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FY24 COMMISSION BUDGET ITEMS
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Proposed Changes to Recommended Budget
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Notes
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GENERAL FUND
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Revenues35
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Tax Digest growth 3,700,000
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Millage Rate Change (1.0 = $6,540,000)-0.1(654,000)Adjusted millage rate = 13
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Proposed FY24 budget remains unchanged from Mayor's proposed budget, except and only as shown on this document.
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Blue = Items recommended as additions, subtractions, or adjustments, reflecting changes to the Mayor's proposed FY24 Budget.
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Grey = Items discussed at 5/18 Work Session, but that are currently set at zero in this proposal, reflecting no change to the Mayor's proposed budget.
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Yellow w/ Red Text = Items requiring input/clarification from staff/colleagues to finalize figures, reflecting potential additional changes to the Mayor's proposed budget.
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Total Revenue Changes$3,046,000
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Fulltime
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Positions
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Expenditures
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Proposed Items to Add
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Hold employee health ins premiums at current rate 0 Per staff FY24 Budget Follow-Up Report May 17, 2023 (pg. 2): Estimated cost additional ACCGov cost for FY24 = $650K Gen Fund ($875K all funds).
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Rightsize ACCGov/Employee share of health ins premiums 0 Per staff FY24 Budget Follow-Up Report May 17, 2023 (pg. 2): FY24 cost for yr 1 of 3yr plan = $415K (Total 3yr cost = $2.66M).
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Increase Employer Contributions to Healthcare Benefits 1,065,000 Per staff FY24 Budget Follow-Up Report May 17, 2023 (pg. 2) and subsquent discussion: This combines the full funding of the two line items above. Funding is to be administered in a fashion that ensures employees see no further increase in their current healthcare rate, while also initiating a plan to decrease the cost burden on employees for healthcare by increasing ACCgov's employer contribution over the next three fiscal years.

This assumes an additional $225K from other funds to fully fund this for all positions.
Query: Which funds and what amount needs to be adjusted for each?
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Establish/Administer Employee Health Clinic 0 Per staff FY24 Budget Follow-Up Report May 17, 2023 (pg. 2-3): Annual operating costs between $500K-$720K w/ $95K capital cost.
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Increase Unified Plan Salary Adjustment 340,000 Per staff FY24 Budget Follow-Up Report May 17, 2023 (pg. 2-3): 1% change to Market & Pay Table = $340K General Fund ($615K all funds); $50k for General Fund Pay Table only; $290K for General Fund Market only.

$340K allocated here is for a 1% Market AND Pay Table increase for ALL employees in the ACCgov Unified Plan, part-time and full-time, regardless of position, in addition to the existing 4% Market increase and 1% Performance Pay increase already reflected in the Mayor's Proposed Budget.

This $340K from General Fund assumes additional $275K in funding from other funds.
Query: Which funds and what amount needs to be adjusted for each?
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Increase Public Safety Plan Salary Adjustment 275,000 Per staff FY24 Budget Follow-Up Report May 17, 2023 (pg. 3): a 1% change to Public Safety Step Table = $275K ($285K all funds).

1% increase for all employees under the STEP Plan, in addition to the existing 3% increase already reflected in the Mayor's Proposed Budget.

This assumes an additional $10K from other funds to fully fund this for all positions.
Query: Which funds and what amount need to be adjusted for each?
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Increase Wage Floor to $16.07/hr. 60,000 Per staff FY24 Budget Follow-Up Report May 17, 2023 (pg. 2): HR estimate to increase wage floor to $16.07/hour = $60K.

Anyone hired into any entry level positions, inc. Part-Time (PT) or Seasonal, will be paid at least $16.07/hr. (PT) or $33,426/yr. (FT). This represents a 3% increase to the existing wage floor of $15.60, and sets ACCgov's wage floor closer to alignment with the MIT Living Wage Calculator for a single adult without children in ACC.

