ree adjustments would hire a new police officer, allow the budget to balance, and compensate for the surplus fund depletion.My third and final goal would be to change the pay-as-you-go method. I feel that, this method had been the cause of a lot of Opportunity problems. Payments for improvements in the community should initially be incorporated in the budget as opposed to paying afterwards. To pay for these improvements, I would propose a new revenue tax called the Opportunity improvement tax. 6% of the total revenue would go towards this tax, allocating 220,800 per year in the budget for improvements. The community would be required to pay this tax because it is their responsibility to keep its appearance above average.Instead of hiring a staff, as the city manager, I would rely on my managerial skill to assist me in developing strategies for solving the communitys problems. This would save the community money and give me complete control over budget planning. My revised budget balances. The budget consists of a 3,695,815 total revenue fee, and a 3,695,815 total expenditure. There is a 638,053 surplus fund included in the expenditure total. The new budget surplus fund would alleviate any future financial crisis for the community. Adopting this budget would make-up for the miscalculation in the pervious years budget, start the initial face in the reconstruction of the water and sewer facilities, correct the annual debt and restore the surplus fund all within a year.The Revised BudgetRevenueReal estate tax894,64024.2%Earned-income tax959,00025.9%Other taxes105,0002.80%License, fees, permits72,4902.00%Sewer/water fee648,17017.5%Intergovernmental grants177,5754.80%Interest earnings62,0001.70%Charges for service45,7501.20%Miscellaneous19,0000.51%Use of fund balance491,39013.30%Opportunity service tax220,8006.00%Total3,695,815100%ExpendituresGeneral government 377,18110.0%Public safety758,01221.0%Engineering/code enforcement154,8704...
