New Cas tle County Approved Cap i tal Pro gram & Bud get FY Ordinance # Res o lu tion #08-075

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2 New Cas tle County Approved Cap i tal Pro gram & Bud get FY Ordinance #838 Res o lu tion #875

3 New Castle County Table of Contents Capital Program & Budget Distinguished Budget Presentation I Elected and Selected Officials II County Planning Board III Project Directory IV Legend for Identification Prefixes VIII FY 29 Capital Budget by Department and Project..... IX Development of the Capital Program and Budget Capital Projects Strategies and Review System (CAPSTARS).. 1 Key Financial Policies (KFP S) DEPARTMENTAL PROFILES FY Capital Program and Budget Department of Special Services Department of Community Services Department of Public Safety New Castle County Airport Department of Administration County Executive Expenditure Activity for Six Years Chart Quarterly Capital Review Annual Operating Budget Impact The Linkage Between the Comprehensive Development Planning Process and the Capital Program and Budget Process Debt Management Debt Service as a Percentage of the Operating Budget Bond Authorizations Investment Policy Development Impact Fees Definitions Schedule of Program Appropriations and FY Capital Budget and Program Summary PROGRAM SCHEDULES & PROJECT NARRATIVES Department of Special Services Department Summary Facilities/Equipment Landfill Facilities Parks Sewers

4 New Castle County Table of Contents Capital Program & Budget Department of Community Services Department Summary Libraries Department of Administration Department Summary Information Systems Department of Public Safety Department Summary Emergency Communications Center Department of County Executive Department Summary Contingency Emergency Medical Services Law Enforcement

5 The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) presented a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE for its annual budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 27. In order to receive this award, a governmental unit must publish a budget document that meets program criteria as a policy document, as an operations guide, as a financial plan and as a communications device. This pres ti gious award is the high est form of rec og ni tion in gov ern ment bud geting that a local gov ern ment can re ceive. Of nearly 4, units of lo cal gov ern ment el i gi ble, an average of only 2% each year re ceive this honor. Additionally, New Castle County was awarded "Special Capital Recognition". The award is valid for a period of one year only. We believe our current budget continues to conform to program requirements, and we are submitting it to GFOA to determine its eligibility for another award. I

6 New Castle County Elected Officials For Fiscal Year 29 Executive County Council County Executive Christopher A. Coons President of Council Paul G. Clark First District Joseph M. Reda Second District Third District Robert S. Weiner William J. Tansey Row Offices Register of Wills Diane Clarke Streett Recorder of Deeds Michael E. Kozikowski Sheriff Michael P. Walsh Clerk of the Peace Kenneth W. Boulden, Jr. Fourth District Penrose Hollins Fifth District Stephanie A. McClellan Sixth District William E. Powers, Jr. Seventh District George Smiley Eighth District John J. Cartier Ninth District Timothy P. Sheldon Tenth District Jea P. Street Eleventh District David L. Tackett Twelfth District J. William Bell II

7 County Planning Board Chair per son Vic tor Singer San dra D. An derson June D. MacAr tor Jo seph J. Ma loney Rob ert C. McDowell Vic tor Udo Mark Weinberg Ar thur R. Wil son Wil liam V. McGlinchey III

8 PROJECT DIRECTORY Project Title Page Project Title Page Special Services Facilities/Equipment and Landfill Facilities 126 Army Creek Landfill Upgrade Building Rehabilitation Energy Audit/Upgrade Fleet Acquisitions General Paving General Roof Renovations Government Center Parking Lot Government Center Roof Replacement Hazardous Substances & Asbestos Abatement Inspection of Tanks Environmental Control Security Special Services (Continued) Parks 115 Brandywine Springs Park Rehabilitation Coventry District Park Expansion Delcastle Competition Quad Delcastle Parking Renovations District Park # Game Court Improvements General Parkland Improvements Glasgow Regional Park Greenway Systems Iron Hill Park Land Acquisition IV

9 PROJECT DIRECTORY Project Title Page Project Title Page Special Services (Continued) Parks (Continued) 989 Maintenance Base Renovations Middle Run Valley Parkland Acquisition Pavilion Renovations Play Area Improvements Skate Parks Soccer Fields Sports Turf Southern Regional Park Sports Lighting Wiggins Mill Woodshaven Improvements Sanitary Facilities 621 Airport Road Pump Station Upgrade Backwater Valve Improvement Belltown Sanitary Sewer Upgrade Boxwood Road Sanitary Sewer Improvements Special Services (Continued) Sanitary Facilities (Continued) 624 Brandywine Hundred Clearwater Program Brandywine Hundred North Rehabilitation Brandywine Hundred South Rehabilitation Bridleshire Farms Septic Elimination Buttonwood Pump Station Upgrade Christiana River Force Main Christiana Hospital Outfall Upgrade Christiana Pump Station Upgrade Countywide Manhole Rehabilitation Delaware City Sewer Rehabilitation Delaware City Treatment Plant Rehabilitation DelDot Coordination Project Develop Collection System Improvements Develop Interceptor Improvements Edgemoor Pump Station Upgrade Electrical Power Distribution Upgrades Energy Audit V

10 PROJECT DIRECTORY Project Title Page Special Services (Continued) Sanitary Facilities (Continued) 622 General Sewer Improvements Hyde Run Relief Mobile Radio System Upgrade Mill Creek Interceptor Relief M.O.T. Area Maintenance Base Naamans Pump Station Upgrade North Delaware Interceptor System Odor & H2S Issues Old State Road Interceptor Old State Road Interceptor Reconstruction Pike Creek Improvements Pump Station Meters Pump Station Rehabilitation Richardson Park Pump Station Upgrade River Road Improvements Septage Receiving Station Upgrade Project Title Page Special Services (Continued) Sanitary Facilities (Continued) 511 Sewer Repairs and Rehabilitation Shellburne Rehabilitation South Christiana Interceptor Analysis South Delaware Interceptor Southern Sewer Service Area Special Services Complex State Road Interceptor Stoney Creek Pump Station Upgrade Terminal Avenue Pump Station Upgrade Townsend Pipe & Manhole Rehabilitation Turkey Run Interceptor Rehabilitation Water Farm #1 Improvements Wastewater Treatment Plants/Discharge Elimination and Clean Water Act Evaluations White Clay Creek Pump Station Rehabilitation White Clay Sewer Basin Rehabilitation VI

11 Police PROJECT DIRECTORY Project Title Page Special Services (Continued) Stormwater 413 Countywide Drainage Problems Little Mill Creek I Little Mill Creek II MS4 Stormwater Basin Retrofits New Castle Conservation District Shellpot 4, Stormwater Mitigation Projects Stormwater Basin Renovation Turkey Run Community Services Libraries 65 Bear Library Hockessin Library Expansion Kirkwood Highway Library Southern Library Project Title Page Public Safety Emergency Communications Center 41 Computer System Emergency Medical Services 71 EMS Stations Law Enforcement 712 Public Safety Facility Police Range Facility Administration 435 Document Management Information Systems Expansion County Executive 8933 Executive Capital Contingency VII

