CITY OF LAWRENCE
SUMMARY OF 2009 OUTSIDE/OTHER 
AGENCY FUNDING ALLOCATIONS
GENERAL OPERATING FUND Budget Request Req. vs. City Commission  
  2008 2009 08 Budget Cmmttee. Rec. 09  
Vendor Provided City Services          
Douglas County Legal Aid  $       40,000  $       40,000 0.0%  $                40,000  
Lawrence Humane Society 267,000         256,320 -4.0% 256,320  
Economic Development          
Downtown Lawrence 47,000           47,000 0.0% 42,500  
ECO2 Operations 8,750             7,500 -14.3% 0  
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce 195,000         195,000 0.0% 185,500  
Lawrence Douglas County Bioscience Authority 200,000         200,000 0.0% 200,000  
Human Services          
Ballard Community Center 7,500           20,000 166.7% 7,500  
Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence 143,722         148,722 3.5% 143,722  
Douglas County CASA, Inc. 20,000           20,000 0.0% 20,000  
Douglas County Visitation Center 7,500             7,500 0.0% 6,750  
Ecumenical Minister's Fellowship 5,000             5,000 0.0% 4,000  
Health Care Access-Pharmacy 28,000           27,686 -1.1% 26,000  
Homeless Task Force Rc.          
Bert Nash City Homeless Outreach Team 164,000         164,000   120,000  
Community Cooperation Committee 3,000             2,952   0  
Salvation Army 11,000           11,000   10,000  
Lawrence Community Shelter             9,000           10,000                        8,000  
subtotal         187,000         187,952 0.5%                  138,000  
Housing & Credit Counseling 19,000           19,000 0.0% 17,100  
Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging 7,830             8,221 5.0% 7,400  
Lawrence Arts Center 95,000         120,000 26.3% 90,000  
Lawrence Community Shelter 0           20,680   19,000  
Lawrence Douglas County Housing Authority 0           57,192   57,192  
Salvation Army 30,000           30,000 0.0% 30,000  
The Shelter, Inc. 34,737           34,737 0.0% 32,000  
Van Go Mobile Arts 35,000           50,000 42.9% 35,000  
Warm Hearts 6,000             6,000 0.0% 6,000  
Women's Transitional Care Serv. 6,000             6,000 0.0% 6,000  
Total  $ 1,390,039  $ 1,514,510 8.95%  $          1,369,984  
The General Fund is supported by property tax, sales tax, franchise fees, user fees, fines and misc. sources.
       
GUEST TAX FUND Budget Request Req. vs. City Commission  
  2008* 2009 08 Budget Cmmttee. Rec. 09  
Dest. Mgmt. Inc. / Convention & Visitors Bureau $820,000 $684,300 -16.55% $684,300  
Transient Guest Tax Reserve Fund 150,000 150,000 0.00% 154,500  
Sister Cities  Advisory Board 12,000 12,000 0.00% 7,500  
Total $982,000 $846,300 -13.82% $846,300  
The Guest Tax Fund is supported by the 5% Guest Tax.  
* In 2008,$820,000 should have been the total amount budgeted for the Guest Tax fund (CVB should have been budgeted to receive $658,000)
         
LIBRARY FUND Budget Request Req. vs. City Commission  
  2008 2009 08 Budget Cmmttee. Rec. 09  
Lawrence Public Library  $3,021,000 $3,051,000 0.99%    
The Library Fund is supported by property tax and motor vehicle taxes.      
          
         
SPECIAL RECREATION FUND Budget Request Req. vs. City Commission    
  2008 2009 08 Budget Cmmttee. Rec. 09    
Lawrence Arts Center Scholarship $25,000 $25,000 0.00% $25,000    
Arts Commission** 25,500 31,050 21.76% 25,500    
Total $50,500 $56,050 10.99% $50,500    
The Special Recreation Fund is supported by the Liquor Tax.          
       
SPECIAL ALCOHOL FUND Budget Request Req. vs. Advisory Board City Commission  
  2008 2009 08 Budget Rec. 09 Cmmttee. Rec. 09  
Ballard Community Center  $       15,000  $       18,000 20.00%  $                  4,000  $                  4,500  
Bert Nash (WRAP) 0 200,314   50,000 0  
Big Brothers/Big Sisters CORE 30,000 41,923 39.74% 30,000 27,000  
Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence 100,000 106,278 6.28% 95,000 100,000  
DCCCA 79,819 83,011 4.00% 80,000 41,000  
DCCCA  d/b/a First Step House 29,150 29,150 0.00% 20,000 29,150  
DCCCA Com. Coord. 18,435 18,685 1.36% 18,685 0  
Douglas County Sheriff's Dpt. 0 8,500   8,500 0  
Haskell Counseling Services 0 7,000   0 0  
Headquarters, Inc - First Call 23,750 23,750 0.00% 23,750 22,500  
Hearthstone 7,500   -100.00%   0  
Lawrence Community Shelter 30,000 50,000 66.67% 40,000 27,000  
Lawrence Police Department 250,000 255,000 2.00% 75,000 250,000  
Lawrence Public Schools 0 57,698   57,698 0  
Van Go Mobile Arts, Inc. 47,500 60,000 26.32% 47,500 44,000  
Women's Transitional Care Services 17,000 29,092 71.13% 25,000 17,000  
Total $648,154 $988,401 52.49% $575,133 $562,150  
The Special Alcohol Fund is supported by the Liquor Tax.      
** The Arts Commission has also requested $8,163.06 for Two Percent for Art projects based on 2007 eligible projects.  
It is the recommendation of the City Manager that the funds be carried forwarded and put toward future Two Percent for Art projects.