2018-2019 Adopted Budget

INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICE AREA SUMMARY

BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

 The FY 18-19 Infrastructure Service Area Budget increases by $9.6 million, or 3.5% from FY 17-18, and includes the addition of 13.95 FTEs.  The FY 18-19 Engineering and Inspections budget is increasing by $686,466, or 3.4%.  The FY 18-19 Field Operations Budget is increasing by $930,621, or 2.6%, including a $136,150 increase to expand operations of the Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) program. The HHW program expansion will be funded by a user fee increase of $0.20 per month ($2.40 per year).  The GTA Budget in FY 18-19 Budget is decreasing by $58,166, or 0.2%. GTA is adding one FTE, a Planner, to a non-operating grant account. The new position will be completely funded by outside grant funds.  The FY 18-19 Budget for the Municipal Service District Fund is decreasing by $511,430, or 32.5%.  The FY 18-19 Parking Fund Budget is increasing by $171,768, or 6.2%. Monthly parking rates in the downtown parking decks will increase $20 beginning January 1, 2019, from $65 per month to $85 per month. The rate increase is projected to result in an additional $231,768 in revenue in FY 18-19 and $508,334 in FY 19-20 that will be used to help fund the construction of two new downtown parking decks.  The FY 18-19 Planning Budget is increasing by $996,918, or 46.7%. The Budget includes the transfer in of the Economic Development & Business Support program as well as zoning enforcement responsibilities, accounting for 4.0 of the department’s total 4.7 FTE increase. The additional 0.7 FTE is due to the transfer of a portion of a Planner position from Neighborhood Development (Nussbaum Fund) to the General Fund.  The FY 18-19 Budget includes projected economic development incentives for Ecolab/Kay Chemical and HAECO.  The FY 18-19 Solid Waste Fund Budget is decreasing by $1,047,847, or 6.2%. The General Fund transfer to support solid waste operations will remain $1,830,537 in FY 18-19.  The FY 18-19 Stormwater Budget is increasing by $646,012, or 5.0%. The Budget increase includes the addition of one FTE, an inspector, to the Soil Erosion program.  The Transportation Budget is increasing by $133,211, or 1.3% in FY 18-19. An additional $38,861 is included in the Street Lighting budget in FY 18-19 to cover increasing utility costs, including the additional cost of LED lighting installed by Duke Energy to replace old lighting, as well as new lighting installation when street projects are completed around the city.  A General Fund contribution of $3,092,531 million is included to support Coliseum operations in FY 18- 19. $2.9 million is dedicated to the War Memorial Coliseum operating fund, and $192,531 will be transferred to the Performing Arts Fund to fund five mid-year positions for the Tanger Center for the Performing Arts.  In the Greensboro Aquatics Center, a life guard supervisor position was reclassified mid-year from part- time to full-time and includes an additional 0.25 FTE. A service enhancement is included for a Learn to Swim Program Supervisor and a Meet Technician, an addition of two FTEs.  The Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts is scheduled to open in March 2020. A service enhancement is included for FY 18-19 for five administrative positions to begin in January 2019. The enhancement includes changes to two FTEs previously budgeted, a Theater Manager and Production Manager. Three additional FTEs are also included, a Box Office Manager, a Booking Manager, and an Advertising Coordinator. In total, three FTEs are added to the Coliseum’s budget for the Tanger Center in FY 18-19. Full staffing is budgeted for FY 19-20, including an additional 10.75 FTEs.  The FY 18-19 Water Resources Budget is increasing by $7,799,217, or 6.1%, including an increase of two FTEs in the Water Resources Fund. The positions are Maintenance Supervisors to oversee asset maintenance at the Mitchell and Townsend Water Treatment Facilities.  The FY 18-19 Budget includes a rate increase for Water Resources. The rate increases by 3.5% for customers inside and outside the city limits. The average bill for a customer inside the city limits will increase $1.53 per month and the average bill for a customer outside the city limits will increase $3.82 per month.

Adopted FY 2018-19 Budget

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