City of Wilmington

What we are asking & why

• Three-year strategic plan• Plan to be updated in July 2011• Need input/feedback on city’s

programs, services, priorities• Budget is key driver• Engage citizens, promote awareness

Strategic Plan

Outlines key focus areas that:• Guide Council’s budget, policy

decisions

• Set goals for staff work plans – performance measures, etc.

Data Sources

• 2010 Citizen Survey• 2010 Employee Survey• 2010 Employee Focus Groups• 2011 Citizen Focus Groups• Public Education Meetings• Online Budget Challenge

Public Education Meetings

Structure– 20 minute presentation from CM/DM– Small group sessions with facilitators– Handouts

• City fact sheet• Budget primer• Questionnaire

Online budget exercise

• Quick, easy way to get input from citizens without a meeting

• Shows how city spends money, impacts of cuts or increases

Online budget exercise

• Broke budget into six categories• Based on $100 spending model• Can increase, decrease any category• Shows impacts of each change• Included links to complete budget,

pertinent web pages with more info

Keep it simple….

What A Penny Buys

• 1¢ in property tax = $1,400,000

- 18 police officers

- Electricity for all city streetlights

- 50% of street maintenance

- 1 large fire truck

City tax rate

Sales Taxes

To Make Sure…

FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012

Pay-Go Funding $6,092,589 $6,734,000 $4,890,000 $3,428,330 $2,760,775 $1,685,000 $2,470,792 $2,944,500

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$1,000,000

$2,000,000

$3,000,000

$4,000,000

$5,000,000

$6,000,000

$7,000,000

$8,000,000

Historical General Fund Contribution to the Capital Improvement Program (Pay-Go)

3,370,344

7,723,238 8,017,664

9,298,908

11,976,850

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2,000,000

4,000,000

6,000,000

8,000,000

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12,000,000

14,000,000

16,000,000

18,000,000

20,000,000

FY 2012-13 FY 2013-14 FY 2014-15 FY 2015-16 FY 2016-17

Recommended General Fund Pay-Go for FY 13-17 Capital Improvement Program

Requested Recommended Trend @ 19%

Capital Improvements

2005 2012

$6.1 M $3.0 M

Funding cut in halfover last 7 years

2013 2017

$9 M $18 M

Requests double over next 4 years

You get your point across.

The Storm Water Fund is proposing a 5.9% rate increase in accordance with the Rate

Model endorsed in February, 2011.

FY 11CURRENT RATE $5.30

FY 12 FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 FY 17 FY18

RATES BEFORE STUDY $5.60 $5.70 $5.80 $6.60 $7.00 $7.00 N/A

% INCREASE 5.66% 1.79% 1.75% 13.79% 6.06% 0.00% N/A

RATES AFTER STUDY

OPTION 1 $5.75 $6.09 $6.45 $6.83 $7.23 $7.66 $8.11

% INCREASE 8.49% 5.90% 5.90% 5.90% 5.90% 5.90% 5.90%

OPTION 2 $5.95 $5.95 $5.95 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $8.25

% INCREASE 12.26% 0.00% 0.00% 21.85% 0.00% 0.00% 13.79%

STORMWATER RATE STUDY - RATE OPTIONS

• No rate changes are being proposed for Solid Waste, Parking or Golf

Rate changes

• No changes– Solid Waste, Parking, Golf Course

• Stormwater rate increase of 5.9%– Part of approved rate model

– Minimal impact to homeowners: 34¢ per month

FY 2012 Adopted General Fund Revenues (Including Interfund Transfers)

• Property Taxes• $52,038,394

• Local Sales Tax• $15,190,815

• Intergovernmental• $12,424,038

• Charges for Service• $2,121,968

• Licenses, Fees & Permits• $2,452,882

• Interest/Other Revenue• $358,752

• Appropriated• Fund Balance

• $731,945

• Total $85,318,794

Property Taxes61.0%

Local Sales Taxes17.8%

Licenses, Fees, and Permits

2.9%

Intergovernmental Revenues

14.6%

Charges for Service2.5%

Interest/Other Revenue

0.4%

Appropriated Fund Balance

0.9%

FY 2012 Adopted General Fund RevenuesDiscretionary vs. Non-Discretionary• Discretionary

• Property Tax• $52,038,394

• Charges for Service• $2,121,968

• Appropriated Fund Balance• $731,945

• Non-Discretionary

• Local Sales Tax• $15,190,815

• Licenses, Fees & Permits• $2,452,882

• Intergovernmental• $12,424,038

• Interest & Other• $358,752

Discretionary64%

Non Discretionary

36%

City Council, Clerk, Manager, Attorney

3%

Human Resources

1%Finance

2%

Information Technology

2%

CommunityServices

8%

Development Services

6%

Police28%

Fire18%

Public Services8%

Sundry8%

Contingency0%

Transfers to Other Funds

5%

Debt Service11%

General Fund 2012 Adopted Budget Expenditures

Salary & Benefits59%

Operating & Outlay16%

Nondepartmental7%

Contingency0%Boards & Agencies

2%

Transfers5%

Debt11%

General Fund FY 2012 Budgeted Expenditures by Category

Where the money comes from

Where the money goes

Website

Handouts

• Budget Basics

• Fact sheet

Also check out wilmingtonnc.gov