FY 14-15 Adopted Budget

PUBLIC SAFETY RESULT AREA SUMMARY

BUDGET SUMMARY

2012-13

2013-14 Budget

2014-15 Adopted

2015-16 Projected

Actual

Expenditures: Fire

42,045,356 65,957,343 2,356,400 6,736,197 2,595,300 5,392,800 125,083,396

43,137,709 65,584,144 2,715,937 7,439,486 3,406,268 4,907,170 127,190,714

45,660,037 68,651,027 3,314,045 7,352,414 3,958,693 5,035,224 133,971,440

46,688,303 70,087,353 2,750,779 7,568,260 3,345,069 5,383,569 135,823,333

Police

Emergency Telephone System Fund

Metro Communications Fund Technical Services Fund

Non-Departmental

Subtotal

Less Transfers/Internal Charges

4,430,602

4,346,643

4,474,697

4,823,042

Total Public Safety Total FTE Positions

120,652,794

122,844,071

129,496,743

131,000,291

1,428.701

1,462.893

1,479.893

1,479.893

Revenues: Fire

1,602,899 4,526,539 2,753,095 2,985,183 3,594,489 15,462,205 111,478,260

1,480,055 2,057,379 2,715,937 3,148,346 3,406,268 12,807,985 114,382,729

1,636,726 2,796,929 3,314,045 2,933,220 3,958,693 14,639,613 119,331,827

1,576,726 2,796,929 2,750,779 2,800,721 3,345,069 13,270,224 122,553,109

Police

Emergency Telephone System Fund

Metro Communications Fund Technical Services Fund

Subtotal

General Fund Contribution

Less Transfers/Internal Charges

4,430,602

4,346,643

4,474,697

4,823,042

Total Public Safety

122,509,863

122,844,071

129,496,743

131,000,291

BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS  The FY 14-15 Public Safety Result Area increases by $6,652,672, or 5.42%.  The FY 14-15 Adopted Fire Budget is increasing by $2,522,328, or 5.85%. In response to the Council directive to maintain the current tax rate, Fire submitted net reductions totaling $108,800. Reductions include contracted services, revenues from off-duty fire services, and one-time revenues from the sale of air packs.  A service enhancement initially included as a year two enhancement in the FY 13-14 Adopted Budget to provide an additional 15 firefighters to staff an engine company for east Greensboro will be implemented in FY 14-15. The projected annual cost is approximately $1,000,000.  The new Reedy Fork Fire Station is anticipated to begin operations in July of 2014. The station will also house apparatus and staff for Guilford County Emergency Medical Services.  The FY 14-15 Adopted Police Budget is increasing by $3,066,883, or 4.67%. In response to the Council directive to maintain the current tax rate, additional revenues included in the Police budget request total $746,000 from increases for false alarm fees and change to the schedule of fines.  New service enhancements totaling $345,295 are included in the FY 14-15 Adopted Budget for body armor replacement, Fair and Impartial Policing training, and expansion of the Priority Offender program.  The FY 14-15 Adopted Metro Communications 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.  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.  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 $2,276,554, or 34%. This is slightly higher than 32%, or $2,040,761 in FY 13-14.

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