12 Program Summary New Castle County Capital Program & Budget New Castle County Legend for Identification Prefixes of Capital Project Budget Years Fiscal Year Budgeted Capital Year Prefix VIII

13 New Castle County FY 29 Capital Budget By Department and Project Special Services Sewer FY 29 Capital Budget Belltown Sanitary Sewer Upgrade $ 6, Boxwood Road Sanitary Sewer Improvements ,, Brandywine Hundred Clearwater Program , Brandywine Hundred North Rehabilitation ,433, Brandywine Hundred South Rehabilitation ,372, Bridleshire Farms Septic Elimination , Christiana Pump Station Upgrade , Christiana River Force Main , Countywide Drainage Problems (845,) Delaware City Treatment Plan Rehabilitation ,3, DelDot Coordination Project , Electrical Power Distribution Upgrades , Energy Audit (1,) Hyde Run Relief , Little Mill Creek I (23,) Little Mill Creek II , North Delaware Interceptor System ,797, Odor & H2S Issues , Pump Station Rehabilitation , Septage Receiving Station Upgrade , FY 29 Capital Budget South Christiana Interceptor Analysis , State Road Interceptor , Stoney Creek Pump Station Upgrade (1,,) Stormwater Basin Renovations , Townsend Pipe & Manhole Rehabilitation (8,) Turkey Run Interceptor Rehabilitation ,75, Wastewater Treatment Plants/Discharge Evaluation... 5, White Clay Sewer Basin Rehabilitation , Sewer $27,532, Facilities/Equipment Building Rehabilitation $ 1,8, Energy Audit (2,) Fleet Acquisitions ,98, General Paving , Hazardous Substance & Asbestos , Facilities/Equipment $6,123, IX

14 New Castle County FY 29 Capital Budget By Department and Project Special Services (Continued) FY 29 Capital Budget Communty Services FY 29 Capital Budget Parks DelCastle Parking Renovations $ 3, District Park # (7,) Game Court Improvements , Glasgow Regional Park ,575, Play Area Improvements , Skate Parks , Soccer Fields Sport Turf , Southern Regional Park ,1, Woodshaven Improvements (1,) Parks $3,45, Special Services $ 37,15, Library Facilities Bear Library Expansion $ 1,2, Kirkwood Highway Library , Southern Library ,7, Community Services $ 3,42, Administration Information Systems Expansion $ 1,675, Administration $ 1,675, Public Safety EMS Stations $ 4, Public Safety $ 4, FY 29 CAPITAL BUDGET $42,6, X

15 Program Summary New Castle County Capital Program & Budget Development of the Capital Program and Budget Overview The New Cas tle County Re or gani za tion Act re quires that the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) shall annually prepare a Capital Program and Budget un der the di rec tion of the County Ex ecu tive. In pre par ing the Capital Pro gram and Budget, the CAO shall con fer with the De part ment of Land Use, for merly the De part ment of Plan ning, to ascer tain that the pro posed pro gram is in ac cor dance with the County Compre hen sive De vel op ment Plan. In fis cal 1989 the Budget Of fice within the Office of Fi nance be came the prin ci pal agency re spon si ble for as sist ing the CAO in the co or di na tion and prepa ra tion of the Capi tal Pro gram and Capi tal Budget. Also, in 25 by Executive Order a Capital Strategies and Review Committee (CSRC) currently consisting of the Executive Office, Office of Finance, Procurement, Land Use, Special Services, County Council and Law was established. No later than the first day of April of each year the County Ex ecu tive shall rec om mend to County Coun cil, a capi tal pro gram for the en su ing six years and a capi tal budget for the en su ing year. No later than the date that the program is submitted to County Council, the County Executive shall submit it to the Department of Land Use for its review and recommendations to County Council. The County Executive shall also submit it to the Planning Board for the sole purpose of determining if it is in accordance with the Comprehensive Development Plan. No later than the first day of June of each year, the County Coun cil is re quired to ap prove a capi tal pro gram and adopt a capi tal budget be fore it or dains the an nual op er at ing budget. The pro gram shall de tail each capi tal proj ect. Each proj ect shall show the amount of ap pro pria tions that have been ex pended or are to be ex pended and the fund ing sources for each of the fis cal years pre sented in the pro gram. The Capi tal Budget Or di nance shall show in de tail the capi tal ex pen di tures to be made or in curred in ac cor dance with the capi tal pro gram. County Coun cil may not amend the capi tal pro gram as sub mit ted to it by the County Ex ecu tive un til it has re ceived from same, rec om men da tions with re spect to the pro posed amend ment. County Coun cil shall not be bound by such rec om men da tions and may act with out them if they are not re ceived within 15 days from the date they are re quested. The reader is re ferred to the ap pro pri ate sec tions of Ti tle 9 of the Dela ware Code which are Sec tions 1134, 1135, 1136, 1137, 1159, 1332, 1341, 1343 and 1361 for fur ther de tails re gard ing the capi tal pro gram ming and budget pro cess. Capital Projects Strategies and Review System (CAPSTARS) The CSRC is op era tion ally re spon si ble for the Coun ty s Capi tal Pro jects Strate gies and Re view Sys tem (CAP STARS). CAPSTARS was implemented to establish quantitative fiscal strategies that would pro vide greater link age to the Coun ty s Com pre hen sive Development Plan; and to pro vide a uni fied re view sys tem that would evaluate strategic plan considerations and financial compliance. Results achieved through the im ple men ta tion of CAP STARS in clude seven key quantitative fiscal strategies which are consistent with the Comprehensive De vel op ment Plan; cost stan dards to more read ily quan tify the im pact of cer tain capi tal im prove ments upon the an nual op er at ing budget; and a quar terly capi tal re view with each County agency to evalu ate pro gram/plan conformance and fis cal com pli ance. Ad di tional bene fits are also pro vided to the County Coun cil in the form of more timely and quan ti ta tive in for ma tion re gard ing each of their dis trict s capi tal proj ects. Over all, the en tire capi tal pro gram and budget ad mini stra tion is sub stan tially more fis cally sig nifi cant to man age ment and is more closely linked to the Coun ty s Com pre hen sive De vel op ment Plan. Ma jor com po nents of CAP STARS are pre sented in the fol low ing pages 2 through 13 with De part men tal Pro files start ing on page 16. 1

