Sources for Facts

Beavercreek versus Kettering Comparisons

1.      Population Change (2000 – 2010)

a.       Kettering:  Wikipedia, US Census Bureau (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kettering,_Ohio)

                                                  i.      2000 population:  57,502

                                                ii.      2010 population:  56,163

                                              iii.      Change:  -2.3%

b.      Beavercreek:  Wikipedia, US Census Bureau  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beavercreek,_Ohio

                                                  i.      2000 population:  37, 984

                                                ii.      2010 population:  45, 193

                                              iii.      Change:  +19.0%

2.      Job Growth (2000 – 2011)

a.       Kettering:  ZoomProspector http://www.zoomprospector.com/CommunityDetail.aspx?id=20288

                                                  i.      Job growth (2000 -2011):  -10.9% as estimated by Applied Geographic Solutions

b.      Beavercreek:  ZoomProspector http://www.zoomprospector.com/CommunityDetail.aspx?id=19899

                                                  i.      Job growth (2000 -2011):  +16.1% as estimated by Applied Geographic Solutions

3.      City Expenditures Per Resident (2011)

a.       Kettering:  2011 budget http://www.ketteringoh.org/newweb/pdfs/finance/2011%20Budget%20Book_webcopy.pdf

                                                  i.      Total Expenditures (pg. 41):  $84,957,564

                                                ii.      Divided by 2010 census population = $1,513 per resident

b.      Beavercreek:  2011 Appropriations http://ci.beavercreek.oh.us/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/appropriations-summary-20111.pdf

                                                  i.      Total Appropriations (pg. 6):  $27,730,822

                                                ii.      Divided by 2010 census population = $614 per resident

Beavercreek versus Kettering Comparisons (continued)

4.      Council Member Annual Salary (each council has 7 members)

a.       Kettering:  Human Resource Department

                                                  i.      Mayor:  $22,981

                                                ii.      Other Council Members:  $15,571

b.      Beavercreek:  Human Resource Department

                                                  i.      Mayor:  $6,000

                                                ii.      Other Council Members:  $6,000

5.      City Finance Department Budget

a.       Kettering:  2011 budget http://www.ketteringoh.org/newweb/pdfs/finance/2011%20Budget%20Book_webcopy.pdf

                                                  i.      Finance Department Budget (pg. 69):  $2,071,500

b.      Beavercreek:  2011 Appropriations http://ci.beavercreek.oh.us/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/appropriations-summary-20111.pdf

                                                  i.      Finance Department Budget (pg. 1):  $380,824

Other Facts.

6.      Annual Savings Will Be Over $75,000 if Kettering Council Pay is Reduced to $6,000.

a.       Current Council Personnel Cost

                                                  i.      Total Council Salaries:  $116,407

                                                ii.      OPERS retirement plan contributions:  $16,297

                                              iii.      Total salaries & retirement plan:  $132,704

b.      Council Personnel Cost with $6,000 Salary

                                                  i.      Total Council Salaries:  $42,000

                                                ii.      OPERS retirement plan contributions:  $$5,880

                                              iii.      Total salaries & retirement plan:  $47,880

c.       Estimated Annual Savings:  $84,824

7.      Kettering Operating Expenses Grew Ten Times Faster Over the Past Decade Than Kettering’s Median Household Income and 50% Faster Than Inflation.

a.       Operating Expenses are total expenditures less capital improvements less debt service.

b.      Kettering Operating Expenses (2000 – 2010):  Kettering Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports, 2007 & 2010 http://www.ketteringoh.org/newweb/pdfs/finance/CAFR_2007.pdf  http://www.ketteringoh.org/newweb/pdfs/finance/CAFR%202010.pdf 

                                                  i.      2000 Operating Expenses (pg 61 of 2007 CAFR):   $41,809,060

                                                ii.      2010 Operating Expenses (pg. 61 of 2010 CAFR):  $58,047,444

                                              iii.      Operating Expense Increase (2000 – 2010)

1.      + $16,238,384

2.      + 38.8%

c.       Kettering Median Household Income (2000- 2010), city-data.com, US Census Department http://www.city-data.com/city/Kettering-Ohio.html  http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/acsbr10-02.pdf

                                                  i.      2000 Kettering median household income:  $45,051 (city-data.com)

                                                ii.      2009 Kettering median household income:  $46,659 (city-data.com)

                                              iii.      2010 Ohio median household income:  fell 2.5% from 2009 to $45,090 (US Census Bureau, American Community Surveys)

                                              iv.      Assume Kettering median household income for 2010 stayed at 2009 level (to be conservative).

