2016 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

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1 FISCAL YEAR 2016 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina BUDGET In Brief

2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Mecklenburg County s Fiscal Year 2016 Adopted Budget totals $1.57 billion; a $42.4 million (2.8 percent) increase from the FY2015 Adopted Budget. The FY2016 Adopted Budget supports 5,561 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff, while the tax rate remains stable at cents per $100 of valuation. The Adopted Budget leverages the results of our fiscal discipline and economic growth, while not harming our long-term financial future by making financial decisions that may prove unsustainable. Important themes in the development of the FY2016 Adopted Budget: 1. Health and Human Services The Adopted Budget includes several investments to improve service levels for the most needy in our community. 2. Investing in the County s Assets The County is investing in our most important asset, employees; as well as new and existing facilities. 3. Public Safety The investments in jail diversion programs have generated savings within detention services. 4. Arts, Literacy, Education The Adopted Budget provides funding for 28 Community Service Grantees, Read Charlotte, and the Public Library.

3 REVENUE Federal Sources $112,755, % Charges for Services $89,039, % Sales Tax $247,441, % State Sources $40,092, % Mecklenburg County Revenue by Source Federal $112,755,299 State 124,910,095 Other 169,832,360 County 1,164,344,522 TotaL $1,571,842,776 Licenses & Permits $23,939, % Fund Balance allocation is included in Other Revenue. Local ABC Profit $3,580,000.23% Investment Income $4,015,000.26% Fire District Tax $4,363,660.28% Other Revenue $68,525, % Law Enforcement Service District $14,838,995.94% Property Tax $963,251, % The ad valorem property tax is Mecklenburg County s largest source of revenue. The FY2016 adopted tax rate remained the same as FY2015 at cents per $100 of valuation. Mecklenburg County uses the Law Enforcement Service District (LESD) to finance and provide law enforcement services to the unincorporated areas of the County. The tax rate for FY2016 is cents, an increase of 1.77 cents from FY2015. A fire protection service district tax is used to pay for fire services in the towns and unincorporated areas. The tax rate throughout the County ranges from 5 to 7 cents. All tax rates will remain flat in FY2016.

4 EXPENSES Total expenditures amount to $1.57 billion in the FY2016 Adopted Budget, of which $1.16 billion is County cost. The County services are categorized into four Focus Areas. Debt service is the annual budget appropriation for repayment of the County s outstanding debt for capital building projects such as government buildings, schools, parks and libraries. Education services include operational funding for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) and Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC). CMS will receive $404 million. This amount includes $4 million in one-time funding from unallocated fund balance for technology, maintenance and capital replacement needs. CPCC will receive $35 million in operational funding. This includes CPCC-WTVI Merger funding in the amount of $200,000 and one-time funding from unallocated fund balance in the amount $1,555,134 for technology and maintenance needs. General Debt Service $31,859, % Social, Education and Economic Opportunity $75,428, % Effective and Efficient Government $170,823, % Debt Service Fund* $234,958, % Community Health and Safety $169,258, % *Includes debt service for CMS and CPCC Sustainable Community $43,278, % Education Services $438,736, %

5 TOTAL EXPENDITURE COMPARISON Expenditures Adopted FY2014 Adopted FY2015 Adopted FY2016 Asset and Facility Management ,279,439 Behavioral Health Division - 8,846,650 11,506,604 Business Support Services Agency 50,514,596 53,339,356 - Child Support Enforcement 7,797,803 8,530,466 8,878,126 Commissioners 411, , ,827 Community Service Grants 3,903,616 3,795,919 4,064,919 Community Support Services 9,394,956 11,060,421 14,160,068 County Assessor's Office 10,023,735 12,600,798 12,063,649 Criminal Justice Services 8,595,256 9,370,249 9,544,705 Economic Development 10,067,226 11,971,762 10,274,680 Education Services 545,177, ,949, ,494,461 Elections 4,334,872 3,920,797 5,219,953 Emergency Medical Services 12,430,000 12,430,000 12,430,000 Finance 9,965,468 10,214,672 13,111,420 General Debt 167,319, ,787, ,019,383 Geospatial Information Services 4,467, Historic Land Commission 230,465 1,245, ,724 Hospitals 225,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 Human Resources - 4,936,857 5,519,634 Information Technology ,194,072 Internal Audit 1,043,333 1,230,220 1,258,668 Joint City County 6,908,472 7,168,630 7,619,917 Land Use and Environmental Services 60,443,434 59,308,371 69,444,746 Law Enforcement 13,799,422 14,497,899 15,668,995 Public Library 26,495,331 30,608,277 31,419,942 Managed Care Organization 241,769, Manager's Office 5,859,002 6,226,268 8,993,218 Medical Examiner 1,572,304 1,744,163 2,087,915 Non-Departmental 70,578,276 56,994,778 49,158,083 Park & Recreation 29,477,335 33,822,590 37,949,417 Provided Services Organization 16,100,945 16,751, ,352 Public Health 41,921,549 51,129,922 65,704,831 Public Information Department - 2,440,956 2,365,409 Register of Deeds 3,127,644 3,191,994 3,213,962 Sheriff 114,492, ,232, ,663,314 Social Services 167,393, ,889, ,667,324 Tax Collector 7,103,059 6,319,280 4,975,019 Transit Sales 35,100,000 38,000,000 38,000,000 Total Appropriations 1,688,044,201 1,529,476,402 1,571,842,776

6 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN (CIP) Mecklenburg County s FY2014-FY2018 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) allows the County to complete prioritized projects and authorize new projects. The total cost for the FY2014-FY2018 CIP is approximately $1.08 billion. The CIP effectively coordinates the addition, renovation or replacement of County-owned facilities, infrastructure, equipment, and land acquisition. Additionally, the County has the responsibility of funding capital projects for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS), Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library. CIP Planned Projects CMS - 26 Projects CPCC - 10 Projects Government Facility - 10 Projects Library - 4 Projects Parks and Recreation - 66 Projects

7 Parks and Recreation $189,931,065 17% Government Facility $184,176,237 17% Mecklenburg County Library $30,604,000 3% Mecklenburg County CIP FUNDING Central Piedmont Community College $280,004,500 26% Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools $396,398,674 37% The FY2014-FY2016 Capital Improvement Projects have been approved and funded in the amount of $ million. The FY2017 and FY2018 projects totaling $ million have been approved. Funding will be appropriated when the County Manager presents the capital project ordinances at the beginning of the appropriate fiscal year. The FY2014-FY2018 CIP calls for the issuance of $100 million in bonds per fiscal year. The costs to implement all approved projects are expected to extend beyond FY2018.

8 MECKLENBURG COUNTY VISION To be the best local government service provider MECKLENBURG COUNTY MISSION To serve Mecklenburg County residents by helping them improve their lives and community budget in brief Made with recycled material Mecklenburg County North Carolina Office of Management and Budget 600 East Fourth Street, 11th Floor Charlotte, NC Phone: