on the FY 11 Adopted Budget
for the week of April 29-May 5, 2010
City Council Approves FY 2011 Budget Includes City Program Reductions, Fully Funds Schools Request, And 17-cent Increase in Real Estate Tax Rate The Falls Church City Council unanimously approved a Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 budget that retains core general government services and fully funds the City schools request. The FY11 budget totals $64,040,348 – 6.8 percent less than the current year – and includes an increase in the real estate tax rate of 17 cents from $1.07 to $1.24 per $100 of assessed value. The school transfer for FY11 will be $27,861,600. The 2011 fiscal year runs from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. The budget provides an additional $1.3 million for fund balance restoration in support of future capital improvements. The FY11 Budget also restores fund balance to within Council adopted policy limits. The City Council will hold first reading on the Capital Improvements Program (CIP) on May 10 and second reading and scheduled adoption on May 24.
For every dollar the City gets...
Education 43% Property Tax (Real Estate) 59%
Public Safety 12% Public Works 9% Personal Property Tax 5% Sales Tax 5% Business Licenses 4% Other Taxes 10%
Recreation, Parks & Library 7% Health & Welfare 3% Judicial Administration 5% Administration 8%
Other Budget Details
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State 6% • FY11 Budget: $64,040,348 • General government expendiDebt Service 8% Fees & Recovered Costs 10% tures down 8.5% • School Board transfer down 6% Permits 1% Community Development 2% • Real estate tax rate increase Capital & Reserves 3% to $1.24 • No change in water and sewer rates Real Estate Tax Increase Effect • Pay freeze for all employees (second year for gen2009 median home value $605,950 eral government) • Tax: $1.07 per • 17.5 general government positions eliminated 100 = $6,483 • Partial funding for the GEORGE bus for continued 2010 median home value $587,300 service until fall 2010 • Proposed tax: $1.24 per $100 = $7,282 • Mary Riley Styles Public Library to close Sundays • Increase of $799 and reduced hours during the week Tax Increases in the Region Since 2008 • Reduced the hours of operation at the Community • 28 cents: Average Increase in Tax Rate in Northern Virginia Center • 23 cents: Falls Church City • July 4, 2011 fireworks cancelled Operating Budget Reductions • Cancelling the City’s cash contribution to the FY2010 FY2011 %Change Watch Night Celebration for Dec. 31, 2010. General Government 32,207,181 29,475,278 -8.5% For more information on the FY11 Adopted Budget, School Transfer 29,624,825 27,861,600 -6.0% visit www.fallschurchva.gov. Copies of the final budget Debt Service *5,142,380 5,085,220 -1.1% will be available online in the coming weeks. 66,974,386 62,422,098 -6.8% *2/3 Schools; 1/3 General Government
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