Garden City Budget News
By Roy S. Ryniker and Bob Sundius

The recently approved Village budget of $55.3 million for the next fiscal year will provide residents with a wide array of services delivered primarily by the Villages 317 full-time employees across numerous departments. Residents often ask, What are the specific delivery costs for the services they consume? Listed below is a summary of the budgets for larger Village departments. The departmental budgets include all personnel and operating costs but exclude capital expenditures.

No. of

Department EmployeesBudget ($millions)

Police68$11.1

Fire36 (paid staff)$6.0

Public Works

(Refuse/Garbage)31.5$5.4

Recreation21$3.6

Library24 (plus 20 p/t)$3.4

Public Works - Parks22.8$2.3

Public Works -

Street Maint.11.5$1.5

Clerk/Treasurer8.4$1.3

The four Property Owners Associations have authorized the Garden City Citizens Budget Review Committee. Residents becoming more informed about the details of the budget will facilitate expression of their views to the Trustees.

Roy S. Ryniker is President of the Reorganization Alternatives Group, Ltd. and Chairman of the Garden City Citizens' Budget Review Committee (Roy.Ryniker@ReAltGroup.com). Bob Sundius is a corporate executive and financial advisor for middle market companies (rwsundius@interim-exec-mgmt.com).