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Adopted FY 2015-16 Budget
COMMUNITY SERVICES
RESULT AREA SUMMARY
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
The total Community Services Result Area budget in FY 15-16 is decreasing by $1,218,399, or 3.4%.
FY 15-16 is the second full year in which the McNairy Branch Library will be operational.
The FY 15-16 General Fund contribution to Cemeteries is decreasing from $451,316 to $415,160, a
decrease of $36,156, or 8.0%.
In FY 15-16, Parks & Recreation will return the operation of Smith High School pool back to Guilford
County Schools in the final year of a three year phased transition.
The Community Services Result area has a total net reduction of 3.5 FTE positions. This includes the
reduction of 1 FTE in Libraries, and the following reductions in Parks and Recreation: 3 FTEs in City Arts,
and .5 FTE at the Smith High School Pool. The reductions occurring in Parks and Recreation are due to
an increasing use of outside providers for City Arts programs and the transfer of pools to Guilford County.
The total also includes the addition of 1 custodian position being transferred from Engineering &
Inspections to improve custodial services efficiencies.