16 Program Summary New Castle County Capital Program & Budget Key Financial Policies (KFP s) The County has adopted, as a part of the an nual budget, quan ti ta tive fi nan cial poli cies that ad dress (1) proj ect du ra tion, (2) the al low able percent age of debt serv ice to the op er at ing budg ets, (3) the al low able percent age of cost in crease in the six year capi tal pro gram af ter the base year, (4) the limi ta tions to amend ments dur ing the year, (5) the three year op er at ing budget im pact, (6) the quar terly capi tal proj ect and pro gram review, and (7) the monthly capi tal cash fore cast for twelve months and a quar terly vari ance analy sis. The fol low ing are the Key Fi nan cial Policies for the fis cal year be gin ning July 1, 28. KFP #1 Each capi tal proj ect will have a sun set pro vi sion af ter 24 months which can be lifted only by a reso lu tion adopted by County Coun cil. Rationale Each agency must com mit to the timely com ple tion of each proj ect adopted by the County Coun cil and ap proved by the County Ex ecu tive. Impact Each agency will have 24 months from the date of authori za tion to com plete all proj ects. Pro jects author ized prior to July 1, 26 must be com pleted on or be fore June 3, 28. Pro jects ap proved for con tinu ance are to be com pleted on or be fore June 3, 29. The Fis cal Year 29 Capi tal Pro gram sun sets 17 pro jects with an ap proxi mate sav ings of $5.5 million. KFP #2 The al low able per cent age of debt serv ice to the op er at ing budg ets is: (a) General Fund 15% (b) Sewer Fund 2% Rationale Grow ing debt serv ice pay ments as a per cent age of the op er at ing budget must be lim ited so as to main tain the financial flexibility of the County. Impact Capi tal ex pen di tures funded by gen eral ob li ga tion debt will have to be pro grammed to avoid in creas ing the future debt bur den upon the resi dents. Ex cep tions to this pol icy may be con sid ered only for proj ects with a con tem po rary im pact upon the health, safety and welfare of the resi dents and county em ploy ees. Pages 11 and 12 pres ents the per cent age of debt serv ice to the op er at ing budg ets. 2

17 Program Summary New Castle County Capital Program & Budget KFP #3 The al low able per cent age of cost in crease in each year of the six year capi tal pro gram af ter the re spec tive base year is: (a) General Fund 5% for the fiscal years (noncumulative). (b) Sewer Fund No greater than the acceptable annual sewer rate increase for user fees. KFP #3 is to pro vide for cost in creases to author ized capi tal proj ects currently in the ap proved Capi tal Pro gram. Use of KFP #3 for new proj ect re quests will be evalu ated by the CSRC on a project by project ba sis for ap proval. Rationale Each agency must man age their Capi tal Pro gram within cer tain time and cost con straints so as to main tain effective proj ect and cost con trols. County Ex ecu tive must sub mit to County Coun cil a bal anced op er at ing budget. Impact Each agency will be come more sen si tive to proj ect comple tion within the origi nal budget and time frame. County gov ern ment will limit sewer capi tal ac tiv ity to proj ects that do not ex ceed a net debt serv ice to op erating budget per cent age of 2% and/or an annual rate increase of 2%. KFP #4 Capi tal proj ect amend ments dur ing a year shall not exceed the an nu ally adopted budget and fund ing lev els. All amend ments shall be re viewed and evalu ated by the CSRC. Rationale Each agency must man age their Capi tal Pro gram within cer tain time and cost con straints so as to main tain ef fec tive proj ect and cost con trols. Impact Pro ject amend ments will re quire each agency to ad just their ex ist ing proj ects and pro gram to con form to ex ist ing authori za tions. This will limit proj ect ad di tion and proj ect cost over runs. Ex cep tions to this pol icy may be con sid ered only for proj ects with a con tem po rary im pact upon the health, safety and wel fare of the resi dents and County em ploy ees. 3

18 Program Summary New Castle County Capital Program & Budget KFP#5 Each agency shall sub mit a three year op er at ing budget im pact for per son nel serv ices costs, materials and supplies and debt serv ice costs with each proj ect request. Rationale Each agency must dis close the op er at ing budget im pact so that to tal project related costs can be con sid ered in the decision making pro cess. Impact An nual op er at ing budget costs will be con sid ered in the proj ect ac cep tance pro cess. These op er at ing costs will pro vide man age ment and County Coun cil with to tal projectrelated costs. KFP #6 Quar terly capi tal proj ect and pro gram re views con ducted by the CSRC are to moni tor ex ist ing proj ect per form ance and to up date the six year capi tal pro gram. Rationale Each agency must ac tively man age each proj ect and pro vide quar terly re ports on the physi cal and fis cal status of each proj ect to man age ment and County Coun cil. Impact A Capi tal Pro ject Status Re port and a Pro posed Capi tal Pro gram and Budget Sum mary are pre pared by each agency for each of the capi tal proj ects in the budget and for the pro posed Capi tal Pro gram and Budget for the next fiscal year. KFP #7 Each agency shall sub mit to the CSRC a monthly capi tal cash fore cast (re ceipts and dis burse ments) for a twelve month pe riod and a quar terly vari ance analy sis (fore cast to ac tual). Rationale Each agency must ac tively over see and re port the fis cal ac tiv ity of each proj ect in or der to maxi mize the Coun ty s in vest ment op por tu ni ties and to meet the Treas ury ar bi trage regu la tions. Impact Monthly, each agency will proj ect the next twelve months ac tiv ity for each proj ect. Quar terly, a fore cast to ac tual re port is pre pared by the Budget Of fice for each agency to ex plain the vari ances for each proj ect. 4

19 Program Summary New Castle County Capital Program & Budget Quarterly Capital Review Dur ing the fis cal year, the Chief Ad min is tra tive Of fi cer and the members of CSRC meet quar terly to re view and moni tor the status of all ap proved capi tal proj ects and pro grammed capi tal proj ects. A status re port sum mary of all capi tal proj ects is is sued at the end of each re view fo rum. The quar terly re view is held with each County agency that has author ized capi tal proj ects or pro grammed capi tal proj ects to de ter mine. Im pact of Capi tal Spend ing upon the Op er at ing Budget Project acceptability Ad di tional costs/or sav ings to the Op er at ing Budget Fiscal Planning Status of ex ist ing proj ects The ta ble on the fol low ing page pres ents the im pact of the 29 Capi tal Budget upon the an nual Op er at ing Budget. Financial liquidity Estimated completion date Changes in proj ect scope Status of the pro gram for the next six years Planned proj ect scope and/or cost ad just ments Con for mance with the Coun ty s Com pre hen sive Develop ment Plan and, if ap pli ca ble, the agen cy s Com pre hen sive Plan New and/or de leted planned proj ects 5

20 Program Summary New Castle County Capital Program & Budget Annual Operating Budget Impact The FY 29 Capi tal Budget and the An nual Op er at ing Budget Im pact is sum ma rized by de part ment be low. Ad di tional in for ma tion is avail able in the De part men tal Pro files on pages 16 through 29. FY 29 Capital Budget Annual Operating Budget Impact Personnel Other Operating Debt Service Department Appropriations Service s s s Special Services $37,15, $ $575, $2,617,892 $3,192,892 Community Services 3,42, 277, ,695 Public Safety 4, 33, 33, Administration 1,675, 61,875 61,875 County Executive $42,6, $ $575, $2,99,462 $3,565,462 6

