FY 2005 Adopted Budget

FY 2005 BUDGET OVERVIEW

�	FY2004	FY2005	Increase / Decrease	Percent Change
General Fund	$33,004,410	$36,411,871	$3,407,461	10%
Utilities Fund	$25,808,694	$42,640,570	$16,831,876	65%
Airport Fund*	$4,181,413	$3,977,999	$203,414	-5%
Capital Fund**	$6,309,633	$16,075,864	$9,766,231	155%
TOTAL	$69,304,150	$99,106,304	$29,802,154	43%
*Airport Fund - 98% of Capital Projects paid for with Federal and State grants. ** Capital Fund- Majority of Projects paid for with non-town funds.

FY 2005 GENERAL FUND REVENUES

REAL ESTATE ASSESSED VALUES

PER CAPITA REAL ESTATE TAXES

FY 2005 BUDGET REVENUES

• Overall revenues are projected to increase by 7% due to the up turn in the local economy and growth of the town’s population.
• Real estate and personal property taxes are projected to increase by 8.6%.
• Consumer related taxes are projected to increase slightly due primarily to increases from sales, meals and consumers utility taxes. 
• Recreation fees for recreation programs and use of facilities such as the Ida Lee Recreation Center and Catoctin Skatepark are projected to increase by 16%. The majority of the increase is due to the expansion of the recreation center which allows for expanded program offerings.
• Funding from other government sources are projected to increase by 13% due primarily to increased state funding for police and road maintenance, a federal COPS grant for police officers, and the funding of an additional school resources officer by Loudoun County.

FY 2005 GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES

FY 2005 DEBT SERVICE

• Debt service for FY 2005 is 12.6% of the General Fund Budget or $4.59 Million
• Debt service as a percentage of the General Fund budget is down from 13.9% in FY 2004 to 12.6% in FY 2005

FY 2005 GENERAL FUND FUND BALANCE (Reserve)

Purpose
Quickly respond to unforeseen emergencies or circumstances

Bond rating agencies require reserve to maintain strong bond rating

Fund Balance
10% of General Fund budget

$3,650,015

FY 2005 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

• INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (PHASE I) – Integration of town software for efficient information sharing among departments and with citizens.
• CAPITAL OUTLAY – Replace obsolete servers, desktops, and monitors, to increase network connections to allow for more efficient information sharing among staff and with citizens.

POLICE

• THREE POLICE OFFICERS – Addition of three police officers, vehicles, and equipment, for maintaining the safety of the citizens through patrol operations.
• SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER – Addition of  a school resource officer for maintaining safety and order in the town’s public schools.
• COMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN – Addition of a communications technician to assist the communications center in efficient information sharing of emergency and non-emergency information for maintaining the safety of the citizens.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

• BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION- Increased planning efforts, market analysis, and assistance to business organizations. 
• DOWNTOWN COORDINATOR –  This is a new position dedicated to assisting individual businesses and local organizations in an effort to improve the business climate of the downtown and to promote it as a destination for residents and visitors.

PLANNING & ZONING

• CONSULTING SERVICES – A consultant will be used for transportation modeling and to aid in updating the town’s comprehensive plan.
• PLANNER – Addition of one development plan reviewer to keep pace with increased plan submissions.
• URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN – Establish a plan to evaluate existing conditions and regulations and to develop new strategies, goals, policies, and actions for tree planting, care, and management to maintain a healthy, beautiful, environment for citizens and visitors.

FINANCE

• CUSTOMER SERVICE – To improve water and sewer accounts processing, an administrative associate position has been added within the Finance Department.  This will help the department better respond to customers inquires.
• INTEGRATED INFORMATION SYSTEM – The town is in the process of reengineering its information systems to include a new financial system which will allow the finance department to provide more online services and reduce the time it takes to process accounting transactions.
• CHIEF ACCOUNTANT – Addition of a Chief Accountant to supervise external reporting, allocating and balancing of revenues and expenditures.

ENGINEERING & PUBLIC WORKS

• STORMWATER MANAGEMENT – Addition of Senior Engineer to provide supervision and technical administration of the EPA required Stormwater Management Program. v
• MAINTENANCE WORKERS – Addition of  four maintenance workers and equipment for the streets division to maintain safe, clean, and attractive roadway for citizens and visitors.

