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CITY OF SANTAANA <br />NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF MEASURE X REVENUES AND USES/EXPENDITURES <br />For the year ended June 30, 2021 <br />1. REVENUES AND USES/EXPENDITURES: <br />Measure X revenues consist of the 1.5 cent transactions and use (i.e. sales) tax approved by the <br />voters of Santa Ana on November 6, 2018 and became effective April 1, 2019. Total revenue <br />collected in fiscal year 2020-21 was $75,094,336. <br />Measure X is a general-purpose tax, which means the revenues received from the tax go into the <br />City's General Fund to maintain or enhance any lawful City program, improvement, or service <br />such as maintain effective 9-1-1 response; retaining firefighters and police officers; addressing <br />homelessness; fixing streets; maintaining parks; and unrestricted general revenue purposes. <br />To determine Measure X expenditures, the City performs an analysis comparing expenditures <br />between the current year and the base year. The base year has been identified as fiscal year <br />2018-19, representing the year of Measure X's passage. When completing the analysis, the City <br />determines; (1) the amount of the increase of expenditures when compared to the base year, (2) <br />significant contractual increases, and (3) increase in expenditures between cost centers or <br />programs. The accompanying Schedule of Measure X Revenues and Uses/Expenditures presents <br />the increase in expenditure by ballot category. <br />Total Measure X uses/expenditures for fiscal year 2020-21 were $61,420,943. The largest <br />program expense was unrestricted general revenue purposes totaling approximately $23,795,336, <br />which included the following: <br />• Addressing prior year deficits and employee compensation increases for non -Safety <br />employees totaling $18.9 million <br />o $10.2 million - deficit <br />o $1.5 million - planned savings <br />o $3.7 million - employee pension <br />o $3.5 million - budget increases <br />• Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center Subsidy and Maintenance - $1.3 million <br />• Vehicle Incentive Program - $0.9 million <br />• Streetlight retrofit Debt Service - $0.8 million <br />• Street Tree Maintenance - $0.4 million <br />• Other Programs (various) - $1.4 million <br />The revenues are higher than uses/expenditures reported for the period, however management <br />has designated the excess as follows: <br />• Additions to Reserves - $13.7 million <br />3 <br />