21 Program Summary New Castle County Capital Program & Budget The Linkage Between The Comprehensive Development Planning Process and The Capital Program and Budget Process The Com pre hen sive De vel op ment Plan ning pro cess has three es sen tial com po nents: A Long Range ele ment The New Cas tle County up dated Com pre hen sive De vel op ment Plan (2 25 years). A Mid Range ele ment The Capi tal Im prove ments Pro gram (6 years). A Short Range ele ment The an nual Capi tal Budget and the Annual Pro file (1 year). The Com pre hen sive De vel op ment Plan (the long range ele ment) is not an end state plan, but a com po nent of a plan ning pro cess, i.e., a gen er al ized model of the fu ture which ex presses pol icy di rec tion for a 2 25 year pe riod. It con tains back ground in for ma tion, a land use con cept map, im ple men ta tion con sid era tions, goals and poli cies with which to ad dress the fol low ing is sues: Growth Man age ment Natural Resources Trans por ta tion Com mu nity Char ac ter and Land Use In ten sity Hous ing Agriculture While the goals and poli cies must, of ne ces sity, be pur sued in di vidu ally and in con cert with the agen cies (Fed eral, State, and Mu nici pal) and County de part ments re spon si ble for im ple ment ing them, the over all plan ning pro cess syn the sizes and co or di nates them. The de vel op ment of spe cific ob jec tives should be the re sults of more spe cific analy ses on the part of each County oper at ing de part ment, of each is sue long range, mid range, or short range as indicated. As a re sult of system wide changes iden ti fied by the an nual pro files and the analy sis of the prob able im pacts of those changes, the mid range pro gram can be up dated in terms of trends, goals and poli cies, capi tal proj ects, and imple men ta tion pro grams within the con text of the long range is sues. One of the ba sic pur poses of capi tal im prove ment pro gram ming is to coor di nate physi cal and fis cal plan ning in or der that the great est pos si ble bene fits can be re al ized from the Coun ty s ex ist ing and an tici pated fi nan cial re sources. In or der to ac com plish this, a rank ing of de sired pub lic im prove ments is es tab lished by as sign ing a need based pri or ity to each proj ect. This rank ing is then re lated to the Coun ty s abil ity to pay for the proj ects over time. By this pro ce dure, a pri ori tized se quence of proj ects (the pro gram itself) is es tab lished. Other posi tive re sults of the Capi tal Pro gram and Budget pro cess in clude: + Translation of the County s Comprehensive Development Plan, individual Department s functional plans, and other programs and policies into tangible projects. + The possibility of guiding private development so that it occurs in a way that is in conformity with the Comprehensive Development Plan. Eco nomic De vel op ment Community Facilities In ter gov ern men tal Co or di na tion 7

22 Program Summary New Castle County Capital Program & Budget + The coordination of the capital projects of all County Departments so that they will further the implementation of the Comprehensive Development Plan. + Keeping the public informed of the County s longrange development plans. + Enabling the County Executive and the County Council to better understand longterm cash needs and better plan the financing necessary for both capital and operating activities. An other short range com po nent of the plan ning pro cess is the an nual pro file which is the cul mi na tion of the pre vi ous year s moni tor ing of demo graphic data, de vel op men tal trends, chang ing regu la tory and en vi ron mental con di tions, and the im pact of all these fac tors on the mid and long range pro grams. This analy sis pro vides the ba sis for the next year s plan of ac tion pri mar ily as will be em bod ied in its capi tal budget. The An nual Pro file, then, serves three ba sic pur poses: It monitors changes in baseline conditions and so informs decisionmakers. It analyzes the impacts of changes in baseline conditions on goals and policies. It provides an update, via the modification of objectives, to the midrange component of the planning process; and thence, to the longrange component thus completing the cycle. The gen eral poli cies or strate gies which are util ized in de vel op ing the capi tal pro gram in clude: Conformance with New Castle County s Comprehensive Development Plan, as updated. Maintenance or improvement of the ratio of debt service to the total operating budget, with the life of specific issues paralleling the life (three year minimum) of respective assets ($5, minimum), utilizing the analytical tool of constant principal repayment. 8

23 Program Summary New Castle County Capital Program & Budget Maximization of intergovernmental funding (Federal, State, Municipal and Private) of activities which are in conformance with New Castle County s Comprehensive Development Plan. Promotion of economic development and its inherent contributions (leverage; private sector investment; expansion of existing job market). Protection of the County s investment in existing facilities, where appropriate, to avoid the higher cost of rehabilitation and/or replacement associated with deferment. This en tire pro cess can be sum ma rized as fol lows: The continuous monitoring of change. Authorization of new projects only as consistent with each department s ability to complete prior authorized projects. Utilization (where appropriate) of user fees as a revenue source to offset (in full or in part) the operating and debt service expenses resulting from capital projects when completed. The continuous refinement of goals and policies in order to reorganize change in such a way as to give direction to fiscal and developmentrelated decisions. Ensuring the interrelationship of capital programming and budgeting with the Comprehensive Development Plan. Fostering economies of scale through interjurisdictional cooperation. Ensuring the Capital Program and Budget are in conformity with the State of Delaware s Quality of Life Legislation. 9

24 Program Summary New Castle County Capital Program & Budget Rating Upgrade Debt Man age ment Con cen trated ef forts have been made to main tain and improve the Coun ty s high grade rat ings for its gen eral ob li ga tion bonds through in no va tions in fi nan cial and debt ad mini stra tion. On Feb ru ary 2, 21, Standard and Poor s of New York upgraded New Castle County from AA to the prestigious AAA. October 2, 22 Fitch Ratings of New York upgraded New Castle County to AAA and six days later on October 8, 22 Moody s Investors Service also announced that New Castle County had earned its TripleA rating. Attaining the top bond rating from all three rating agencies reflects the strong financial management and planning capabilities, and the quality of its elected and administrative leadership, as well as its ac tiv ity, wealth and so cial char ac ter is tics. These high grade rat ings will re duce the cost of rais ing capi tal for County proj ects and a sub stan tial sav ings for the County tax pay ers. The County will con tinue to seek ways to im prove and maintain these rat ings so as to pro vide the fin est qual ity serv ices and low est cost. These ratings were reaffirmed by all three agencies in October 27. Legal Debt Margin Ti tle 9 of the Dela ware Code Sec tion 1163(a)(7) es tab lishes a debt ceil ing of three per cent of the as sessed value of tax able real es tate ex clud ing debt for cer tain spe cial as sess ments and en ter prise funds. The County has tra di tion ally made pru dent use of its debt au thor ity. Based on the April 1, 28 tax able value, the three per cent debt limit would per mit $531,, in debt. The amount of out stand ing debt applicable to the three percent debt limit is $24,983,426. There is an additional $84,821,574 of enterprise fund debt outstanding not subject to the debt limit in accordance with Title 9 of the Delaware Code. Policy Statement Ac tive debt man age ment pro vides fis cal ad van tages to the citi zens of this County. Over use of debt places a bur den on the fi nan cial re sources of the County and its tax pay ers. The fol low ing leg is la tive fun da men tals and ad min is tra tive guide lines pro vide a frame work and limit on debt utili za tion. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Debt shall not ex ceed 3 per cent of tax able assessed evaluation (Legislative)... Net di rect debt shall not ex ceed $4 per capita (Administrative)... Debt prin ci pal to be re tired in 1 years shall not fall be low 6% (Ad min is tra tive)... Net over all debt per ca pita (net di rect plus over lap ping) shall not ex ceed the $935 me dian for simi lar sized coun ties (Ad min is tra tive)... An nual debt serv ice re quire ments shall not exceed Key Financial Policy #2 limitations (Leg is la tive) as pre sented in the chart on the fol low ing page: Debt Serv ice as a Per cent age of the Op er at ing Budget. Currently 1.% Currently $386 Currently 62.2% Currently $867 The fol low ing ta ble pres ents the Coun ty s debt po si tion as a per cent of as sessed tax able value. Percent Type Debt Assessed Taxable Value Currently Allowable Subject to Debt Margin $24,983,425 $17.7 Billion 1.% 3.% All Debt $289,85, $17.7 Billion 1.6% N/A 1

