FY 2017-18 FINAL ADOPTED BUDGET

INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICE AREA SUMMARY

BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

 The FY 17-18 Infrastructure Service Area Budget increases by just over $6.3 million, or 2.4% from FY 16-17, and includes the addition of 12.05 FTEs.  The Engineering and Inspections budget includes a number of position changes and a net increase of 1 FTE. The new positions in the department include an Electrical Inspector added mid-year in FY 16-17, a Civil Engineer transferred from Stormwater, and a new Custodian related to Parks and Recreation facilities projected to open in the near future. Engineering and Inspections is transferring the Soil Erosion program to the Stormwater Fund, along with the two associated FTEs.  GTA is adding 1.25 FTE total, including 0.5 FTE to bring their IT support up to a full 1.0 FTE to manage increasing technology needs and the transition from a roster position to a 0.75 FTE Administrative Assistant position. The FY 17-18 GTA Budget is increasing by over $1.6 million due to the contracted transportation costs associated with extending the current transportation provider’s contract until a new contract can be finalized during FY 17-18.  The Business Improvement District (Downtown) FY 17-18 Budget is $1,039,000, an increase of $300,000, or 41%. The BID District budget includes $259,000 in appropriated fund balance accumulated during previous years.  The FY 17-18 Parking Fund Budget is increasing by $42,595, or 1.6%, and includes funding for major building or equipment maintenance projects at the Greene, Davie, and Church street decks.  The FY 17-18 Planning Budget is increasing by $238,912, or 12.6% and includes the transfer in of 1.3 additional FTEs from the CDBG Fund.  The Solid Waste Fund is preparing to begin the post-closure phase III project and the FY 17-18 Budget includes a $1,325,000 transfer to the Solid Waste Capital Reserve Fund to provide funding for the project. The overall Solid Waste Fund Budget is increasing by just under $700,000.  The FY 17-18 Stormwater Budget is increasing by $1,835,939, or 16.4%, including the addition of the Soil Erosion program and related two FTEs as well as an increase of $1.43 million in the transfer to the Stormwater Capital Project Fund.  The Transportation Budget is increasing $120,937, or 1.2%. The Budget includes an additional $36,139 for Street Lighting due to increasing Duke Energy costs, as well as an additional 0.5 FTE for technology support. With the reduction of a Parking Enforcement Specialist, the net FTE change is (-0.5). The budgeted revenue is increasing by $805,332 as a direct result of the decision to reflect fines and forfeitures from parking enforcement in GDOT rather than in the Police Department.  A General Fund contribution of $2,980,572 million is included to support Coliseum operations in FY 17- 18. $2.9 million is dedicated to the War Memorial Coliseum operating fund. $80,572 will be transferred to the Performing Arts Fund to fund two mid-year positions for the Tanger Center for the Performing Arts.  The War Memorial Coliseum Complex budget includes a service enhancement for a Pool Technician, an addition of one FTE. Another service enhancement is included for FY 17-18 for the operation the new Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts, anticipated to open during the summer of 2019. The enhancement includes two FTEs for operations and planning, a Theater Manager and Production Manager. In total, three FTEs are added to the Coliseum’s budget for FY 18-19.  The FY 17-18 Water Resources Budget includes a rate increase of 3.25% for residents inside city limits and 5.5% for residents outside city limits. The Budget includes an increase of 6.5 FTEs to address various needs that are described in more detail on the Water Resources Department page.

Adopted FY 2017-18 Budget

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