Adopted Budget Projected Budget 2016-2017

GENERAL FUND

Waste Management Fund is increasing slightly from $1.81 million to $1.90 million. The General Fund transfer to the Coliseum Fund is increasing from $2.50 million to $2.70 million. The Community Services Result Area, which includes the Library, Neighborhood Development and Parks and Recreation Departments, increases from $28.5 million to $29.3 million. City support for the maintenance and operation of Center City Park/ LeBauer Park increases from $200,000 to $350,000 with LeBauer Park expected to open in FY 16-17. The General Government Result Area budget decreases slightly from $27.4 million to $27.3 million. The budget includes one-time use of capital reserve funding of $1.1 million to replace the MMOB roof and skylight. During the current year, the General Fund budget was amended to include transfers to the General Capital Projects Fund for Heritage House ($1.2 million) and the Police Headquarters Building ($775,000). The contribution to the Debt Service Fund will increase from $18.3 million to $21.2 million. This increase is necessary to support principal and interest payments related to further borrowing of funds approved by the voters in 2006, 2008 and 2009. The FY 17-18 Projected Budget is $6.0 million, or 2.2%, higher than the Adopted FY 16-17 Budget. The contribution to the Debt Service Fund is projected to increase slightly from $21.2 million in FY 16-17 to $21.5 million in FY 17-18.

Expenditures by Result Area The chart below shows a Result Area comparison of General Fund expenditures for FY 14-15 Actual Expenditures, the FY 15-16 Amended Budget, the FY 16-17 Adopted Budget and the FY 17-18 Projected Budget. The FY 16-17 Adopted Budget is $8.8 million, or 3.3%, greater than the Amended FY 15-16 Budget. The Public Safety Result Area, which includes Police, Fire and the General Fund support for the Guilford Metro 911 Fund, is the largest result area in the General Fund. The total Result Area Recommended Budget is $126.0 million, which is about 46% of the total General Fund. The Adopted Budget shows an increase of about $3.1 million, or about 2.6%. The Adopted Budget includes six (6) additional firefighter positions to add an additional position to two ladder companies for each response shift. These six (6) are combined with twelve (12) other firefighter positions that have been added since FY 14-15 for a total of eighteen (18) new positions over three years. The Adopted Budget includes funding for the replacement and upgrade of the Police Department’s body worn camera technology, totaling $625,000 annually. The General Fund transfer to the Metro 911 Fund will increase from $4.72 million to $4.90 million. The Infrastructure Result Area, which includes Field Operations, Transportation, Engineering and Inspections, Planning, and contributions to Solid Waste Management and the Coliseum Funds, is the second largest result area at $71.7 million. The Adopted Budget increases by $2.0 million, or 2.8%. The General Fund transfer to the Solid

General Fund Expenditures by Result Area

2014-15

2015-16 Budget

2016-17 Adopted

2017-18 Projected

Result Area

Actual

Community Services

27,854,867

28,451,028

29,304,379

29,657,717

General Government

25,142,562

27,408,970

27,299,865

27,610,232

Infrastructure

65,909,327

69,708,079

71,696,390

73,600,612

Public Safety

119,276,471

122,883,116

126,021,696

129,254,373

Debt Service

18,043,080

18,272,570

21,238,110

21,454,370

Total

256,226,306

266,723,763

275,560,440

281,577,304

Adopted FY 2016-17 Budget

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