Fulton County FY2014 PROPOSED Budget Presentation

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1 Fulton County FY2014 PROPOSED Budget Presentation

2 General Fund FY2013 Approved Budget & Projection 2013 Approved Budget 2013 Projection 2013 Variance Revenues $518,036,629 $528,844,544 $10,807,915 Expenditures $571,813,239 $553,933,982 $17,879,257 Difference Revenues & Expenditures Beginning Fund Balance Reserved Fund Balance-Ending ($53,776,610) ($25,089,438) $28,687,172 $101,568,424 $101,568,424 $0 $47,791,814 $76,478,986 $28,687,172

3 General Fund FY2014 Budget Outlook 2014 Preliminary Budget Revenues $526,974,301 Expenditures $625,920,294 Excess of (Expenditures) Over Revenues ($98,945,993)

4 General Fund FY2014 Fund Balance Outlook (Balancing The Budget) 2014 Proposed Budget Projected FY2014 Beginning Fund Balance $76,478,986 Excess of FY2014 (Expenditures) Over Revenues ($98,945,993) Possible FY2014 Programs Reductions (Departments Budget Reductions) New FY2014 Tax Digest Revenue from New Construction Amount Available to meet Required Fund Balance Reserve (7.03% of Expenditures) $56,900,058 $5,617,749 $40,050,800 ADDITIONAL $7,348,586 WILL NEED TO BE REDUCED FROM THE BUDGET TO KEEP THE FUND BALANCE RESERVE AT 8.33% OF EXPENDITURES BUDGET

5 New Expenditures Proposed in FY2014 Budget-Non Recurring Items Risk Assessment increase for self insurance claims settlement -Granite State (Billboard Case $600,000) -Action Outdoor (Billboard Case $875,000) -Georgia Lords (Law Clerks $4,354,700) -Doug Carl (Back pay & Benefits $220,000) -K.H. Outdoor (Billboard Case $3,750,000) -Title VII Claims ($2,000,000) -Pay Disparity ($2,600,000) -Public Safety Case ($2,000,000) -Loss Pick (All Other litigations $3,400,000) Cost of 2014 Countywide Elections $17.2 million $6 million

6 New Expenditures Proposed in FY2014 BUDGET- Recurring Items Grady Hospital debt service payment Increase in annual lease payments -911 Radio System $2.2 million -CJIS Draw #3 $1 million -Jail Locks $1 million -Land Records System $600,000 -Vehicle Leases $260,000 Change in pension loss amortization schedule from 25 years to 20 years Inflationary adjustment on existing contracts Union City jail lease payment Cost of operating new libraries scheduled to open in FY2014 $16.3 million $4.9 million $2.5 million $1.5 million $1.4 million $1.2 million

7 Department Reductions Recommended by the Budget Commission Reduction Amount Grady Hospital Contribution $25 million Library $7.3 million Human Services $ 4 million Sheriff $ 3.8 million Behavioral Health $ 2 million Health and Wellness $ 1.8 million Arts Council $ 1.5 million District Attorney $1.04 million Superior Court $.9 million Facilities and Transportation $.9 million All Other Departments $ 8.7 million

8 Impacts of FY2014 Budget Reductions - Grady Hospital Close selected Grady Neighborhood Health Centers Close all outpatient mental health services and redirect patients to Fulton County clinics Discontinue providing care to County prisoners Triage out of the ED non-emergent patients Limit available appointment slots for unfunded patients Increase productivity targets at Grady resulting in elimination of positions Eliminate funding of the Angel II neonatal transportation program

9 Impacts of FY2014 Budget Reductions - Human Services Eliminate breakfast at all 4 multipurpose centers and serve lunch 4 days a week as opposed to 5 days a week. Extra food purchases will be limited to one meal per person. Current average cost to the County is $10 per meal. Projected Cost Savings is $1,239,402 Reduce Human Services grant by $699,284 and Fresh grant by $338,622, resulting in 26,208 less individuals receiving services from Human Services Grant funded agencies and 1,797 less children and youth receiving services provided by Fresh Grant funded agencies Operating hours at Benson, Bowden, Darnell, and Mills will be from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. Projected Cost Savings is $213,000 Number of Life Enrichment Classes to be provided will be 13,739 in all the multipurpose centers. Projected Cost Savings is $394,223 Closure of Neighborhood Union and Adamsville Workforce Development locations. Projected Cost Savings is $375,870

10 Impacts of FY2014 Budget Reductions - Human Services (cont d) Closure of Springdale Place as of September 1, 2014, impacting 57 women and 153 children that will not be housed anymore. All other case management and supportive services for these clients will be discontinued as well. Staff will develop a plan to transition the residents to other homeless providers in the community. Projected Cost Savings is $257,575. Reduce number of youth participants in START program from 72 to 60. Cost Savings is $134,463 Reduce number of male students participating in Youth Leadership Academy for Boys program from 51 to 45. Cost Savings is $83,051 Reduce the number of classes in Teen DADS program from 50 to 40. Cost Savings is $98,870 Reduce number of children participating in Kinship Care program from 72 to 68. Cost Savings is $79,096

