FY2019 PROPOSED BUDGET OVERVIEW

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1 FY2019 PROPOSED BUDGET OVERVIEW Timeline Through Budget Adoption: Community meetings 3/15, 2 p.m. Swim RVA; 7 p.m. Beulah UMC 3/19, 7 p.m. Clover Hill High School 3/20, 1:30 p.m. Bensley Community Center; 7 p.m., Midlothian Middle 3/21, 1 p.m., Clover Hill Library; 7 p.m., Matoaca High School 3/22, 7 p.m., Second Baptist Church (Chester) 3/27, 1:30 p.m., Ettrick Community Center March 28 Public Hearing April 11 Budget Adoption 1

2 FY2019 PROPOSED BUDGET OVERVIEW Percent Change Budget Topic/Function FY18 19 Public Safety +3.2% Education +3.0% Capital/Infrastructure +3.3% Parks/Libraries +2.9% Planning/Community Enhancement, including reallocations +16.7% Citizen Information and Resources, including reallocations +26.7% Tax Relief for the Elderly +28.2% All Other Departments +2.2% Total, minus school reserves +3.3% Budget proposed at $711.7 million Lower in nominal terms than FY2018 due to direct deposit of state sales tax to schools Controlling for that and school reserves budget is +3.3% Plan balances diverse needs of community Responds to Blueprint Chesterfield feedback In line with five year plan framework Continues to harness power of incremental investment approach PROPOSED BUDGET: FOCUS ON SCHOOLS Total per Student Spending, FY09 FY19 $10,039 $9,764 $8,794 $10,804 $10,145 $10,407 $9,680 $9,837 $8,952 $9,118 $9,194 Calculation: Total Adopted (Proposed) Budget/Adopted (Proposed) ADM Schools a top budget priority in recent years: Total per student spending +$1,500 between Fy Local support +$53.8 million over that span, equivalent to 97% of growth in real estate taxes Solid return on that investment Education remains a key item for FY2019 Recurring, local transfer +$8.3M, or +3% When combined with state, per student spending +$400, bringing total increase since FY2012 to nearly $1,900 School budget highlights include custodial insourcing, funds to finish referendum (including conversion to rebuild for remaining projects) Long run major maintenance plan in place, though backlog remains in interim 2

3 SHIFTING DEMOGRAPHICS, DEVELOPMENT Age wave moving along Seniors currently a quarter of population, will be a third by 2030; represents a 51% increase 2/3 of county households without school children Steady population growth; projected to be near 400,000 by 2030 Though, housing activity concentrated in western portion of county Current Housing Pipeline PROPOSED BUDGET: OVERVIEW BY PRIORITY PUBLIC SAFETY TRANSPORTATION EXISTING FACILITIES, COMMUNITIES Increased starting pay for sheriff deputies Career development enhancements in police, fire and sheriff 24 hour medic service at Harrowgate station Additional support for opioid response, inmate services Transition of full registration to capital plan; $17M local program by FY2023 Additional funding for Access Chesterfield Supplemental pilot program Dedicated sidewalk funding in FY2020 8% increase in major maintenance; program 91% funded, ahead of schedule Additional resources concentrated in Community Enhancement Including, dedicated CIP funds in FY2019 CUSTOMER SERVICE Seniors: Stonebridge community center, additional support for Senior Advocate Better coordination of volunteer resources Restoration of library support staffing Workload assistance in Social Services, Planning INVESTING IN THE WORKFORCE 2.3% merit increase for county staff; additional 0.7% for lowest paid staff 8% increase in healthcare Part time conversions in support areas Technology upgrades 3

