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HUMAN RESOURCES BENEFITS


                                        BASIS FOR THE PROPOSED BUDGET


              The 2020-21 Proposed Budget for Human Resources Benefits relates to current year funding as follows:



                                                                                   Amount         % Change

                  2019-20 Adopted Budget                                        $    743,564,377


                  2020-21 Proposed Budget                                       $    800,593,969


                  Change from 2019-20 Budget                                    $      57,029,592   7.7%



              The 2020-21 Proposed Budget includes costs for the direct payments, exclusive of personnel and
              administrative costs, for various human resources benefits provided to City employees. These benefits
              consist of: (1) payment of all workers' compensation and rehabilitation bills, claims, and awards; (2) payment
              of subsidies for the City's benefits program which includes health, dental, optical, disability, life insurance,
              and the Employee Assistance Program; (3) payment of unemployment insurance; and, (4) payment of other
              benefits as approved by the Mayor and City Council.

                                         CHANGES FROM ADOPTED BUDGET


                                                                   2019-20                         2020-21
                                                                   Adopted     Recommended        Proposed
                                                                   Budget          Change          Budget


              Civilian FLEX Program                              $   291,508,768   $     21,037,750   312,546,518
              Contractual Services                                  26,779,000         894,310      27,673,310

              Employee Assistance Program                            1,659,543         179,436       1,838,979
              Fire Health and Welfare Program                       58,750,209       2,147,357      60,897,566

              Police Health and Welfare Program                    158,626,501         674,248     159,300,749
              Supplemental Civilian Union Benefits                   5,140,356         796,491       5,936,847

              Unemployment Insurance                                 2,800,000            (500,000)  2,300,000
              Workers' Compensation                                198,300,000         31,800,000   230,100,000

              TOTAL COST OF HUMAN RESOURCES BENEFITS  $   743,564,377   $     57,029,592   $   800,593,969
















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