Departmental Highlights
Snapshot: Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2024 Budget
| 2024 Budgeted | 2025 Proposed | Net Change | Percent Change | |
| Appropriations | $7,698,109 | $7,531,760 | -$166,349 | -2.2% |
| Positions & FTEs | 82 | 79 | -3 | -3.7% |
- Budgeted headcount is down three, with one position each eliminated in the Animal Control Officer, Animal Care Aide I, and Veterinary Medical Manager titles. The latter title had only one budgeted position in the previous year, and has thus been entirely eliminated.
- A -$182,816 (-3.1%) decline in salaries and wages on payroll was the largest change in CACC appropriations. All other changes were relatively modest, with a $38,000 (14.4%) increase in professional and technical services the largest increase.
Historical Context
From 2011-2024, CACC’s budget grew at an average rate of 6.5% per year. Departmental budgets overall increased an average of 6.1% per year over the same time period, while the total city budget including Finance General appropriations grew at an average rate of 8.5% annually.
The department’s budgeted workforce grew at a rate of roughly 0.8% annually from 2011-2024. Overall budgeted positions for the city remained relatively flat across the same time period, with minor year-to-year fluctuations averaging out to an overall growth rate of 0.04%.
Staffing
Budgeted headcount is down three, with one position each eliminated in the Animal Control Officer, Animal Care Aide I, and Veterinary Medical Manager titles. The latter title had only one budgeted position in the previous year, and has thus been entirely eliminated.
Appropriations
CACC is entirely funded from the corporate fund.
Largest Appropriations
As with most other departments, CACC’s largest appropriation by far is for salaries and wages on payroll. All other expenses are relatively modest, with less than half a million appropriated for delegate agencies the next-largest category.
Change from Previous Year
A -$182,816 (-3.1%) decline in salaries and wages on payroll was the largest change in CACC appropriations. All other changes were relatively modest, with a $38,000 (14.4%) increase in professional and technical services the largest increase.
