraisal
Report.
2) Continued administration of FY 2008 CDBG
Housing Rehabilitation Grant ($750,000).
With the RPC’s assistance, this grant will
be closed out by June 30, 2011.
3) Continued administration of CDBG Disaster
Grant for replacement and rehabilitation of
homes damaged or destroyed during the March
2007 tornado.
4) Assistance with several “small scale”
comprehensive plan amendments.
Mayor Stephen Witt is the City’s
representative to the RPC. The 2010 Report is
available for review at City Hall.
The City Staff Report is available in pdf format
here.
