City of High Point Budget Infographic

2022 | 2023 BUDGET TOTAL BUDGET

$464.3M

ELECTRIC UTILITIES 30.1%

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 20.8%

PUBLIC SAFETY 14.6%

DEBT SERVICE 12.9%

RECREATION NEIGHBORHOODS 6.8%

GENERAL GOV. 5.7%

CITY CAPITAL 5.2%

CITY TRANSPORTATION 3.9%

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KEY INITIATIVES THE CITY OF HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA

PARKS & RECREATION

WATER/SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE

RECRUITMENT/ RETENTION • REPLACE WATER/SEWER LINES • SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS • WATER TANK MAINTENANCE • WESTSIDE CENTRIFUGE

• NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT • RECREATION CENTER IMPROVEMENTS • FIRE ALARM UPGRADES

• AVERAGE 3% MERIT INCREASE (MID-YEAR) • INCREASE IN 401K/457 MATCH FROM 1% TO 3% • 2.5% COLA (APPROVED IN FEB. 2022) • INCREASE TO $15/HOUR MINIMUM RATE OF PAY

STREETS ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE

TRANSPORTATION

• SUB-STANDARD STREETS MAINTENANCE • CEMETERY PAVING • SKEET CLUB ROAD SIDEWALKS • MENDENHALL TERMINAL IMPROVEMENTS UPTOWNE/WALKABILITY STUDIES

• TRANSFORMER REPLACEMENTS • AUTOMATED METER INITIATIVE • IMPROVING OUTDOOR & STREET LIGHTING • OVERHEAD TO UNDERGROUND POWER LINE CONVERSION

REVENUE SOURCES PROPERTY TAX

17.1%

SALES & USE TAX LICENSES & FEES

11.6%

UTILITY FEES 40.3% CHARGES FOR SERVICE 14.0% INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUES

4.3%

FUND BALANCE, INTER-FUND CHARGES

12.7%

3-CENT DECREASE IN PROPERTY TAX RATE NO INCREASE IN ELECTRIC RATES NO GARBAGE COLLECTION FEE INCREASE NO STORMWATER FEE INCREASE 4% WATER/SEWER RATE INCREASE These investments will help improve the quality of life for our residents, businesses and visitors while allowing us to make the City of High Point the single most livable, safe and prosperous community in America.