OFFICE OF CAPITAL PROJECTS MANAGEMENT

• OFFICE OF CAPITAL PROJECTS MANAGEMENT – Addition of a new department titled, Office of Capital Projects Management (OCPM) created from the Department of Engineering and Public Works. The director of the new department is the former Capital Projects Administrator. OCPM will specialize in supervising, coordinating, and managing design and construction contracts for the town’s major capital improvements. v
• SENIOR ENGINEERS – Addition of two Senior Engineers for the newly established Office of Capital Projects Management team to facilitate and manage design and construction contracts for the town’s major capital improvements.

HUMAN RESOURCES

• HUMAN RESOURCE GENERALIST – Addition of a Human Resource Generalist to focus primarily on town-wide recruitment and selection activities, and also to serve as back-up to the training and development, safety and health, compensation and classification, and employee benefits functions.
• CYBER RECRUITER – This program will allow people interested in employment with the town the ability to read job descriptions, apply online and check the status of a position.  It will also allow town departments to go to a paperless application review process increasing efficiency.

STAFFING

• Includes merit pay of up to 5% for employees
• 2% Cost of Living Wage Adjustment

ADDITIONAL POSITIONS

• General Fund- 16 New Full-Time Positions
• Utilities Fund- 6 New Full-Time Positions

SUPPORT TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

Leesburg Volunteer Fire Company*	$163,000
Loudoun County Rescue Squad	150,000
Library Foundation/August Court Days	7,000
Interfaith Relief	20,000
First Night Leesburg	2,500
Loudoun Convention & Visitors Association	100,000
Loudoun Museum	27,000
Northeast Quadrant Coalition***	20,000
Bluemont Concert Series**	20,000
YMCA	10,000
Loudoun Volunteer Caregivers***	8,000
Loudoun Co. Small Bus. Dev. Center	10,000
Northern Virginia Family Services***	10,000
Marshall Foundation	25,000
Loudoun Community Free Clinic	25,000
Virginia Regional Transportation Assoc.	74,430
TOTAL	$671,930
*$38,000 is from the Virginia Fire Programs Fund. **includes a $5,000 Virginia Commission for the Arts Grant. ***Irwin W. Uran Fund.

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

Listed below are major Capital Improvement for FY 2005

• Catoctin Circle Trail Southwest
• South King Street Trail
• Route 15 Widening (South King Street)
• Dry Mill Road Curbs, Gutters and Drainage Improvements
• West Market Street Sidewalk and Drainage
• Tuscarora Creek Improvements
• Ft Evans Road Sidewalk and Drainage
• Water Pollution Control Expansion Project

 

UTILITIES & AIRPORT FUNDS

• USER RATES – No increase is water or sewer user fees.
• INTEGRATED INFORMATION SYSTEM – The Utilities Department will receive a major upgrade to its information management system to include work order and inventory control programs. These programs will help the department response to customer concerns in a more timely and efficient manner.
• GIS CUSTOMIZATION – The town is in the process of upgrading its Geographic Information System to enter an inventory of water/sewer lines, manholes, fire hydrants, pump stations and other data. Over 45,000 data points are being entered into the system through global positioning.
• EQUIPMENT UPGRADES – The Utilities Department will purchase a new camera to check sewer lines, a self-propelled sewer cleaning hose, and a laser pipe adjustment tool. This equipment will help the town maintain utility lines to reduce backups in problem areas thereby improving the system for customers.
• NEW POSITIONS - Six new positions have been added to the department to keep pace with an increased work load due to growth in the town’s population and utilities system.

AIRPORT FUND

• FEES - In the Airport Fund, there are no increases in tie-down and hangar fees. The airport will become more self-sufficient as space is leased in the new Stanley F. Caulkins Terminal.
• AIRPORT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS – A number of major capital projects are proposed which include:
  • Rehabilitation of Airport Runway
  • The first year of operation of the new Stanley F. Caulkins Terminal
  • West Side Land Acquisition
  • Airport Perimeter Fencing Phase I

FY 2005 BUDGET INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS

FOR INFORMATION, QUESTIONS OR A COPY OF THE FY 2005 ADOPTED BUDGET, CONTACT THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET 703-737-7016

COPIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AT:

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380 OLD WATERFORD ROAD, LEESBURG, VIRGINIA
703-777-0323

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208 WEST MARKET STREET, LEESBURG, VIRGINIA
703-737-7195