Fiscal Year 2025- 2026 Recommended Budget

COMMUNITY SERVICES SERVICE AREA SUMMARY

Budget Highlights: The FY 25-26 Recommended Budget is increasing by $52,154, or 0.1%. The FY 25-26 General Fund transfer to the Cemeteries Fund will decrease by $144,149.

During FY 24-25, the Code Enforcement program moved from the Housing and Neighborhood Development department to the Executive department as a new division. This move included the transfer of 17 FTEs, $629,000 in maintenance & operation expenses, and $362,000 in revenues. During FY 24-25 two (2) positions, a Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer and an Equity and Inclusion Specialist, were moved from People & Culture to Human Rights. The Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer position was reclassified into the Deputy Human Rights Director position. The Equity and Inclusion Specialist was reclassified into an Education Outreach Coordinator position. During FY 24-25 one (1) Mgr. Sr. Human Rights position was moved mid-year to the Solid Waste and Recycling department. The position was formerly split between the General Fund and grant funding. The position was reclassified into a Business Development Account Executive position, and is now fully funded in the General Fund. During FY 24-25 one (1) Commissions Administrator position moved mid-year from Human Rights to the Legislative department. The FY 25-26 Human Rights department’s overall M&O budget includes reductions such as changes to event capacity limits, event locations, alternative funding sources, and limiting marketing materials. During FY 24-25, the Parks and Recreation and Libraries departments began the construction phase of the Windsor Chavis Nocho Community Complex. The FY 26-27 projected budget for Libraries includes an increase in the amount of $154,745 for Windsor Chavis Nocho Community Complex, which includes one (1) Library Services Manager position and one (1) Adult Services Librarian position. The FY 25-26 Libraries budget includes funding in the amount of $220,000 to expand security services to Glenwood and Hemphill branch libraries. The overall FY 25-26 M&O budget for Libraries includes a reduction of $241,664 to more effectively and strategically use existing resources with reduced operational hours. The FY 25-26 Libraries budget is increasing in the amount of $105,287 for annual contract increases across the department. During FY 24-25, the Community Safety department expanded homelessness prevention services including oversight of the Doorway Project and the emergency winter shelter program, all of which are funded through the Nussbaum Fund, in the amount of $1.8 million. The FY 25-26 Nussbaum Housing Partnership Fund budget includes the transfer of one (1) existing Nussbaum funded position, a Homeless Services Analyst, from the Housing and Neighborhood Development departmental Nussbaum fund budget to the Community Safety departmental Nussbaum fund budget. During FY 24-25, Parks & Recreation transferred one (1) Senior Planner position and one (1) Parks & Recreation Planning Manager position to the Engineering & Inspections department to create a new Projects division. The Cemeteries Operating Fund transferred one (1) Crew Member position to the Parks & Recreation department. The FY 25-26 Parks & Rec budget includes an increase in the amount of $344,796 for various contract increases for tennis courts, Folk Teen Center, Gillespie Golf Course, Vermont Systems, Inc., outdoor pool operations, all recreation centers, mowing operations, and temporary services. The FY 25-26 Parks & Rec budget includes an increase of $105,000 for infrastructure improvements including preventative maintenance for the Country Park boardwalk, turf replacement at the Greensboro Sportsplex, and $117,027 for increased maintenance costs and upkeep for Gateway Gardens, Gillespie Golf Course, Greensboro Sportsplex, and all City lakes.

Recommended FY 25-26 Budget