11 Impacts of FY2014 Budget Reductions - Library Reduction in library hours from 1,562 per week to 996 per week, equivalent to closing some libraries 1 to 2 days per week. 20 libraries closing 2 days a week, 31 libraries closing 1 day a week, and 2 libraries opening 7 days a week. Reduce GED program from 1,065 to 819 participants for a cost savings of $6,524 Drop in circulation of books, DVDs, and CDs from 3.6 million to 2.8 million for a cost savings of $1,106,432 Decline in public computer sessions from 1,250,000 to 925,926 for a cost savings of $273,062 Reduce participants in adult literacy programs from 30,000 to 23,000 for a cost savings of $183,432 5,158 fewer children participate in Summer Reading Program for a savings of $118,323 Reduce reference inquiries answered from 1,630,000 to 1,253,846 for a cost savings of $810,814

12 Impacts of FY2014 Budget Reductions - Behavioral Health Elimination of DUI treatment program will result in 75 clients per year not being served by the County. These clients will be referred to private providers in the community which could absorb the patient load without serious impact. Closure of 1 Behavioral Health Center will result in transfer of 1,000 clients to other County locations. It is expected that 200 of them will drop from the service. Wait-time for routine intake appointments will increase to 4 weeks from the current 2 weeks. Wait-time to see Psychiatrist will increase to 71/2 weeks from the current 5 weeks.

13 Impacts of FY2014 Budget Reductions - Health and Wellness Eliminate adult dental services-1,450 adults and 600 children/adolescents affected Eliminate adult health education program Eliminate public health outreach program-420 events have been held this year Eliminate future annual contribution to 2 nature centers in the amount of $200,000

14 Impacts of FY2014 Budget Reductions - Arts and Culture Contracts for Services program and Administrative Operations reduction ($1,247,000) Contracts for Services Reduction $985,000 and administration reduction: $262,000 Implement conversion to calendar year funding cycle. This will result in FY2014 half-year funding with request to restore funds for FY2015. Impact 6.5 million County residents and visitors from July December Art Center programming reduction and/or elimination ($181,000) Offer 157 classes, 1 camp, 18 exhibitions and a 102 events ranging from theatre productions to recitals reaching 47,000 participants Reductions decrease the art centers collective ability to serve 9,000 youth and adult participants as classes (-157), camps (-9), exhibitions (-9) and other event (-110) offerings are reduced Elimination of Art-at-Work Program ($159,000) Eliminates quarterly arts apprenticeship program and its public exhibitions/performances Service to 100 at-risk youth and 1,100 family members and other event participants Wolf Creek Amphitheatre programming reduced ($93,000) Reduction would impact marketing, branding and community outreach opportunities that would engage 11,000 event participants

15 Impacts of FY2014 Budget Reductions - Justice Agencies Furlough of employees at the DA office approximately 21 days Furlough of employees at the Public Defender s office approximately 6 days Delay in more than 10,000 criminal cases per year-superior Court Delay in execution of criminal warrant at the Superior Court

16 Items Not in the Budget No funding for critical capital needs No funding for pay increase (FY2007 was the last year countywide pay increase was approved by the Board of Commissioners for all County employees) No funding for enhancements requested by many departments No millage rate increase is anticipated in the budget (the millage rate is expected to remain at mills. It is expected that the Board of Commissioners will rollback tax rate next year for any increase in tax digest due to revaluation of existing properties) Funding in the amount of $6.5 million for elections due to federal judge establishing three additional election days for federal primaries and elections

17 SOUTH FULTON FY2013 Approved Budget & Projection 2013 Approved Budget 2013 Projection 2013 Variance Revenues $43,344,026 $45,005,014 $1,660,988 Expenditures $50,616,535 $47,349,126 $3,267,409 Difference Revenues & Expenditures Beginning Fund Balance COPS Fund Ending Fund ($7,272,509) ($2,344,112) $4,928,397 $7,284,840 $7,284,840 $0 $426,057 $426,057 $0 $438,388 $5,366,785 $4,928,397

18 FY2014 SOUTH FULTON Budget Outlook 2014 Proposed Budget Revenues $45,158,942 Expenditures $50,025,728 Excess of (Expenditures) Over Revenues ($4,866,786)

19 SOUTH FULTON FY2014 Fund Balance Outlook 2014 Proposed Budget Projected FY2014 Beginning Fund Balance $5,366,785 Excess of FY2014 Expenditures Over Revenues ($4,866,786) Projected Ending Fund Balance $500,000 19

20 NEXT STEPS Paradigm Shift with focus on contracting with an Economist to assist in forecasting future national economic condition and its potential impact on State and County economies Begin a process of rebuilding program budgets from the bottom up to ensure fiscal sustainability of the County Identify new revenue sources and forward to the BOC for consideration. Some of the items under review include fee for use of library meeting rooms; minimum charge for use of County public health facilities; change fee structure for use of County senior centers and meals served, etc. Reduce cost of operations through outsourcing/privatization. This includes possible outsourcing of the following: Cooking of meals at all County facilities Fitness instruction at multipurpose centers Dial-a-ride transportation Adult Behavioral services Landscape Maintenance Fleet Maintenance Plumbing and Electrical Public/Private partnership for Arts programs Organizational Transformation including restructuring and streamlining of functions (HR, Procurement, Accounting, etc )