Responses Collected from St. Augustine in 2020

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RESPONSES COLLECTED FROM ST. AUGUSTINE IN 2020

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Municipality Type	city
Form of Government	Council-Manager
Population	14,653
Region	North East
Term Limits	False
Term Limit Details
Taxes Levied	13,214,060
Millage Rate	7.5
Residential Homestead	28.79 %
Residential Non-Homestead	32.08 %
Residential Vacant Lots	3.45 %
Non-Residential Commercial	26.73 %
Non-Residential Industrial	0.75 %
Non-Residential Institutional	1.76 %
Non-Residential Agricultural	0.00 %
Non-Residential Other	0.74 %

1 Which of the following revenue sources does your municipality use? (mark all that apply)

Ad Valorem Tax (property tax)

Communications Services Tax (CST)

Insurance Premium Tax (Chapter 175/185 Fire/Police Pensions)

Local Business Tax (occupational license tax)

Local Option Surtax (through interlocal agreement with county)

Public Service Tax (municipal utility tax)

Fire Services Fee

Franchise Fees

Impact Fees for New Construction

Right-of-way Fees

Non-Ad Valorem Assessments (special assessments)

2 Which non-ad valorem assessments does your city impose? (mark all that apply)

Road, sidewalk improvement

Fire service

Water, waste water improvement

Storm water improvement

Solid waste and recycling service

Parking facility service

Canal or drainage improvement

Street or neighborhood lighting

Other

3 How many part-time employees does your city currently employ? (please count employees from all departments, including police and fire)

4 How many full-time employees (FTEs) does your city currently employ? (please count employees from all departments, including police and fire)

5 Did your FTE workforce receive raises for the previous fiscal year? If so, by what percent?

4% or more

Workforce did not receive raises

6 How many FTEs were hired in FY 2018-2019?

7 How many new positions were added to the city workforce in FY 2018-2019?

8 How many filled, full-time city positions were eliminated in FY 2018-2019?

9 Is your city attorney in-house or contracted out?

In-house

Contracted out

10 If in-house, what is your city attorney's annual salary?

11 Does your city have an ethics policy or ordinance in addition to state or county requirements?

Yes, elected officials only

Yes, city employees only

Yes, both elected officials and city employees

12 Does your city participate in the Florida Retirement System (FRS) for any of the following? (select all that apply)

General employees

Police Department

Fire Department

Our city does not participate in FRS

13 Does your city have a livable wage ordinance?

Yes

14 If your city has a livable wage ordinance, does it apply to: (select all that apply)

City employees

Citywide businesses

Other

15 What is the livable wage amount in dollars per hour?

16 Does your city have any ordinances specific to regulating home-based businesses or businesses that operate out of a residence?

Yes

17 If your city has ordinances specific to regulating home-based businesses or businesses that operate out of a residence, do those ordinances:

Completely prohibit these types of businesses in residential neighborhoods

Allow for these types of businesses with some restrictions such as noise, hours of operation, type of business, parking, number of employees, etc.

Other (explain briefly)

18 Which of the following services are available in your city and who provides those services?

Options	City operated by city employees	Contracted out to another city	Contracted out to the county	Contracted out to a private entity	Combination of two or more of the previous options	Service available but not through local government	Service not provided
Animal control
Building inspection
Building permits
City-run public transportation
Construction & code enforcement
Jail
Planning
Senior citizens program
Telecommunications

19 How were the above services affected in the previous fiscal year?

Options	Added or increased service in FY 2018-2019	Eliminated or decreased service in FY 2018-2019	No increase or decrease
Animal control
Building inspection
Building permits
City-run public transportation
Construction & code enforcement
Jail
Planning
Senior citizens program
Telecommunications

20 Which of the following facilities are available in your city and who provides those facilities?

Options	City operated by city employees	Contracted out to another city	Contracted out to the county	Contracted out to a private entity	Combination of two or more of the previous options	Facility available but not through local government	Facility not provided
Airport
Beach access
Bicycle, hiking and/or jogging trails
Cemetery
Charter school
Golf course
Health clinic for city employees
Library
Marina
Outdoor courts and/or playing fields
Park
Recreation center
Senior citizens center
Stadium
Swimming pool

