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Adopted FY 2014-15 Budget
Expenditures by Result Area
The chart below shows a result area comparison of
General Fund expenditures for FY 12-13 Actual
Expenditures, the FY 13-14 Amended Budget, the
FY 14-15 Adopted Budget and the FY 15-16
Projected Budget. The FY 14-15 Adopted Budget
is $5.9 million, or 2.4
%
, greater than the Amended
FY 13-14 Budget. The FY 14-15 Adopted Budget
includes funding for the McNairy Branch Library,
the Griffin Recreation Center and a new east
Greensboro Fire engine company. The annualized
operating costs of these enhancements total about
$1.6 million. In addition, Reedy Fork Fire Station is
scheduled to open early in FY 14-15. Some of the
personnel costs for this station were previously
budgeted in FY 13-14, but the full annualized costs
of just over $1 million will be incurred for the first
time in FY 14-15.
Over $2 million in expenditure savings is achieved
through planned service reductions or efficiency
improvements, including the elimination of (8.5)
full-time equivalent (FTE) positions. These
reductions are discussed in greater detail
throughout the document.
The Public Safety Result Area shows an increase of
about $5.7 million. The Adopted Budget includes
funding for the opening of Reedy Fork Fire Station
and an additional Fire Company to be located in
east Greensboro. These two enhancements
combined are just over $2 million in annualized cost.
The Police Department budget includes about
$345,000 for enhancements including replacement
of body armor, funding for Fair and Impartial Officer
Training and expansion of the Priority Offender
program.
The Infrastructure Result Area, which includes
Field Operations, Transportation, Engineering and
Inspections, Planning, and contributions to Solid
Waste Management and the Coliseum Funds, is
decreasing by about $526,000 or 0.8%. The Field
Operations Department will assume responsibility
for some downtown maintenance activities
currently performed by Downtown Greensboro Inc.
(DGI). Business Improvement District (BID) tax
revenues of $320,000 will provide the necessary
funding.
Code compliance and Housing functions previously
located in the Planning Department are now found
in Neighborhood Development, which is located in
the Community Services Result Area. The General
Fund transfer to the Solid Waste Management Fund
is reduced from $2.46 million to $1.78 million,
thanks to cost savings realized in that fund.
The Community Services Result Area increases
from $28.2 million to $29.0 million. The result area
budget includes funds to open the McNairy Branch
Library ($339,000) and the Griffin Recreation
Center ($239,000). The result area also includes
the newly created Neighborhood Development
Department ($1.5 million). Budget reductions are
discussed in greater detail within the result area
section of the document, but include reductions of
3.5 FTE positions in Parks and Recreation.
The General Government Result Area decreases
from $24.1 million to $23.6 million. The FY 13-14
budget included an increase in unemployment
insurance contribution from $155,000 to $617,500,
as required by the State of North Carolina. For FY
14-15, this contribution returns to FY 12-13 levels.
The contribution to the Debt Service Fund will
increase from $17.5 million to $18.0 million.
The FY 15-16 Projected Budget is $5.6 million, or
2.1%, higher than the Adopted FY 14-15 Budget.
GENERAL FUND
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
Result Area
Actual
Budget
Adopted
Projected
Community Services
28,439,811
28,205,271
28,982,456
29,624,027
General Government
25,041,367
24,136,879
23,602,323
24,283,961
Infrastructure
65,969,554
69,992,900
69,466,871
70,668,384
Public Safety
113,395,499
113,629,023
119,346,288
122,159,225
Debt Service
17,341,880
17,515,250
18,043,080
18,268,750
Total
250,188,112
253,479,323
259,441,018
265,004,347
General Fund Expenditures by Result Area
