2023 | 2024
BUDGET
Total Budget
$478.5M
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
PUBLIC SAFETY
DEBT SERVICE
RECREATION & NEIGHBORHOODS
GENERAL GOV.
$135,366,700
$32,707,813
CAPITAL PROJECTS
$96,061,843
$36,238,036
TRANSPORTATION $17,969,294
$35,474,023
HighPointNC.gov/Budget
$72,385,742
$52,334,136
KEY INITIATIVES The City of High Point, North Carolina
CULTURE & RECREATION
WATER/SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
• REPLACE WATER/SEWER LINES • SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS • WATER TANK MAINTENANCE • LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS • WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IMPROVEMENTS
• AVERAGE 3% MERIT INCREASE • SIX WEEKS PAID PARENTAL/CAREGIVER LEAVE • CREATION OF FULL-SERVICE EMPLOYEE HEALTH CLINIC
PARKS & RECREATION
• LIBRARY FLOORING •MUSEUM HVAC AND BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS • NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT • RECREATION CENTER IMPROVEMENTS • ENHANCED PARKS MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS
STREETS ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORTATION
• TRAFFIC SIGNAL TIMING • MAIN STREET INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS • RAILROAD CROSSING IMPROVEMENTS • TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM UPGRADE
• CEMETERY PAVING • RESIDENTIAL STREET RESURFACING & IMPROVEMENTS
• TRANSFORMER REPLACEMENTS • AUTOMATED METER INITIATIVE • OUTDOOR & STREET LIGHTING • OVERHEAD TO UNDERGROUND CONVERSION
REVENUE SOURCES PROPERTY TAX
17.4%
SALES & USE TAX LICENSES & FEES
10.1%
UTILITY FEES
39.6%
CHARGES FOR SERVICE
16.6%
INTERGOVERNMENTAL
REVENUES FUND BALANCE,
INTER-FUND CHARGES
NO PROPERTY TAX RATE INCREASE NO INCREASE IN ELECTRIC RATES $1 SOLID WASTE FEE INCREASE $1 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.
5.9%
10.4%