FY 16 Budget Q&A Responses to questions raised by public & council at public hearing/ work session

Extended hours at Recreation Centers –$66,000 for full year –Start with pilot program this summer Maintenance –$13 million requested for parks and recreation maintenance is fully funded in the five year CIP $2.5 million in FY16 Capital Budget (available July 1) –Additional money in facilities maintenance for HVAC work at YH Thomas and Fort Monroe Community Centers ($313,000) –Funding for Neighborhood Centers & War Memorial Stadium programmed in Council Strategic Priorities Parks & Recreation Funding

$11.5 million budgeted for waterway maintenance projects since FY2007 $2.5 million added 5-year CIP for dredging and inlet improvements for Salt Ponds –$1.525 million in FY16 capital budget Would take nearly 35 years to recover cost of these expenses at $400,000/year Waterways Maintenance Funding

Request/question: Ensure fee is not examined and increased annually Response: Can not legally bind future City Councils –Principle of constitutional law referred to as “legislative entrenchment” holding that "one legislature may not bind the legislative authority of its successors" –Judges have applied this rule of constitutional law in various settings, and the academic literature takes the rule as given, universally assuming that legislative entrenchment is constitutionally or normatively objectionable Boat License Fee

$5.7 million from savings generated by departments One-time funds to be used for one-time purpose –Try to use the funding for things that address departmental needs (replace technology, etc.) Departmental Savings Balance

No cuts proposed in FY16 –Two family support workers unfrozen Two managerial positions eliminated in FY15 $7,500 decrease in operations in FY13 Healthy Families Funding

Flat funded in General Fund at $20,450 in FY16 MRB $15,550 CDBG funds provided in FY15 eliminated in FY16 CDBG budget Phoebus Partnership

$100,000 for Neighborhood Improvement Funding proposed amendment from increase in Delinquent Court Fines Neighborhood grants could be used as a source of funds for neighborhood festivals Funding for Festivals

Jails Admissions ~ $25 maximum processing fee for Sheriff’s Offices ordered as part of the court costs to defray costs of processing arrested persons into local jails Work Release ~ From earnings from an inmates participation in a work release program Jail Admission & Work Release Fees

$75,000 in ATF Funds will be freed up to expand the youth employment program, bringing total to $125,000 Youth Education & Families will absorb the cost of a parenting training contract currently funded with ATF Funds This adjustment does not require Council action, but will be noted in the Council Approved budget Youth Employment Program

Increase Fee on Non-Recyclers to off-set fee increase for recyclers –Only 12 customers are billed the non-recycler rate which would generate $1,017 per year at the higher rate Would not generate sufficient revenue to lower the recycler rate Every penny on the rate for recyclers generates $22,000 –Other non-recycling properties are vacant (1,500), low water consumption (520), and tax relief (1,100) which are not billed Incentive Based Recycling – currently not allowed under state law Solid Waste Fees

$273,990,000 –Includes bonds closed in April that covered bond funded capital projects for FY14-FY16 –Slightly less than FY13 ($274.7 million) Paying off bonds faster than adding –$108 million will be paid off between now and FY20 –$52 million in bonds programmed in the CIP through FY20 Outstanding City General Obligation Debt

Projected to be 2.1% by FY20 Direct Net Debt as % of Full Valuation

Debt service projected to remain flat or decline through FY20 Debt Service as % of Operating Expenditures

$1.00 tax would generate $128,600, based on current property tax data 906 RVs in the City Tax has been effectively $0 since 2010 Rationale for eliminating the tax was that RVs are similar to boats Recommend looking at it as part of FY17 Budget RV Personal Property Tax

FY16 Budget Related Amendments

Revenues –$200,000 increase due to enhanced collections Expenses –Increases to support enhanced collection effort $49,500 Treasurer’s Budget $17,500 Retirement & Employee Benefits –Increase transfers to Capital Projects Fund $100,000 Neighborhood Improvement Funding $33,000 Contingency Delinquent Court Fines

Revenues –$3 million increase in General Obligation Bond Proceeds Expenses –$3 million Neighborhood Centers, Central Park & Love Your City Projects Neighborhood Centers

Housekeeping Amendments

Special Assessment – Gap funding provided by CDA property owner to fund CDA debt service –City is a pass through, does not impact anyone outside of the CDA property $174,000 PTC decrease in Special Assessments $10,025 H2O increase in Special Assessments Community Development Authorities (CDAs)

Revenues –$43, General Fund Taxes decrease –$43, Operating Reserve increase Expenses –$12,240 Personal Services decrease –$12,240 Operating Expenditure increase Convention Center Fund Revenue & Expense Categories

Request/question: Add “navigable” in purpose statement –Added “waters used for recreational purpose” Request/question: Define “normally” docked in Hampton as more than 181 days –Use same standard as state code (more than 180 days) –Boat owners who can prove their hailing port is elsewhere would be exempt –Boats solely in the City for repairs or extended overhaul are exempt Request/question: Exempt all non-motorized boats to exempt large canoes, kayaks and paddle boats, etc. –Extends non-motorized exemption to less than 20 feet Boat License Fee Changes

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