FUNCTION:   FUND:         ACCT NO.    
  PERMANENT PERMANENT         406 FUND    
  IMPROVEMENT IMPROVEMENT                      
SUMMARY  
                        2008          
      2006     2007                
  ITEM   ACTUAL     BUDGET     REQUESTED   RECOMMENDED   ADOPTED    
                         
  Capital                      
  Project    $  58,045,351      $  43,863,087      $   91,950,799      $    48,420,575      $    50,226,230    
  Funds                      
                                   
FUNCTION
The six-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 2008-2013 Capital Improvement Program anticipates
the following investment in capital projects:
2008 - $50,226,230 2011 - $84,074,994
2009 - $67,954,305 2012 - $58,210,676
2010 - $56,484,948 2013 - $69,467,959
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 2008
As adopted by the Common Council, the 2008 section of the 2008-2013 Capital Improvement Program becomes part
of the budget.  Recommended sources of funding the 2008 Capital Improvement Budget include Federal,
State, and County funds totaling   $  14,915,956 .
The general tax levy for 2008 is $4,824,716, which includes $1,300,000 of tax abatement dollars; compared to
the 2007 tax levy of $4,929,749, which included $1,180,000 of tax abatement dollars.
There are no dollars programmed to be transferred from General Fund Operations.