Citizen Engagement for FY 2017-18 Budget Development T.C. Broadnax - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Citizen Engagement for FY 2017-18 Budget Development

T.C. Broadnax City Manager Elizabeth Reich Chief Financial Officer

Purpose

• Provide overview of City of Dallas budget
• Discuss services provided by the City that

most impact citizens

• Provide outlook for future budgets
• Seek input from citizens
• Respond to citizen comments and questions

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Background

• Each year, the City of Dallas spends more than

$3 billion to provide a wide range of services for citizens including:

• It is important for City staff to understand how

citizens would like to see their City dollars spent

3 Police Fire Ambulance services Street & alley maintenance Parks & open space Neighborhood code compliance Animal services Libraries Cultural programs Recreation centers Economic development Housing programs Community service programs Water & sewer services Solid waste collection

FY 2016-17 Adopted Budget

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FY 2016-17 Adopted Annual Budget $3.1 billion

Operating Budget (funds day-to-day operations & maintenance) $2.5 billion General Fund: $1.23 billion Enterprise Funds: $1.04 billion General Obligation Debt Service: $261.9 million Capital Budget (funds long-term capital improvements) $524.7 million General Purpose: $177.4 million Enterprise Capital: $347.3 million

FY 2016-17 General Fund Revenue Total = $1.23 Billion

5 Property Tax, $610.2m, 50% Sales Tax, $292.2m, 24% Franchise Fees, $113.8m, 9% Charges for Service, $77.6m, 6% Fines and Forfeitures, $38.8m, 3% Other Revenues, $96.8m, 8%

Typical Property Tax Bill

• Each property owners’ tax bill differs based on the value of

property, exemptions, and county & school district in which you reside

• Average residential property with homestead exemption is

currently valued at $240,000

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Note: City of Dallas overlaps 4 counties and 18 school districts. Taxing Entity Tax Rate Per $100 Value Tax Bill Percent of Tax Bill City of Dallas $0.782500 $1,502.40 29% Dallas County (see note) $0.252371 $484.55 9% Dallas Community College District $0.122933 $236.03 5% Parkland Hospital $0.279400 $536.45 10% Dallas ISD (see note) $1.282085 $2,448.78 47% Total = $5,208.21

Sales Tax Bill

• Texas state law governs and caps the local option

for sales tax at a combined 2%

• State law identifies goods and services that are

taxable versus non-taxable

• Sales tax distribution
• State of Texas 6.25%
• Local Option 2%
• Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) 1%
• City of Dallas 1%
• City’s FY 2016-17 budget for anticipated sales tax

receipts is $292.2m

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FY 2016-17 General Fund Expenses Total = $1.23 Billion

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Police, $478.0m, 39% Dallas Fire Rescue, $254.6m, 21% Mobility and Street Services, $101.5m, 8% Park and Recreation, $94.7m, 8% Code Compliance Services, $42.4m, 4% Library, $30.0m, 2% Building Services, $25.3m, 2% Court & Detention, $19.8m, 2% Office of Cultural Affairs, $19.6m, 2% City Attorney, $16.2m, 1% Housing & Community Services, $14.4m, 1% Non-Departmental , $78.3m, 6% Other Expenses, $54.5m, 4%

• Police
• 3,613 authorized sworn

personnel

• 628,835 dispatched 911

calls/year

• 52,766 arrest/year
• 7 minutes, 56 seconds

average response time for priority 1 calls

• Fire-Rescue
• 2,163 authorized sworn

personnel

• 58 stations
• Over 300,000 fire &

ambulance runs/year

• 5 minutes, 59 seconds

average response time

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• Street & Alley

Maintenance

• Nearly 12,000 lane miles
• f paved streets
• Over 1,400 miles of

alleys

• Over 1,500 traffic signals
• Over 375,000 traffic

signs

• Code Compliance
• Over 250,000 service

requests/year

• Over 4,000 abated graffiti

violations & 36,000 lots mowed/cleaned

• 28,500 animals impounded

per year (61% live release rate)