25 Program Summary New Castle County Capital Program & Budget Debt Service as a Percentage of the Operating Budget New Cas tle Coun ty s debt serv ice fund ing in the op er at ing budget for the past five years and the cur rent fis cal year as a per cent age of the op er at ing budget is pre sented in the fol low ing bar chart: In ac cor dance with Key Fi nan cial Pol icy #2 (KFP #2), debt serv ice as a per cent age of the gen eral and sewer fund is as fol lows for the Fis cal Year 29 proposed op er at ing budget. $25 New Castle County Debt Service as a Percentage of the Operating Budget Fiscal Years 24 through 29 Maximum % Age Per % Age for KFP #2 FY 29 General Fund 15% 12.2% Sewer Fund 2% 15.% $2 $214.5 $23. $228.7 $24.3 $194.6 $27.5 $15 $1 $5 $19.8 $18. $19.8 $22. $25.9 $ % 8.7% 9.2% 9.6% 11.3% 12.8% $ Estimated Operating Budget Debt Service New Cas tle County s AAA Bond Rat ing by all three rat ing agen cies. 11

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27 Program Summary New Castle County Capital Program & Budget Bond Authorizations Development Impact Fees Future issuance of debt based on available bond authorizations as of February 29, 28 is limited to $215. million. Available spending authority visavis capital appropriations as of February 29, 28 is limited to $176.9 million, of which $141.6 million is held in reserve pending project need. Investment Policy The in vest ment of capi tal funds is in cor po rated into the Coun ty s cash man age ment pro gram. All un ex pended bond pro ceeds are de pos ited in a cus to dial ac count for ar bi trage track ing. All other funds are de pos ited into a con soli dated treas ur er s ac count and in vested with other funds in or der to ob tain maxi mum earn ings. The seg re ga tion of each pro ject s eq uity is preserved and re ported daily. Each agency man ag ing capi tal proj ects is required to sub mit a capi tal cash fore cast for 12 months every month. This pro jec tion in cludes re ceipts and dis burse ments by month for each capi tal proj ect man aged by the agency. In FY 1998, New Cas tle County adopted the New Cas tle County Uni fied De vel op ment Code (UDC). In cluded in the UDC are pro vi sions to al low New Cas tle County to charge de vel op ment im pact fees to be used for fu ture infrastructure needs of the County. Impact fees are onetime payments used to generally fund capital facility improvements that are necessary to accommodate new development (i.e. libraries, fire service, emergency medical services, police, county facilities, parks and sewers) while maintaining the quality of life within communities. As of February 29, 28, impact fees collected and projected uses for New Castle County operations are presented on the following page. In ter est earned on capi tal funds dur ing the con struc tion pe riod is gen er ally credited to the gen eral and en ter prise fund wherein the debt serv ice is paid. 13

28 Program Summary DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES New Castle County Capital Program & Budget Parks North C&D Parks South C&D Bal ance as of 2/29/28 $437, Bal ance as of 2/29/28 $494,28.75 Pro jected Rev e nue 3/1/28 6/3/29 218,75.92 Pro jected Revenue 3/1/28 6/3/29 247,14.38 Pro jected Expenditures 7/1/28 6/3/29 (575,.) (a) Pro jected Expenditures 7/1/28 6/3/29 (5,.) (b) Pro jected Bal ance 6/3/29 $81, Pro jected Bal ance 6/3/29 $241, Li brar ies North C&D Libraries South C&D Bal ance as of 2/29/28 $168,52.77 Bal ance as of 2/29/28 $28, Pro jected Revenue 3/1/28 6/3/29 84,26.39 Pro jected Revenue 3/1/28 6/3/29 14,55.67 Pro jected Expenditures 7/1/28 6/3/29 (2,.) Pro jected Ex pen di tures 7/1/28 6/3/29 (3,.) Pro jected Bal ance 6/3/29 $52,79.16 Pro jected Bal ance 6/3/29 $12,167. Emer gency Medi cal North C&D Emergency Medical South C&D Bal ance as of 2/29/28 $5,16.6 Bal ance as of 2/29/28 $12, Pro jected Rev e nue 3/1/28 6/3/29 2,553.3 Pro jected Rev e nue 3/1/28 6/3/29 6, Pro jected Expenditures 7/1/28 6/3/29 (6,.) Pro jected Ex pen di tures 7/1/28 6/3/29. Pro jected Bal ance 6/3/29 $1,659.9 Pro jected Bal ance 6/3/29 $18, Law En force ment North C&D Law Enforcement South C&D Bal ance as of 2/29/28 $21,71.89 Bal ance as of 2/29/28 $12,663.1 Pro jected Revenue 3/1/28 6/3/29 1,54.95 Pro jected Revenue 3/1/28 6/3/29 15,. Pro jected Expenditures 7/1/28 6/3/29 (3,.) Pro jected Expenditures 7/1/28 6/3/29. Pro jected Bal ance 6/3/29 $1, Projected Bal ance 6/3/29 $117,663.1 Sewer North C&D Sewer South C&D Bal ance as of 2/29/28. Bal ance as of 2/29/28 $11,786,88.56 Pro jected Revenue 3/1/28 6/3/29. Pro jected Revenue 3/1/28 6/3/29 1,5,. Pro jected Expenditures 7/1/28 6/3/29. Pro jected Expenditures 7/1/28 6/3/29. Pro jected Bal ance 6/3/29 $. Projected Bal ance 6/3/29 $13,286,88.56 Fire Service County Facilities Bal ance as of 2/29/28 $1,99,65.93 Bal ance as of 2/29/28 $8, Pro jected Revenue 3/1/28 6/3/29 2,. Pro jected Revenue 3/1/28 6/3/29 4, Pro jected Ex pen di tures 7/1/28 6/3/29. Pro jected Ex pen di tures 7/1/28 6/3/29 (45,.) Pro jected Bal ance 6/3/29 $1,299,65.93 Pro jected Bal ance 6/3/29 $76, (a) Glasgow Regional Park (b) Southern Regional Park 14

