FY 2015 PROPOSED BUDGET OVERVIEW February 2014
Arlington County Profile • Population: 212,900 • 37,400 (17.6%) Under Age 20 • 22,645 students in APS (10.7% of total population)
• 156,300 (73.4%) Aged 20-64 • 19,200 (9%) Over Age 64
• Median Income: $104,600 • Tax Base: 49.1% Commercial; 50.9% Residential 2
DPR Usage Profile – FY 2013 • 11,085 Class Participants (5.2% of County population) • 8,060 Under Age 20 (3.8% of County population) • 2,707 Aged 20-64 (1.3 % of County Population) • 318 Over Age 64 (0.15% of County Population)
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24,119 Participants in Youth Sports 12,890 Participants in Adult Sports 38,292 Community Center Reservations 20,482 Athletic Field Reservations 3
County Board Guidance – October 2013 FY 2015 Proposed Budget No Greater Than FY 2014 Adopted Budget + 2% Maintain County Commitment to Fund Services For: • • • • •
Health & Safety of the Community Affordable Housing Long-Term Financial Sustainability Public Schools Providing Safety Net for Those in Need
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Real Estate Market Assessments Increased 5.8% • Original Assumption: 2.6% • Commercial Values Are Up 3.5% • Residential Values Are Up 5.9%
$42 Million Above Original Estimates (Gap was projected at $24 million) • County Operations - $23.4 million • Schools - $19.6 million
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Local Proposed Tax Rates Jurisdiction
CY 2014 Real Estate Tax Rate
Arlington
$.993/ $100 (No Change)
Alexandria
$1.038 / $100 (No Change)
Fairfax County
$1.085 / $100 (No Change)
Loudoun County
$1.155 / $100 (Decrease of $.05)
Prince William
$1.126 / $100 (Decrease of $.06) 6
County Manager’s Proposed Budget $1.12 billion 2.6% increase over FY 2014 $432.2 million for schools – 4.7% increase $687.7 million for County –1.8% increase
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Base
Continuing Services Employee Steps/Pay for Performance Replace former One-Time Investments Housing and Housing Services
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County Manager’s Proposed Budget • Reprioritize Resources • Targeted Investments to Replace One-Time Funds • Keep Arlington Competitive • Commitment to Employees
$11.8 million in One-Time Funds Available for County Board 8
FY 2015 Proposed DPR Expense Budget Expense: $37,471,526 Supplemental, $3,969,841 , 11% Management, $6,458,798 , 17%
Cooperative Extension, $93,514 , 0% Planning, $958,989 , 3%
Sports and Recreation, $13,086,999 , 35% Parks & Natural Resources, $12,903,385 , 34%
FY 2013 Adopted Budget – $32,681,720 FY 2014 Adopted Budget- $35,161,520 9
FY 2015 Proposed DPR Revenue Budget Revenue: $9,532,509
Fees, $9,219,346 , 97%
Grants, $129,926 , 1% Other, $183,237 , 2%
FY 2013 Adopted Budget – $7,218,005 FY 2014 Adopted Budget – $8,349,397 10
FY 2015 Proposed DPR Budget Changes Ongoing support for Invasive Plant Removal
($100,000) Ongoing support for Urban Agriculture Staff ($115,000) Increasing Capacity in Revenue-Producing Programs ($957,401, 8.13 temporary FTEs) • Consolidated Management and Administration Expense • Internal Transfer of 1.0 FTE for New Fields/Turf Manager Position 11
FY 2015 Proposed DPR Budget Changes One-Time FY14 Funding ($329,645, 2.76 temp FTEs) Senior art club ($19,185, 0.37 temporary FTEs); Junior Jam Camps ($19,450, 0.38 temporary FTEs); Teen Program After School Director ($24,000, 0.79 temporary FTEs); Woodbury Park Teen Club ($8,300, 0.19 temporary FTEs);
Therapeutic Recreation Camp ($7,958, 0.21 temporary FTEs); Gunston Tot Camp ($13,251, 0.30 temporary FTEs); Elementary Express ($12,424, 0.40 temporary FTEs); Summer Street Theater ($12,000, 0.01 temporary FTEs);
Tyrol Hills Evening Programs ($4,833, 0.12 temporary FTEs); Arlington Mill Community Center Startup Costs ($108,244); and Invasive Plant Removal ($100,000).
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FY 2015 Proposed DPR Pay-Go Projects • Tuckahoe Park-Athletic Fields ($1.183 M) • Stratford Park Design ($237,000) • Washington-Lee Synthetic Fields ($989,000) • 40% Covered by APS
• Field Fund ($181,000) • Synthetic and Diamond Fields
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FY 2015 Recommended One-Time Funds: $11.8 Million • Housing - $2.8 M (23.7%) • Non-DPR Infrastructure - $6.5 M (55.1%) • Parks Maintenance Capital - $1.0 M (8.5%) • FY15 Total Would Be $2.421 M
• Parks Land Acquisition – $1.5 M (12.7%) • Recent Acquisitions • Butler Homes Final Parcel
• Question of Schools’ Funding Shortfall - $4 M 14
What’s Next? • • • • •
DPR Work Session – March 19, 3:00pm Public Budget Hearing – March 25, 7:00pm Public Tax Rate Hearing – March 27, 7:00pm Operating Budget Adoption – April 22 FY 2015-2024 Capital Improvement Projects • CM Proposed - May 10, 2014 Meeting • Public Comment - June 2014 Meeting • Adoption - July 2014 Meeting 15
FY 2015 PROPOSED BUDGET OVERVIEW February 2014