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FY 23 Budget PresentationSubtitle FY 2022-23 Proposed Budget Summary Letter Read the full letter from Interim County Administrator Clarence Monday Landfill Cell Construction Title FY 2022 Recap Economic Development Title FY 2022 Recap Internship Program Title FY 2022 Recap SOLAR REVENUE FY 2023 (and beyond) Gretna Library FY 2023 Broadband FY 2023 FY 23 BUDGET CALENDAR •December 21, 2021 –Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) –Updated and Approved by BOS •December 31, 2021 –Deadline for Departmental Budget Requests •Week of January 17, 2022 – Departmental Budget Reviews •March 15, 2022 -Submission of County Administrator's Budget FY 2023 PRIORITIES •Realistic Revenue Forecasts •No Tax Rate Increases •Maintain Strong Fund Balance •Adequate Local School Funding •Keep pace with inflation in operational costs •Fund Immediate Capital Needs •Build Landfill Reserves •Jail Project •Fund Vital County Positions •Adequate Employee Compensation Capital Fund Water / Sewer Solid Waste General Fund FUND HIGHLIGHTS Fire Truck: $160,000 Brush Truck: $140,000 Public Safety Ambulance: $105,000 Community-Based Corrections Plan: $52,000 IT Server Network Upgrade: $35,000 CAPITAL FUND Funding Immediate Capital Needs Only Rate Study being completed now: •Sewer Rate Change anticipated as early as July 1, 2022 •Water Rates Change anticipated July 1, 2026 ARPA Funds: •Robin Court System Improvements ($965,382) •Horseshoe Road Extension ($873,000) WATER/SEWER FUND Three New Convenience Centers •Climax Road, Level Run, and Meadow Ridge Court •Three Landfill Contracts for outside Trash: Martinsville, Bedford and Danville totaling $1.785M annually •Reserve Fund:$668,837 included in budget for future liabilities SOLID WASTE/LANDFILL GENERAL FUND No Tax Rate Increases In Proposed Budget! GENERAL FUND REVENUES Real Estate: 62¢ per $100 of assessed value Mobile Homes: 62¢ per $100 of assessed value Machinery & Tools: $4.50 per $100 of assessed value at 10% of original cost Merchant's Capital Tax: $2.75 per $100 of assessed value (Per Schedule) Personal Property Tax: $9.00 per $100 of assessed value, 30% of market value FY 2023 PROPOSED TAX RATES GENERAL FUND REVENUES What Helped? •Inflation •Increased Meals Tax •Increased Sales Tax •EMS Revenue •ARPA Funds GENERAL FUND REVENUES What Hurt? Using previously certified real estate/assessment data + known construction permit values GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES $21,096,356 Local Contribution to Pittsylvania County Schools More funding required because Local Composite Index changed from .2446 to .2511 and minimum required effort changed from $17.5M to $20.5M 6.9%Increase from FY 2022 28%of the General Fund Education GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES $9.8 Million in Obligated Debt Payments Mostly for Middle and High School Bonds Doesn’t include Solid Waste Obligated Debt GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES $3.6% Increase Brings salaries up to meet the continued minimum wage increase New Positions: Building Inspector and EMS Coordinator Salaries/Compensation GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES Electricity Rates-Budget reflects increase of 20% Gas Prices-Budget reflects increase of 27% Virginia Retirement System (VRS) Rate Increase 13.4% Operations FY 2023 PRIORITIES Realistic Revenue Forecasts No Tax Rate Increases Maintain Strong Fund Balance Adequate Local School Funding Keep pace with inflation in operational costs Fund Immediate Capital Needs Build Landfill Reserves Jail Project Fund Vital County Positions Adequate Employee Compensation Next Steps March 15, 2022: Budget Presentation at Finance Committee Meeting March 15, 2022: Full Board approval to advertise FY2023 County and School Proposed Budgets March 20, 2022: Advertisement will run March 20-April 4, 2022: Potential Budget Work Session(s)? April 4, 2022: Public Hearings for County and School Budgets to be held at Board Meeting Room at 5pm.Budget Work Session? April 11, 2022: Approval of FY2023 County and School Budgets