4 FOCUS ON EMERGING TOPICS SENIORS Stonebridge, Beulah, pickleball courts Support for Senior Advocate Coordination of volunteer resources Tax relief for the elderly and disabled, +$1.7 million Programs embedded in: Animal Services, CCPS, Utilities, public safety REVITALIZATION Additional resources concentrated in Community Enhancement Including, dedicated CIP funds in FY2019 CDBG Partnership with Maggie Walker Land Trust 2013 referendum implementation, companion projects/efforts ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION Access Chesterfield Program based services (Mental Health, Social Services) GRTC Express Route 27 human service/private providers Uber/Uzurv/Roundtrip pilot OPIOID ISSUES Opioid Outreach Coordinator (Police) Re entry coordinator (Sheriff) Data Analyst (IST) Opioid Steering Committee PSAs, medication disposal kits, SAFE Regional collaboration STRONG LOCAL FUNDAMENTALS Indicator Latest Reading Reading a Year Prior Notes Unemployment 3.2% 3.6% As of December Payroll Employment +1.5% +3.0% As of 6/17 Labor Force to Jobs As of 6/17; was.65 in 2011 Consumer Spending +5.0% +4.6% FYTD sales through December Travel +8.3% +10.7% Measured via hotel taxes 1 Family Permits +7.1% +19.0% CY2017 vs. CY2016 Commercial Permit Value $207M $190.9M CY2017 vs. CY2016 Average Home Sales Price +5.6% +4.6% CY2017 vs. CY2016 Home Sales +6.2% 12.9% CY2017 vs. CY2016 Days on Market Was 51 in 2015 SOURCE: BUREAUOFLABOR STATISTICS, RICHMONDREALTORS 4

5 PROPOSED BUDGET: FISCAL STEWARDSHIP Real estate rate reduced to $ Rate unchanged through plan, though growth above real estate forecast will be reviewed 15.0 Reduction keeps growth on sustainable track; real, per capita cost level for 8th straight year 10.0 $5.3 million in aggregate tax relief when 5.0 combined with growth in elderly and disabled program 0.0 More than $2 million in savings help accommodate other priorities 5.0 Increase in BMP maintenance fee proposed to 10.0 cover program costs Residential Reval Results, FY2019 PROPOSED BUDGET OVERVIEW Capital 7.6% General Government 6.6% Community Development 6.6% Health and Welfare 6.5% Cultural 3.1% Other 1.5% 5

6 PROPOSED CIP: EXPENDITURE OVERVIEW Major Maintenance $79,122,200 22% Transportation $100,961,900 28% Libraries $47,332,000 13% GENERAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE SUMMARY; $357.2M Public Safety $43,020,900 12% Technology $3,652,900 1% Airport $8,518,600 3% Revitalization $27,445,000 8% Parks and Recreation $21,451,000 6% TMDL Compliance $25,714,400 7% 1) Proposed plan builds off prior version; places further emphasis on major maintenance and transportation 2) Changing nature of technology 3) Consistent with community feedback 4) Plan developed with future referendum in mind 5) School portion focused on renovation rebuild conversion PROPOSED BUDGET: FIVE YEAR PLAN Magnolia Green Fire Station Concept County and school division fiveyear plans fund baseline items Also, some capacity for additional investments County out years continue to contemplate further incremental progress on public safety retention, staffing Notable fire service level enhancements in FY20 and FY21 Continued transition of vehicle registration fee for roads 6

7 FY2019 PROPOSED BUDGET OVERVIEW FY2019 process placed greater emphasis on evaluating base budget Reallocation of existing resources into emerging area such as Citizen Information and Resources Local arrangement with Health Department remodeled, generating significant savings Other opportunities being reviewed Program and Service Inventory included in proposal (simulated) Taxpayer Receipt tool 7

8 PROPOSED BUDGET: COMP BOARD FUNDING 80.0% 60.0% 40.0% 20.0% 0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% Compensation Board Funding Comparison for Commonwealth Attorney Offices (FY18) Localities with surplus allocations Chesterfield County: FY18 state resource gap of 45% Average resource gap of 16.5% State support for Constitutional Offices determined by various workload models State behind obligations of those models, particularly with respect to Commonwealth Attorneys FY18 model shows a 9.5 position gap; county filling void with 10 locally funded positions In FY18, 57% of office funded locally, including $850k in salary supplements Just taking Chesterfield to average gap would yield four positions Clerk of Circuit Court, Sheriff (courts) both around 16% resource gap 8