As noted above, existing employees will see a larger increase in their wages - 5% Market increase + eligibility for the pool of 1% Performance Pay increase. An existing employee making $15.60/hr. will go to at least $16.38/hr. (or the equivalent in FT salary) with the Market increase, and may go to approx. $16.54/hr. (or FT salary equivalent) based on the average Performance Pay increase of 1%, as noted above.
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FC-CIS Neighborhood Leaders - Salary/Wage Adjustments
 50,000 C-54: For salary/wage increases for existing employees of the Neighborhood Leaders Program in partnership with Family Connection - Communities in Schools (FC-CIS).
Note: This is an estimate per discussion at Budget Work Session on May 18, 2023; actual amount TBD depending on contract.
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Sheriff: Jail Meals & Meal Preparation0 0 C-119: $78,703 for this line item request.
Complete list of requests on C-118 thru C-120. $2,586,327 in total Operational requests not currently included, plus $703,500 in capital requests not currently included.
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Solicitor General: 2 New Positions0 0 C-124 & discussion at Work Session on May 11, 2023: $87,100 total requested for two additional positions - a victim advocate and an investigator.
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DUI-Drug Court: Transfer Participant Fees to General Fund 67,000 C-133 & discussion at Work Session on May 11, 2023 w/ Superior & State Court Judges.
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Superior Court: Treatment Services Administrator,
Half-Year		1 51,003 C-137 & discussion at Work Session on May 11, 2023 & detailed Proposal from Judge Auslander: Half-Year Funding of Salary + 7,500 in associated Operating expenses.
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Superior Court: Judicial A/V Administrator, Half-Year1 43,500 C-137: Half-Year Funding of Salary shown as $87K.
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Superior Court: Probation Billing Coordinator0 0 C-137 & discussion at Work Session on May 11, 2023: $50K requested for Probation Billing Coordinator.
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Superior Court: Probation Overtime 20,000 C-137 & discussion at Work Session on May 11, 2023: Fully funding request.
Query: Covered by the general pool for overtime across all departments as shown on C-91 ($1.8M for "vacancy/overtime contingency") under Other General Administration?
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ACC Library - Fully Fund Salaries/Wages 156,715 F-2 & F-3: Increase is in addition to Mayor's proposed $75K, to fully fund all requested Library staff salary increases, and base pay adjustments, totaling $231,715:
$15,120 Base pay adjustments for MLIS Degreed Librarians.
$21,050 - Base pay adjustments for Information Technology staff.
$37,813 - Salary adjustments for market increases and performance reviews.
$157,732 - 4% salary increase for all staff.
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ACC Library - Security 0 F-2 & F-3: "Security Services" - $62,500 total request.
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Increase Funding for Athens Community Council on Aging
(ACCA) to offset CDBG Requests		 30,000 F-3: in lieu of CDBG funding (See March 14, 2023 Work Session and Agenda Item #22 of April 4, 2023 Voting Mtg for ACCA CDBG request). Brings total FY24 funding to $342,300.
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Public Defender - Fully Fund Salaries/Rent 57,615 F-4 & discussion at Work Session on May 11, 2023: Fully fund request for Salary Adjustments, Rent Increases, and Office Space Expansion.
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Increase Funding for Athens Tutorial 20,000 F-4 & F-5 & per discussion at M&C Work Session with Independent Agencies - February 23, 2023: brings total FY24 funding to $23,500.
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ACC Center for Racial Justice & Black Futures 500,000 M&C Voting Mtg on December 6, 2022 (Item #24 approved unanimously): Portion of $1.25M total recommended allocation accepted by Resolution, to begin work on project in partnership with the ACC Center for Racial Justice and Black Futures at the Classic Center. Seek use of other ACCgov funds (e.g. TAD Funds or FY25 General Fund) to fully fund the remaining $750,000.
