FY 25-26 Final Adopted Budget

GENERAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE AREA SUMMARY

Budget Highlights: The FY 25-26 Adopted Budget is increasing by $10,857,08 , or 15.7% . During FY 24-25 one (1) position, a Budget & Management Analyst, was added mid-year. The FY 25-26 Equipment Services budget includes $200,000 for cost of business increases to address the rising cost of vehicle and equipment parts. The FY 25-26 Equipment Services budget allocates $16.2 million for new and scheduled replacement of equipment. New additions to the fleet include $750,000 for two (2) automated side loader solid waste trucks and $45,000 for one (1) new truck for Water Resources. The budget also includes $3.6 million towards financing installment payments for 11 new fire engines over the next several years. The FY 25-26 City Manager division budget includes the following mid-year position changes, resulting in the net increase of one (1) position: the addition of one (1) Strategic & Crisis Communications Manager, the transfer of one (1) Administrative Support Specialist from Legislative to Executive, and one (1) Executive Administrative Coordinator was transferred from Executive to Police. During FY 25-26, the Community Relations division added one (1) Community Relations Assistant. During FY 25-26, the Arts & Cultural Affairs (Creative Greensboro) division had a net increase of .88 FTEs. One (1) part-time Van Dyke Performance Space Specialist (.75 FTE) and increased the weekly hours of an existing Administrative Assistant position from 25 hours per week to 30 hours per week (.125 FTE). The FY 25-26 Arts & Cultural Affairs (Creative Greensboro) division overall M/O budget includes a reduction of $42,700 in music program funding. The FY 25-26 Economic Development division overall M&O budget includes a reduction of $594,000 due to the elimination of contingency from incentives and various contract cancellation During FY 24-25, MWBE was transferred from the Executive department to the City Attorney’s Office. This move included the transfer of 9.25 position, $158,100 in maintenance & operation expenses, and $20,000 in donations revenue. The MWBE Office was renamed to the Office of Business Opportunity. During FY 24-25, the Contact Center moved from the Communications department to the Executive department as a new division. This move included the transfer of 13 FTEs and $81,500 in maintenance & operation expenses. During FY 24-25, the Code Enforcement division moved from the Housing and Neighborhood Development department to the Executive department as a new division. This move included the transfer of 17 positions, $629,000 in maintenance & operation expenses, and $362,000 in revenues. During FY 24-25, the Office of Community Safety moved from the Executive department and was established as a new department. This move included the transfer of 13 positions and $190,000 in maintenance & operation expenses. The Contact Center and Community Relations divisions will transition from internally developed applications to Salesforce in FY 25-26. The funding for the first year of implementation and licenses will be covered by the Network Services Fund. However, in FY 26-27, the divisions will begin paying for their licenses directly out of their respective budgets. The FY 25-26 City Attorney’s Office budget includes the reduction of one Senior Manager position from the Office of Business Opportunity. The FY 25-26 City Attorney's Office budget is increasing by $1.3 million due to the transfer of the Office of Business Opportunity from the Executive department. During FY 24-25, the City Attorney’s Office took on greater responsibilities of lobbying efforts. As a result, the FY 25-26 is increasing by $397,000 to cover the costs of this function. During FY 24-25 one (1) Commissions Administrator position moved mid-year from Human Rights to the Legislative department.

Adopted FY 25-26 Budget