According to the City's adopted budget for FY/09-10, here is a breakdown of the 3/4 cent Public Safety Sales Tax. The Revenue (income) figures are ESTIMATES, Personal Service Expenditures (expense) represents the ESTIMATED wages and benefits for the 200 additional Firefighters, and the 200 additional Police Officers for which the tax was meant to fund, as well as, obligated to fund. The Transfer figures represent money being shifted from the PSST over to the City's General Fund. What this means in plain english is Transfers = General Fund (income) relief. Transfer amounts are ACTUAL not estimates. The City makes sure they get each and every single penny back into their General Fund.(Personal Disclosure)Transfers= Kickback.

Fire Revenue- $34,937,773.
Expense- $21,951,210.
Transfer- $11,263,377.

Police Revenue- $34,937,773.
Expense- $23,707,114.
Transfer- $ 8,647,270.

Total Revenue- $69,875,546.
Expense- $45,658,324.
Transfer- $19,910,647.

Here are two more important facts. The City inflates the actual per Firefighter expense for bugetary purposes. The City holds vacancies throughout the fiscal year( in FY/03-04 they held 43). These two factors inflated cost and not filling vacant positions create savings to the budget.

The approximate amount of $4,306,575. that remains is divided between the F & P departments and used for other misc. expenses, capitol outlay, or held as a Fund Balance (savings account).