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Nonprofit Capacity Building Program (HCD) 250,000 M&C Retreat on May 4, 2024 - ARPA Update Spreadsheet: Currently Designated in ARPA as "Non-Profit Capacity Building" // Reallocated to General Fund as Revenue Replacement and listed here to initiate program by the end of FY24.
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Increase annual contribution to Fleet Replacement
 0 Per staff FY24 Budget Follow-Up Report May 17, 2023 (pg. 3): Each $500K reduces annual 10 yr plan amount by $62.5K. Note: $320,800 correction for Fleet Replacement is listed under Capital Projects (below).
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Increase for new Capital items (see below) 1,870,800
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Subtotal$4,856,633
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Proposed Items to Remove/Reduce
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Decrease Operating Contingency to FY23 level(1,000,000)A-1, C-92 & E-5: Mayor increased from $1.2M to $2.2M in his FY24 Proposed Budget, noting it as $1M left "unallocated for the Commission to program into the budget…"
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Remove $100k for "Lobbyist" to State/Federal Gov't
 0 C-92: Listed under Other General Administration as Governmental Affairs Professional Services. // Per Mayor's recommendation, significant Return on Investment expected thru these services.
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Community Energy Fund Correction (Pending Policy)
(150,000)D-96: Pending approval of policy revision as proposed in Agenda Item #20 at the May 16, 2023 Agenda Setting Mtg.
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Remove Assault Rifles(43,000)D-100: Removed as was also done in FY23.
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Use portion of Hotel-Motel Fund Balance to Transfer Economic Development Expense from General Fund (100,000)E-8: See Hotel-Motel Section Below.
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ARPA Transfer - Rev. Replacement,
Vaccines - Unspent		(221,400)M&C Retreat on May 4, 2024 - ARPA Update Spreadsheet: Currently Designated in ARPA as "Vaccine Incentives." // No more use for funds for that purpose. Reallocate to General Fund as Revenue Replacement.
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ARPA Transfer - Rev. Replacement,
FY22 Budget Balancing - Unspent		(149,999)M&C Retreat on May 4, 2024 - ARPA Update Spreadsheet: Currently Designated in ARPA as "Budget Balancing - FY22." // Reallocate to General Fund as Revenue Replacement.
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ARPA Transfer - Rev. Replacement,
Nonprofit Capacity Building		(250,000)M&C Retreat on May 4, 2024 - ARPA Update Spreadsheet: Currently Designated in ARPA as "Non-Profit Capacity Building." // Reallocate to General Fund as Revenue Replacement. Note: Nonprofit Capacity Building Program is added above, to be initiated in FY24 funded at $250K.
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ARPA Transfer - Rev. Replacement, Undesignated
(605,162)M&C Retreat on May 4, 2024 - ARPA Update Spreadsheet: Currently Designated in ARPA as "Contingency/Future Needs." // Reallocate to General Fund as Revenue Replacement.
Total of all four ARPA transfers is $1,226,561. Noting ARPA is one-time revenue, this amount roughly equals the allocations for the Center for Racial Justice & Black Futures, the Windows 11 IT Request, and the Non-Profit Capacity Building Program combined.
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Increase in On-Street Parking Charges by $0.25/hr.
 0 Queries: Clarify need for approval of ADDA; revenue generated by this; hourly rate.
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Subtotal2($2,519,561)
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Total Expenditure Changes2$2,337,072
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Net General Fund Budget Change2$708,928 Proposed options for use of remaining balance (above):
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A. Additional 0.5% Raise for ALL existing staff - Market for ACCgov Unified Plan and Pay Table for Public Safety STEP Plan ($282,500 in General Fund + add'l from other funds) [Inflation in GA is 5.86%... Additional funding for salaries/wages would ensure raises exceed inflation.]

