Fiscal Year 2025- 2026 Recommended Budget

EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM FUND

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Budget Highlights: The FY 25-26 Recommended Budget is decreasing by $35,617, or -2.1%.

During FY 24-25, Guilford Metro reimbursed the State 911 Board in the amount of $1,074 by transferring funds from the Guilford Metro Communications Fund to the Emergency Telephone System Fund for purchases deemed ineligible by the State 911 Board. As part of a two-phase project, Guilford Metro 911 is replacing and upgrading console furniture in the 911 call centers. The backup site was completed in FY 23-24 at a total cost of $421,133, of which $375,245 was covered by the State, and the main site was completed in FY 24-25 in the amount of $668,336, of which $597,507 was state eligible. The FY 25-26 budget includes the decrease of approximately $35,257 for expenses no longer covered by the State 911 Board’s annual disbursement to Guilford Metro 911.

Recommended FY 25-26 Budget

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