• 9,500 spay & neuter

surgeries/year

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• Park & Recreation
• 381 parks - over 23,000

acres of park land, 154 miles of hike/bike trails & 7 lakes

• 42 recreation centers
• 17 community pools &

Bahama Beach waterpark

• 6 golf courses & 5 tennis

centers

• Arboretum, Zoo, Fair Park

& other citywide facilities

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• Libraries
• 29 locations
• 13 are open 7 days/week
• 1,510 service hours/week
• Over 7 million visitors and

390,000 in classes & programs/year

• Circulation of over 11

million materials/year

• Cultural services
• 22 City-owned facilities

with over 26,000 events

• Cultural funding awarded

to over 120 artists and non-profit organizations

• Public Art collection of

nearly 300 pieces

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FY 2016-17 General Fund Revenue & Expenses Total = $1.23 Billion

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Property Tax, $610.2m, 50% Sales Tax, $292.2m, 24% Franchise Fees, $113.8m, 9% Charges for Service, $77.6m, 6% Fines and Forfeitures, $38.8m, 3% Other Revenues, $96.8m, 8%

Police, $478.0m, 39% Dallas Fire Rescue, $254.6m, 21% Mobility and Street Services, $101.5m, 8% Park and Recreation, $94.7m, 8% Code Compliance Services, $42.4m, 4% Library, $30.0m, 2% Building Services, $25.3m, 2% Court & Detention, $19.8m, 2% Office of Cultural Affairs, $19.6m, 2% City Attorney, $16.2m, 1% Housing & Community Services, $14.4m, 1% Non-Departmental , $78.3m, 6% Other Expenses, $54.5m, 4%

100% Property Tax + 42% Sales Tax required for Public Safety only.

General Fund – Outlook for Future Years

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($44m) ($67m) ($60m) ($31m) ($102m) ($135m) ($130m) ($103m)

$1,100 $1,150 $1,200 $1,250 $1,300 $1,350 $1,400 $1,450 $1,500 $1,550 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 Revenue Expense (low case) Expense (high case)

$ in Millions

Balancing the Budget

• What services should

the City provide in future years within available resources?

• Priorities must be

identified

• Budget must be

balanced

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Revenues Expenses

Spring/Summer 2016 Citizen Survey

• Consultant conducted a citywide survey to obtain input on how

citizens feel about City services

• Citizens ranked service areas based on importance and level of

satisfaction

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Importance Ranking Category Satisfaction Ranking 1 Maintenance of Infrastructure 18 2 Police services 13 3 Neighborhood code enforcement 16 4 Drinking water 9 5 Ambulance/emergency medical service 4 6 Park & recreation system 8 7 Traffic signal timing 15 8 Fire service 5 9 Land use, planning, & zoning 17 10 Solid waste service 6

March 2017 Citizen Input

• Meetings are being held to
• btain face-to-face input from

citizens

• Written comments may be left

in drop box at each meeting

• r at City libraries and

recreation centers

• Survey is also available at

meetings or on-line at DallasCityHall.com

• Public Hearing is being held

at City Council meeting on March 22

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Date Time Facility Address Saturday, March 4 11:30 am

• 1:00 pm

Latino Cultural Center 2600 Live Oak, 75204 Saturday, March 4 2:00 - 3:30 pm West Dallas Multipurpose Center 2828 Fish Trap Rd, 75212 Thursday, March 9 6:30 - 8:00 pm Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Library 2008 E Kiest Blvd, 75216 Thursday, March 16 6:30 - 8:00 pm Lake Highlands Recreation Center 9940 White Rock Trl, 75238 Monday, March 20 6:30 - 8:00 pm Janie C. Turner Recreation Center 6424 Elam Rd, 75217 Tuesday, March 21 6:30 - 8:00 pm Walnut Hill Recreation Center 10011 Midway Rd, 75229 Wednesday, March 22 6:30 - 8:00 pm Southwest Center Mall, Community Room 3662 W. Camp Wisdom, 75237 Thursday, March 23 6:30 - 8:00 pm Skyline Branch Library 6006 Everglade Rd, 75227 Monday, March 27 6:30 - 8:00 pm Fretz Recreation 6950 Belt Line Rd, 75254

Citizen Comments and Questions

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Thank you for your engagement!