B. Additional 1-2% raise specifically for Public Safety STEP Plan employees [$275k per 1%]. 2% more would provide same total % as what is being applied to the Unified Plan.

C. Further fund capital projects that we are woefully behind on [e.g. Sidewalk Gaps, Fleet Replacement, Roadway Safety Devices, Signal Replacement, Pavement, Facilities, etc.].
See C-24, C-154 and staff FY24 Budget Follow-Up Report May 17, 2023 for examples.

D. Initiate ACCgov Health Clinic [$595K+].

E. Increase funding to one or more of the unfunded items noted above.

F. Reduce millage rate by an additional 0.1 mils.(-$654K).
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OTHER FUNDS
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Various Funds (Expenses)
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Administrative Correction 61,750 Workforce Development ($60K) & Fleet Replacement. --> Kept in per staff recommendation on original version of this spreadsheet, May 17, 2023.
Query: Which fund is being adjusted?
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$61,750
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Hotel-Motel Fund
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Use Portion of Hotel-Motel Fund Balance 150,000 E-8
Query: Confirm Fund Balance available and what is increase/decrease from FY22 & 23.
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Economic Development Dept. Transfer(100,000)E-8 & C-44: Transfer $100,000 for Economic Development from General Fund to Hotel-Motel Special Revenue Fund.
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Increase Community Events Program (CEP) Funding
($50,000)C-92: Increase from Mayor's proposed $120K to $170K total to align better with comparable regional cities' investments in public events.
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General Capital Projects Fund
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Additional IT Capital for PC replacement 480,000 C-62 & per staff FY24 Budget Follow-Up Report May 17, 2023 (pg. 3-4): Replacements needed due to Windows 11 = $480K. Not funding request poses significant security risk.
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Planning Department: Land Use Econominc Analysis 100,000 D-98: Add $100K to existing $50K for $150K total. RFP for Economic Analysis to be done by a consultant and completed in time to inform the Future Growth Concept Map and Future Land Use Map updates. Note: Additional funding may be needed in FY25 or after (amount TBD) for consulting re: Comp Plan 2028 update.
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Live Stream Pipe Replacement - Stormwater Fund
 800,000 D-176 & per staff FY24 Budget Follow-Up Report May 17, 2023 (pg. 1-2): TPW estimates $1M capacity for FY24 - Add $800K to Mayor's Proposed budget of $200K. This provides $1M total and $200K more than FY23, to help catch up on massive backlog.
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Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP)
 120,000 D-178 & per staff FY24 Budget Follow-Up Report May 17, 2023 (pg. 1): $120K increase includes $92,500 to fully fund the existing FY24 program, per staff's estimate, and adds an additional $27,500 for potential additional projects that are not yet fully approved and/or yet under consideration, in accordance with policies described in the agenda item and CDO/Resolution that passed on May 2, 2023 (Agenda Item #15).
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Establish Health Clinic 0 Per staff FY24 Budget Follow-Up Report May 17, 2023 (pg. 2-3): Build-out and implementation estimated at $95K.
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Fleet Replacement Correction 320,800 Per staff FY24 Budget Follow-Up Report May 17, 2023 (pg. 3) [Central Services] & staff recommendation on original version of this spreadsheet: to cover escalating costs and increase in fleet size, and keep ACCgov on pace for full funding within the next 10 years.
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Corridor Improvements 50,000 Specifics TBD (e.g. Welcome signage celebrating Dawgs championships on major corridor entrances into Athens; Plantings along Prince Ave in conjunction with three-laning).
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Fee Schedule Adjustments & Corrections
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Solid Waste: Waste Minimization Fee
Small Business (Commercial)		$1.60/monthG-28, Line 41: incorrectly listed as $1.20/month --> Kept in per staff recommendation on original version of this spreadsheet, May 17, 2023.
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Solid Waste: Waste Minimization Fee
Large Business (Commercial)		$1.60/monthG-28, Line 42: incorrectly listed as $1.20/month --> Kept in per staff recommendation on original version of this spreadsheet, May 17, 2023.
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Solid Waste: Landfill Tip Fee$60.00/tonG-28, Line 61 & per presentation at M&C Work Session on March 14, 2023: Increase from proposed $55 to $60 in accordance with Regional Average Tip Fee of $62/ton.
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Solid Waste Collection Fund
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Business Administrator Position00C-129, E-31, E-35 & staff FY24 Budget Follow-Up Report May 17, 2023 (Attachment #1, Pg. 5): 1 FT position requested at $66,135.
Query: Are there sufficient funds from fees to cover the increase for this position?
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