29 Program Summary New Castle County Capital Program & Budget Definitions The Capi tal Pro gram is a sched ule of all County capi tal im prove ments an tici pated to be un der taken dur ing the next six fis cal years. It states the time sched ule, es ti mated costs, and sources of fi nanc ing. Fiscal Year (FY) re fers to a year be gin ning July 1 and end ing June 3. Fis cal years are re ferred to by the year in which they end. The Capital Budget is a de tailed list of capi tal spend ing authori za tions (ap pro pria tions) to be made or in curred in ac cor dance with the Capi tal Pro gram from funds sub ject to the con trol or ap pro pria tion of the County Coun cil. A Capital Improvement is any per ma nent physi cal im prove ment and/or ac tiv ity with a nor mal life of three years or more and a cost ex ceed ing $5,. The $5, limit may be waived in the case of a se ries of small project expenditures which are essentially elements of a large development pro gram, the to tal of which ex ceeds $5,. An Ac tiv ity in cludes all capi tal im prove ments re quired to per form one type of serv ice for the pub lic. It may en com pass one or more de vel op ment pro grams and one or more proj ects. A Development Program is a ma jor capi tal im prove ment which will be car ried to com ple tion in stages over a pe riod of years. It may be bro ken into a se ries of proj ects. A Project is the ba sic unit of the capi tal im prove ments pro gram. A proj ect is a capi tal im prove ment which gen er ally will span a shorter pe riod of time for com ple tion. Fund ing iden ti fies the source of reve nue to fund the capi tal ap pro pria tions, i.e., Bonds, Fed eral, State, Other. Authori za tions are the to tal cumulative to date ap pro pria tions pre vi ously ap proved by County Coun cil. Ob li gated Amount rep re sents the to tal ex pen di tures plus en cum brances charged to each proj ect in the Capi tal Pro gram. Comprehensive Development Plan The adopted Com pre hen sive De vel op ment Plan (CDP) is the Coun ty s pri mary pol icy docu ment with re spect to land de vel op ment. Man age ment of natu ral and cul tural re sources, pres er va tion of ex ist ing de vel op ment qual ity, and di rec tion of in fra struc tural ini tia tives. The CDP will ul ti mately con tain the adopted serv ice stan dards for all types of com mu nity fa cili ties. Long Range De part men tal Mas ter Plans The Long Range De part men tal Mas ter Plans (LRP s) are based on the demo graphic pro jec tions, fa cili ties stan dards, and de mand co ef fi cients of the CDP. The LRP s proj ect de part men tal capi tal needs for a pe riod of 18 years be yond the budget year. The LRP s are a ma jor means of car ry ing out long range capi tal plan ning and of de ter min ing the con for mity of capi tal proj ects with the CDP. 15

30 Program Summary New Castle County Capital Program & Budget Departmental Profiles FY Capital Program and Budget Introduction The fol low ing briefly pro files cer tain De part ment s func tions and objec tives con cern ing capi tal pro gram ming and budg et ing. Department of Special Services The qual ity of the Coun ty s liv ing en vi ron ment de pends in a number of sig nifi cant ways on func tions per formed by the De part ment of Spe cial Services: Safe treat ment and dis posal of waste wa ter is achieved through the Coun ty s sani tary sewer sys tem which cur rently in cludes 4 treat ment plants and over 1,8 miles of sew ers, over 4, man holes, and 17 pump sta tions. In ad di tion to car ry ing out a ma jor pro gram of im prove ments to this sys tem, the De part ment moni tors the dis charge of in dus trial waste wa ter. Sewer Sanitary Facilities The rehabilitation of existing facilities, particularly the White Clay Sewer Basin, Bran dy wine Hundred North and South and Naa mans Creek ba sins in clud ing reha bili ta tion of vari ous pump ing sta tions and the DelDot coordination project. Ad di tion ally, condition modeling systems, development of capital improvements throughout the sewer system, and sep tic elimi na tion proj ects are scheduled for com mu ni ties, such as Bridleshire Farms. Plans also include the construction of new sewer infra struc ture in the south ern por tion of the County. Stormwater Protection of existing commercial, industrial, and residen tial in vest ments. A ma jor re ha bili ta tion pro gram has been devel oped to ad dress long term storm wa ter needs. To con trol ero sion and flood ing, the De part ment maintains 45 stormwater management facilities, reviews development proposals for com pli ance with the drain age code and con structs storm wa ter sys tems. Protection of the County s investment in existing facilities will con tinue to be a ma jor goal. The de vel op ment and main te nance of parkland con trolled by New Castle County. In or der to achieve these func tions, the De part ment has de vel oped pro gram ob jec tives for FY 29 and through out the re main der of the program s years. These are as fol lows: Pigeon Run Stormwater management basin beautifies the County s drainage effort. 16

31 Program Summary New Castle County Capital Program & Budget Department of Special Services (Con tin ued) The ac com pa ny ing chart is a six year line graph for sewer and stormwater ex pen di tures. An no tated be low the chart is the amount of avail able ap pro pria tions for each cate gory at Feb ru ary 29, 28 and the ap pro pria tions approved for FY 29. Millions $3. Sewer and Stormwater Expenditure Activity for 6 Years $24. $18. $12. $6. $ Fiscal Year Estimated Available Appropriations as of 2/29/28 $122 Million Recommended FY 29 Capital Appropriations $27.5 Million Approved FY 29 Capital Appropriations $27.5 Million 17

32 Program Summary New Castle County Capital Program & Budget Department of Special Services (Con tin ued) Meas ure ment of the FY 29 Capi tal Pro ject im pact upon the an nual op er at ing budget af ter proj ect com ple tion is pre sented be low as an ad di tion to or re duc tion of cost. SEWER FY 29 Capital Budget Title Appropriations Personnel Service s Annual Operating Budget Impact Other Operating s Debt Service s SANITARY FACILITIES Belltown Sanitary Sewer $ 6, $ $ $ 49,5 $ 49,5 Boxwood Road Sanitary Sewer Improvements 1,, 82,5 82,5 Brandywine Hundred Clearwater Program 5, 41,25 41,25 Brandywine Hundred North Rehabilitation 9,433, 695, ,723 ** Brandywine Hundred South Rehabilitation 2,372, 195,69 195,69 Bridleshire Farms Septic Elimination 5, 41,25 41,25 Christiana Pump Station Upgrade 25, 2,625 2,625 Christiana River Force Main 325, 26,813 26,813 Countywide Drainage Problems (845,) (69,713) (69,713) Delaware City Treatment Plant Rehabilitation 1,3, 17,25 17,25 DelDot Coordination Project 5, 41,25 41,25 Electrical Power Distribution Upgrades 5, 41,25 41,25 Energy Audit (1,) (8,25) (8,25) Hyde Run Relief 5, 41,25 41,25 Little Mill Creek I (23,) (1,898) (1,898) Little Mill Creek II 23, 1,898 1,898 North Delaware Interceptor System 7,797, 643, ,253 Odor & H2S Issues 2, 16,5 16,5 Pump Station Rehabilitation 7, 57,75 57,75 Septage Receiving Station Upgrade 2, 16,5 16,5 South Christiana Interceptor Analysis 5, 41,25 41,25 State Road Interceptor 2, 16,5 16,5 Stoney Creek Pump Station Upgrade (1,,) Sewer Reserve Sewer Reserve * Stormwater Basin Renovations 6, 49,5 49,5 Townsend Pipe & Manhole Rehabilitation (8,) (66,) (66,) Turkey Run Interceptor Rehabilitation 1,75, 144, ,375 Wastewater Treatment Plant/Discharge Elimination 5, 4,125 4,125 White Clay Sewer Basin Rehabilitation 5, 41,25 41,25 SEWER $27,532, $ $ $2,271,391 $2,271,391 * Sewer Reserve ** Includes $1,, Sewer Reserve 18

