Final Adopted Budget FY23-24

GENERAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE AREA SUMMARY Budget Highlights: The FY 23-24 Adopted Budget is increasing by $4,913,936, or 7.3%.

 During FY 22-23, the department facilitated the annual Employee Innovation Awards, which celebrates city employees who use creativity and ingenuity to solve problems, save money, or positively change the way the organization does business. Award winners included Brittany King, Senior Firefighter, for ‘Camp Spark’ which introduces high school girls to the fire service industry. Robert Harris, Curator of Exhibitions, and Glen Perkins, Curator of Community History, also won the Innovation Award for developing the ‘Pieces of Now – Digital Connections’ exhibit at the Greensboro History Museum. The project involved a 360-degree scan of the exhibit to make it more accessible for a wider audience over a longer duration, creating a model for future digital exhibits at the museum.  The FY 23-24 budget includes the transfer of one (1) FTE Executive Office Administrator and one (1) FTE Executive Assistant from Legislative to the Executive Department for additional Council support, as well as the addition of one (1) FTE Executive Office Coordinator.  The Office of Community Safety was created during FY 22-23, with the transfer of one (1) FTE Violence Prevention Coordinator from the City Manager division; the transfer of one (1) FTE Behavioral Health Crisis Team Lead and seven (7) FTE Behavioral Crisis Counselors from the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion division; the addition of one (1) FTE LEADS Case Coordinator; and the addition of one (1) FTE Community Outreach Coordinator.  Mid-year requests include the transfer of six (6) General Fund employees from various departments to the new Office of Sustainability. Four (4) FTEs are transferred from Field Operations, one (1) FTE from Engineering and Inspections, and one (1) from Planning. Additionally, over $1.5 million in maintenance and operations is moved to support these positions.  A reorganization of the Executive department included the transfer of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion division to the People & Culture department. Two (2) FTEs, roster funding, and related maintenance and operations funds were included in the transfer.  The FY 23-24 Finance budget includes the addition of one (1) FTE for a Grants Manager.  The FY 23-24 Information Technology budget includes the addition of one (1) FTE for an SQL Database Administrator to provide additional support for internal applications.

Adopted 2023-24 Budget

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