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Public Safety - Metro Communications Fund
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
The FY 14-15 Adopted Budget is decreasing by $87,072, or 1.17%.
In response to the Council directive to maintain the current tax rate, Metro Communications submitted
reductions totaling $123,811 to their budget request. Reductions include reclassification of a position, return to
unpaid lunch hours, and elimination of paid travel time for training.
A partial FTE, 0.4, is transferred to the Emergency Telephone System Fund based on expenditures applicable
for reimbursement from the NC 911 Board.
Guilford Metro’s appropriated fund balance will be greatly decreased over the next two fiscal years. For FY 14-
15, $583,032 in fund balance is appropriated, a decrease of $457,519, or 43.97%, from FY 13-14. A similar
decrease is projected for FY 15-16.
In FY 11-12 in accordance with the requirements of NCGS 62A pertaining to required financial reporting to the
State Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Board for Emergency Telephone Service funding, the former
Guilford Metro Fund has been split into two separate funds, a Special Revenue Fund titled the “Emergency
Telephone System Fund” and the “Guilford Metro Communications Fund”, per guidance from the N.C. Local
Government Commission. The City, per the financial reporting requirements, established the “Guilford Metro
Communications Fund” and now reports all emergency communications revenues, expenditures and fund
balance in the “Guilford Metro Communications Fund.”
Renovations were started establishing new administrative offices, a new training area, and a dedicated public
access area that will better conform to federal standards. An enhancement of $150,000 for FY 14-15 is
included for parking lot improvements and the completion of office renovations.
According to the consolidation agreement, Guilford County pays a percentage of the cost of the consolidated
department, net user charges and appropriated fund balance, based on the percentage of County calls
dispatched. For FY 14-15, Guilford County’s share is 34%, or $2,276,554. This is slightly higher than 32%, or
$2,040,761, in FY 13-14.
BUDGET SUMMARY
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
Actual
Budget
Adopted
Projected
Expenditures:
Personnel Costs
5,982,498
6,378,783
6,360,561
6,575,059
Maintenance & Operations
711,511
756,853
756,853
758,201
Capital Outlay
42,188
303,850
235,000
235,000
Total
6,736,197
7,439,486
7,352,414
7,568,260
Total FTE Positions
102.400
102.200
101.800
101.800
Revenues:
Cost Recovery - Guilford Co.
2,007,208
2,031,161
2,276,554
2,456,006
User Charges
13,130
13,131
13,131
13,131
All Other
66,137
63,503
60,503
60,253
Appropriated Fund Balance
898,708
1,040,551
583,032
271,331
Subtotal
2,985,183
3,148,346
2,933,220
2,800,721
General Fund Contribution
4,212,199
4,291,140
4,419,194
4,767,539
Total
7,197,382
7,439,486
7,352,414
7,568,260
