Title
Public Hearing to Receive Citizens' Comments Regarding the City Manager's Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2021
Purpose
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
The City Manager's Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2021 ("Manager's Recommended Budget") was made available to the public on April 15, 2020.
Discussion:
Public hearings to give the City Council the opportunity to receive citizens' comments regarding the Manager's Recommended Budget will be held during City Council's legislative session on April 22, 2020 and at a special meeting of City Council on May 6, 2020. Public hearing notices were duly advertised in the Daily Press on April 12, 2020 and April 19, 2020.
Additional work sessions will be held on May 6, 2020 and May 13, 2020 for City Council to consider comments received from citizens and additional information requested of staff. The first reading of all budget ordinances will be on May 6, 2020. The second reading and final approval of all budget ordinances will be on May 13, 2020.
Impact:
General Fund (for City and Hampton City School operations): $516,875,291.00
Capital Improvement Fund (Capital Budget): $83,540,560.00
Enterprise Funds
Hampton Coliseum and Hampton Arts Commission Fund: $9,651,127.00
Hampton Roads Convention Center Fund: $10,765,625.00
The Hamptons Golf Course Fund: $839,495.00
The Woodlands Golf Course Fund: $711,150.00
Internal Service Funds
Fleet Services Fund: $7,192,480.00
Fleet Services - Equipment Replacement Fund: $3,217,435.00
Information Technology Fund: $3,142,410.00
Risk Management Fund (including Hampton City Schools): $8,200,141.00
Public Works Funds
Solid Waste Management Fund: $18,881,201.00
Steam Plant Fund: $7,612,505.00
Stormwater Management Fund: $10,732,058.00
Wastewater Management Fund: $11,072,448.00
Special Revenue Funds
Community Development Block Grant Fund: $1,759,420.00
Economic Development Fund: $571,412.00
Grant Fund: $6,447,304.00
There are no proposed changes to the Real Estate Property Tax Rate or the Personal Property Tax Rates.
Proposed Public Right-of-Way Fee: $1.15/Line/Month. The Virginia Department of Transportation ("VDOT"), pursuant to Code of Virginia 56-468.1, is responsible for annually determining the monthly public right-of-way fee per access line. VDOT has determined that rate shall be $1.15 for the period from July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021, a $0.05 decrease from fiscal year 2020.
The following fee changes are also proposed for which comment(s) may be heard during those public hearings as follows that, if approved, will take effect July 1, 2020:
Increasing the Stormwater Fee for Commercial Users from $8.83 per 2,429 sq. ft. of impervious area (“ERU”) per month to $9.83 per ERU, per month and the Stormwater Fee for Residential Users from $8.83 per month to $9.83 per month. See Code of Virginia Section 15.2-2114.
Recommendation:
No action. Public hearing only.