33 Program Summary New Castle County Capital Program & Budget Department of Special Services (Continued) Facilities/Equipment and Landfill Facilities En vi ron men tal Pro tec tion Pro tec tion of en vi ron ment and facili ties from haz ard ous sub stances (as bes tos, PCB s, Ra don, chemi cals) and under ground fuel tanks (fuel oil, gaso line, die sel). Building and Facilities Improvement/Additions Rehabilitation and modi fi ca tion of County agen cies fa cili ties and equip ment and facility acquisition. Landfills Pre ven tion of fur ther move ment of leach ate from the Army Creek Land fill and re me dia tion at the Ty bouts Cor ner site. Both facilities have been closed for sev eral years. Remediation at both fa cil i ties is on go ing. Fleet Equip ment Pur chase and up grade County fleet equip ment as needed and re quired. $2. $15. $1. $5. Millions Facilities/Equipment and Landfill Facilities Expenditure Activity for 6 Years $ Fiscal Year Estimated The ac com pa ny ing chart is a six year line graph for Facilities/ Equipment and Land fill Fa cili ties ex pen di tures. An no tated be low the chart is the amount of avail able appro pria tions at Feb ru ary 29, 28 and the ap pro pria tions approved for FY 29. Available Appropriations as of 2/29/28 $7. Million Recommended FY 29 Capital Appropriations $6.1 Million Approved FY 29 Capital Appropriations $6.1 Million New Castle County Government Center at Christmas. 19

34 Program Summary New Castle County Capital Program & Budget Department of Special Services (Con tin ued) Meas ure ment of the FY 29 Capi tal Pro ject im pact upon the an nual op er at ing budget af ter proj ect com ple tion is pre sented be low as an ad di tion to or re duc tion of cost. FY 29 Capital Budget Annual Operating Budget Impact Personnel Other Operating Debt Service Title Appropriations Service s s s FACILITIES/EQUIPMENT Building Rehabilitation $ 1,8, $ $ $ 148,5 $ 148,5 Energy Audit/Upgrade (2,) (16,5) (16,5) Fleet Acquisitions 4,98, General Fund * General Paving 4, 33, 33, Hazardous Substance & Asbestos 25, 2,63 2,63 FACILITIES/EQUIPMENT $ 6,123, $ $ $ 167,63 $ 167,63 * General Fund 2

35 Program Summary New Castle County Capital Program & Budget Department of Special Services (Continued) Parks The chart shown be low is a six year line graph for Parks ex pen di tures. An no tated be low the chart is the amount of avail able ap pro pria tions at Febru ary 29, 28 and the ap pro pria tions approved for FY 29. Spe cial Serv ices has re spon si bil ity for de vel op ing and main tain ing over 6, acres of parkland con trolled by the County. Parks Expenditure Activity for 6 Years Land Development Ex pan sion and de vel op ment of ex ist ing and new parks/recreational facilities consistent with the Department s Com pre hen sive De vel op ment Plan. $2. $16. Millions Land Ac qui si tion Ex pan sion of stra te gic land hold ings for the pres er va tion of natu ral ar eas, farm land, and the de vel op ment of Dis trict Parks, when ap proved, in the De part men tal Long Range Plan. $12. $8. $4. $ Fiscal Year Estimated Available Appropriations as of 2/29/28 $29.4 Million Recommended FY 29 Capital Appropriations $3.5 Million Approved FY 29 Capital Appropriations $3.5 Million One of many com mu nity play grounds main tained by the Parks Sec tion. 21

36 Program Summary New Castle County Capital Program & Budget Department of Special Services (Continued) FY 29 Capital Budget Annual Operating Budget Impact Personnel Other Operating Debt Service Title Appropriations Service s s s PARKS Delcastle Parking Renovations $ 3, $ $ $ 24,75 $ 24,75 District Park #5 (7,) (57,75) (57,75) Game Court Improvements 125, 1,313 1,313 Glasgow Regional Park 1,575, 575, 82,5 657,5 * Play Area Improvements 25, 2,625 2,625 Skate Parks 1, (8,25) (8,25) ** Soccer Fields Sports Turf 8, 66, 66, Southern Regional Park 1,1, 49,5 49,5 * Woodshaven Improvements (1,) (8,25) (8,25) PARKS $ 3,45, $ $ 575, $ 179,438 $ 754,438 * Part Impact Fees ** Replaced with State 22

37 Program Summary Department of Community Services The De part ment of Com mu nity Serv ices pro vides cul tural, edu ca tional and recrea tional pro gram ming and hous ing serv ices for County resi dents. Sports and recreational programs offered by the Department include sports leagues and tournaments, the Senior Sports Center at PAL, Smart Beginnings, summer camps, Safety Town, Arts Studio courses and workshops, equestrian events and programs at Carousel Park and Special Events programming, e.g. CubARee and the Ice Cream Festival at Rockwood Park. Hot meals at 13 sen ior cen ters and nu tri tion sites spon sored by the County in co op era tion with lo cal com mu nity groups; New Castle County Capital Program & Budget The ac com pa ny ing chart is a six year line graph for Com mu nity Services De part ment ex pen di tures. An no tated be low the chart is the amount of avail able ap pro pria tions at Feb ru ary 29, 28 and the ap pro pria tions approved for FY 29. $1. $8. Millions Community Services Expenditure Activity for 6 Years The Coun ty s li brary sys tem pro vides a to tal of 15 pub lic li brar ies. Nine facili ties are di rectly ad min is tered by the De part ment (Ap poquini mink, Claymont, Brandywine Hundred, Hock es sin, Kirk wood, New ark, Bear, Els mere and Woodlawn), and six are con tractu ally man aged (Corbit Calloway, Dela ware City, New Cas tle, Wil ming ton and its two branches, La Bib lio teca del Pueblo and the North Wil ming ton Branch); $6. $4. $2. Man age ment of the Com mu nity De vel op ment Block Grant (CDBG) Program, the Sec tion 8 Hous ing As sis tance Pro gram, the Rental Re ha bili ta tion Grant Pro gram, Emer gency Shel ter Grant Pro gram and the State of Dela ware Hous ing De vel op ment Fund. Cap i tal pro gram ob jec tives in clude: Li brary Fa cili ties Ex pan sion of the Bear li brary, con struc tion of the Kirkwood Li brary and be gin de sign and plan ning for the South ern Library. Available Appropriations as of 2/29/28 $7.2 Million Recommended FY 29 Capital Appropriations $3.4 Million Meas ure ment of the FY 29 Capi tal Pro ject im pact upon the an nual op er at ing budget af ter proj ect com ple tion is pre sented be low as an ad di tion to or re duc tion of cost. $ Fiscal Year Estimated Approved FY 29 Capital Appropriations $3.4 Million FY 29 Capital Budget Annual Operating Budget Impact Title Appropriations Personnel Service s Other Operating s Debt Service s COMMUNITY SERVICES Bear Library Expansion $ 1,2, $ $ $ 99, $ 99, Hockessin Library Expansion (11,55) (11,55) Kirkwood Highway Library 15, * Southern Library 2,7, 189,75 189,75 COMMUNITY SERVICES $ 3,42, $ $ $ 277,695 $ 277,695 * NonCounty Funds 23