                                                v.      Kettering Median Household Income Increase (2000 – 2010)

1.      $1,608

2.      + 3.6%

                                              vi.      Thus, Kettering City Operating Expenses grew more than 10 times faster than Kettering median household income.

                                            vii.      Operating Expenses in 2010 would be over $14 million lower if expenses over the past decade had been limited to the growth rate of Kettering median household income.

                                          viii.      Our city income tax rate could be 1.5% today (instead of 2.25%) had expenses been limited to growth rate of Kettering median household income.

d.      Inflation (2000 – 2010), InflationData.com   http://inflationdata.com/Inflation/Consumer_Price_Index/HistoricalCPI.aspx

                                                  i.      CPI index December 2000:  174.00

                                                ii.      CPI index December 2010:  219.179

                                              iii.      Change in CPI Index 2000 – 2010:  26.0%

                                              iv.      Thus, Kettering City Operating Expenses grew 50% Faster than inflation.

                                                v.      Operating Expenses in 2010 would be over $5 million lower if expenses over the past decade had been limited to the growth rate of Kettering median household income.

                                              vi.      Our city income tax rate could be 2.0% today (instead of 2.25%) had expenses been limited to growth rate of inflation.

8.      Kettering Finance Department costs more to operate than the Finance Departments of Beavercreek, Washington Township, Centerville, and Miamisburg.

a.       Sources:

                                                  i.      Kettering 2011 budget, pg. 41. http://www.ketteringoh.org/newweb/pdfs/finance/2011%20Budget%20Book_webcopy.pdf

                                                ii.      Beavercreek 2011 Appropriations, pg. 1 http://ci.beavercreek.oh.us/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/appropriations-summary-20111.pdf

                                              iii.      Centerville 2011 Budget, pg. 31 & 33 http://www.ci.centerville.oh.us/index2.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=888&Itemid=1899

                                              iv.      Washington Township 2011 budget, pg. 18 & 19  http://www.washingtontwp.org/uploads/11_Budget.pdf

                                                v.      Miamisburg 2011 Budget, budget documents obtained from City Finance Director

b.      Kettering 2011 Finance Department Budget:  $2,071,500

c.       2011 Finance Budgets for other 4 cities:

                                                  i.      Beavercreek:  $380,824

                                                ii.      Centerville:  $660,489  (finance admin. & tax dept. combined)

                                              iii.      Washington Township:  $216,900

                                              iv.      Miamisburg:  $602,160 (finance admin. & tax dept. combined)

                                                v.      Combined total:  $1,860,373

d.      Kettering Finance Dept. budget appears to be 11% more than that of Beavercreek, Centerville, Washington Township, and Miamisburg combined.

e.       Combined population of Beavercreek, Centerville, Washington Township, and Miamisburg is 121,981.  Kettering population is 56,163.

9.      Kettering City Economic Development Department consists of one person out of 550 full-time equivalents employed by the city.

a.       Economic Development Dept., 2011 Budget  http://www.ketteringoh.org/newweb/pdfs/finance/2011%20Budget%20Book_webcopy.pdf 

                                                  i.      Budget, pg. 80:  1 full-time employee, 0.2 share of a secretary for 2010

b.      Total city employment (full-time equivalents), 2010 CAFR http://www.ketteringoh.org/newweb/pdfs/finance/CAFR%202010.pdf

                                                  i.      CAFR, pg. 65:  total employment of 550.3 full-time equivalents for 2010.