21 How are your city's public safety services provided?

Options	Directly by our city	Contracted out to another city	Contracted out to the county	Contracted out to a private entity	Our city does not provide this service
Police Services
Fire Services
Emergency Medical Services
School Resource Officers

22 Does your city have a volunteer fire department?

Yes, volunteers only

Yes, volunteer staff and paid fire captain/chief

Yes, combination of volunteers and 2 or more paid employees

23 How many certified firefighters does your city currently employ?

24 How many sworn police officers does your city currently employ?

25 How many emergency medical technicians/paramedics that are NOT part of the police or fire departments does your city currently employ?

26 How many school resource officers does your city currently employ?

27 How is your city dealing with medical marijuana dispensaries?

Allow

Prohibit

Moratorium

28 How are the following utilities services provided in your city?

Options	City operated by city employees	Contracted out to another city	Contracted out to the county	Contracted out to a private entity	Combination of two or more of the previous options	Utility available but not through local government	Utility service not provided
Electric
Water
Wastewater
Stormwater
Reclaimed water
Natural gas
Residential solid waste collection
Non-residential solid waste collection
Curbside residential recycling

29 For the above provided utilities services, which experienced a rate increase or decrease in the previous fiscal year?

Options	Rate increase in FY 2018-2019	Rate decrease in FY 2018-2019	No rate increase or decrease	Not applicable
Electric
Water
Wastewater
Stormwater
Reclaimed water
Natural gas
Residential solid waste collection
Non-residential solid waste collection
Curbside residential recycling

30 Does your city provide water service to other jurisdictions?

Yes

Not applicable

31 If your city provides water service within another jurisdiction, does your city impose a surcharge for such services?

Yes

32 What percent surcharge is imposed for water services?

33 Does your city provide wastewater service to other jurisdictions?

Yes

Not applicable

34 If your city provides wastewater service within another jurisdiction, does your city impose a surcharge for such services?

Yes

35 What percent surcharge is imposed for wastewater services?

36 Approximately what percent of your residents are using septic tanks as their form of wastewater disposal?

37 If your city provides a central water/sewer, does the city have an ordinance requiring hook-up for new development?

Yes

Not applicable

38 Is your solid waste collection utility:

City owned and operated

City operated through a franchise agreement/licensure

Affiliated with a regional independent entity

Obtained from another government entity

Combination of the above

Not applicable

39 How is your city's solid waste service billed?

Special assessment (non-ad valorem on annual tax notice)

Fee (ex. monthly or bi-weekly)

Other

40 Does your city have a fertilizer ordinance?

Yes

41 Does your city collect transportation impact fees?

Yes

Moratorium

42 Which economic development incentives does your city currently offer? Check all that apply:

Job incentives

Expedited permitting

Tax breaks/tax incentives

Utility-related incentives

Favorable land development regulations

Community Redevelopment Agency

Other incentives

None

43 How many new single-family building permits did your municipality issue in FY 2018-2019?

44 How many new multi-family building permits did your municipality issue in FY 2018-2019?

45 How many new commercial building permits did your municipality issue in FY 2018-2019?

46 What is your municipality's current annual salary for the position of mayor?

47 What is your municipality's current annual salary for the position of commissioner/councilperson?

48 What is your municipality's current annual salary for the position of clerk?

49 If applicable, what is your municipality's current annual salary for the position of finance director?

50 If applicable, what is your municipality's current annual salary for the position of manager?

51 For the position of manager, what is the length of the individual's employment contract?

1 year

2 years

3 years

4 or more years

No contract

52 For the position of manager, how many non-sick leave days (vacation, holidays, military and personal days) does the individual receive per year? Please respond in days, not hours.

53 For the position of manager, what percent of health insurance costs is provided by the employer?

54 For the position of manager, does your city have a residency requirement?

Yes

55 For the position of manager, check all benefits currently provided:

Automobile

Laptop/iPad

Cell phone

FRS retirement plan

ICMA retirement plan

Same retirement plan as other city employees

Separate retirement plan

Severance package

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RESPONSES COLLECTED FROM ST. AUGUSTINE IN 2020

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