38 Program Summary New Castle County Capital Program & Budget Department of Public Safety The De part ment of Public Safety pro vides county law en force ment, emergency communications (911), emergency medical services, and emer gency prepared ness serv ices to the resi dents of New Cas tle County. The fol low ing briefly de scribes the de part ment s func tions and ob jec tives in this year s Capi tal Budget and Pro gram. The chart shown be low is a six year line graph for the De part ment of Public Safety ex pen di tures. An no tated be low the chart is the amount of avail able appro pria tions at Feb ru ary 29, 28 and the ap pro pria tions approved for FY 29. The New Cas tle County Po lice represent the largest municipal Law Enforcement agency in the State of Dela ware. Pro vid ing ju ris dic tional Po lice serv ices to over 5, resi dents of New Cas tle County, they respond to all emer gency and non emergency calls for serv ice in all unincorpo rated and some in cor po rated ar eas in New Cas tle County. In addition, the Di vi sion pro vides for law en force ment serv ices to the Town of Mid dle town on a con trac tual ba sis. Capi tal Pro gram ob jec tives in clude: Millions $25. $2. Public Safety Expenditure Activity for 6 Years Law Enforcement Facilities Centralize facilities to coordinate the ser vice needs of County res i dents by op ti miz ing lo gis ti cal placement of Police Officers. Communications Improvements Pro tect the lives of po lice offi cers and resi dents through state of the art equip ment and technol ogy. $15. $1. $5. The Emergency Communications Division serves as the vi tal link between the popu lace of New Cas tle County and all re lated re quests for emer gency po lice, fire, res cue and medi cal serv ice. Ad di tion ally, the Emergency Com mu ni ca tions Di vi sion as sists in the dis patch of other munici pal user groups and other in cor po rated mu nici pal po lice agen cies. Capi tal Pro gram ob jec tives in clude: Communication Improvements Pro tec tion of County resi dents through state of the art com mu ni ca tions net works. Emergency Medical Services pro vides for di rect medi cal serv ices to all life threat en ing and non life threat en ing emer gen cies. The ad vanced life sup port units, work ing in con junc tion with all vol un teer fire compa nies, now pro vides for a pro gram which es tab lishes the best in ini tial medi cal ob ser va tions and sta bi li za tion dur ing medi cal situa tions. $ Fiscal Year Estimated Available Appropriations as of 2/29/28 $4.2 Million Recommended FY 29 Capital Appropriations $.4 Million Approved FY 29 Capital Appropriations $.4 Million 24

39 Program Summary New Castle County Capital Program & Budget Department of Public Safety (Continued) Meas ure ment of the FY 29 Capi tal Pro ject im pact upon the an nual op er at ing budget af ter proj ect com ple tion is pre sented be low as an ad di tion to or re duc tion of cost. FY 29 Capital Budget Annual Operating Budget Impact Personnel Other Operating Debt Service Title Appropriations Service s s s PUBLIC SAFETY EMS Stations $ 4, $ $ $ 33, $ 33, Public Safety $ 4, $ $ $ 33, $ 33, EMS Ve hi cle and Equipment. 25

40 Program Summary New Castle County Capital Program & Budget New Castle County Airport On June 3, 1995 New Cas tle County trans ferred op era tion and con trol of the New Cas tle County Air port to the Dela ware River and Bay Author ity (DRBA), vis a vis a 3 year lease agree ment. A sixyear expenditure activity graph is not presented here as New Castle County has not incurred capital expenditures after FY All capi tal im prove ments at the County Air port will be fi nanced and man aged by the DRBA. New Cas tle County Air port 26

41 Program Summary New Castle County Capital Program & Budget Department of Administration The Department of Administration provides support service to all County departments and offices. Centralized services provided by this department include: The chart shown be low is a six year line graph for the De part ment of Ad min istra tion ex pen di tures. An no tated be low the chart is the amount of avail able ap pro pria tions at Feb ru ary 29, 28 and the ap pro pria tions approved for FY 29. Fi nance Hu man Re sources Law In for ma tion Sys tems Millions $4. $3. Administration Expenditure Activity for 6 Years Procurement Central Services (mail, printing, records management and store room) Cus tomer In for ma tion and Assistance $2. $1. Program objectives for FY 29 and throughout the remainder of the program years are as follows: $ Fiscal Year Estimated In for ma tion Sys tems Pro vide a Countywide com puter com mu ni ca tions net work and im ple ment ad di tional tech ni cal busi ness so lu tions through out the County. Available Appropriations as of 2/29/28 Recommended FY 29 Capital Appropriations $1.7 Million $1.7 Million Approved FY 29 Capital Appropriations $1.7 Million 27

42 Program Summary New Castle County Capital Program & Budget Department of Administration (Continued) Meas ure ment of the FY 29 Capi tal Pro ject im pact upon the an nual op er at ing budget af ter proj ect com ple tion is pre sented be low as an ad di tion to or re duc tion of cost. FY 29 Capital Budget Annual Operating Budget Impact Personnel Other Operating Debt Service Title Appropriations Service s s s ADMINISTRATION Information Systems Expansion $ 1,675, $ $ $ 61,875 $ 61,875 Administration $ 1,675, $ $ $ 61,875 $ 61,875 28

43 Program Summary New Castle County Capital Program & Budget County Executive The County Ex ecu tive sec tion of the Capi tal Pro gram is to pro vide contin gency proj ect fund ing to meet in creased costs of an author ized proj ect or other con tin gency cri te ria. A six year ex pen di ture ac tiv ity graph is not pre sented here since expenditure activity is recorded in the respective departments where the proj ect is authorized. An no tated be low is the amount of avail able ap pro pria tions at February 29, 28 and the ap pro pria tions approved for FY 29. Available Appropriations as of 2/29/28 $1.6 Million Recommended FY 29 Capital Appropriations $ Million Approved FY 29 Capital Appropriations $ Million Meas ure ment of the FY 29 Capi tal Pro ject im pact upon the an nual op er at ing budget af ter proj ect com ple tion is pre sented be low as an ad di tion to or re duc tion of cost. FY 29 Capital Budget Annual Operating Budget Impact Personnel Other Operating Debt Service Title Appropriations Service s s s COUNTY EXECUTIVE $ $ $ $ $ County Executive $ $ $ $ $ 29