Adopted Budget 2015-2016

Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council City of Greensboro

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I am pleased to provide you with a copy of the 2015-16 Annual Budget and 2016-17 Projected Budget. This document was prepared by the City's Budget and Evaluation Department and represents a comprehensive publication of the City's budget plans and policies for the upcoming fiscal year. The document also includes a second year planning budget that gives us the opportunity to continue planning for and implementing the strategies necessary to meet the future needs of our community. The Recommended 2015-16 Budget was presented to Council on May 5, 2015 and both hard copy and electronic versions were available for public review. The Council held a preliminary work session in April, additional work sessions in May and a public hearing on the proposed budget in June before acting on the budget. Two council district based community meetings were also held to encourage the community to participate in the budget development process. City Council adopted the 2015-16 Annual Net Budget, totaling $487,967,637, on June 16, 2015. The Adopted FY 15-16 General Fund budget of $264,643,331 is 1.6% higher than the revised FY 14-15 General Fund budget. The budget adds six firefighter positions as part of the three year plan to complete four person staffing for all fire ladder companies. An additional six positions are scheduled to be added in FY 16-17. A number of program and position reductions were enacted as part of this budget to help maintain the total tax rate at 63.25 cents, the same as FY 14-15. Roughly $760,000 in program reductions were included in the General Fund budget adopted by City Council. The 2015-16 and 2016-17 budget columns in this document, as well as the narrative, reflect the budget as adopted by Council with changes made during the Council deliberations. The Manager's Message, however, is included as it was presented with the Recommended Budget.

On behalf of the employees of the City, I thank you for your continued leadership and support of our efforts to meet your priorities in the delivery of high quality services to the Greensboro community.

Respectfully,

Jim Westmoreland City Manager

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Greensboro, NC 27402-3136 

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