Item #2 - DACC Budget Update Presentation — original pdf

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Downtown Austin Community Court FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET & FISCAL YEAR 2026 TIMELINE JANUARY 17, 2025 DACC – Budget Highlights • DACC Mobile Court Implementation and Case Management Capacity Expansion • Mobile Court connects people in the community with solutions for resolving cases while providing an immediate connection to services and resource navigation through onsite case managers • • • ◦ ◦ Additions in FY 2024-25 Budget: For Mobile Court: • One Clinical Diversion Program Case Manager • One Program Coordinator to plan and staff the Mobile Court Program $50,000 in funding to schedule a substitute judge to staff mobile events For Homeless Services: Two Clinical Case Managers Approximately $500,000 in funding for corresponding social service dollars ◦ Ensures continuation of the same level of wraparound supports for our clients through social service contracts • $300,000 in one-time funding to continue Mental Health Diversion DACC – Budget Highlights Pilot Program through September 30, 2025 ◦ Program is co-funded by Travis County and Central Health ◦ Services provided primarily by Integral Care • $1,460,340 for Expanded Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (EMCOT) expansion to 24/7 operations ◦ Provides real time response for psychiatric crises, diverting individuals from emergency rooms and jails and providing up to 90 days of follow-up services ◦ Increasing field response staff anticipated to begin in April 2025 City of Austin – Budget Highlights • 4% increase in base pay for regular employees hired on or before April 1, 2024 • An increase in the City’s living wage from $20.80 to $21.63 per hour • No premium rate increase for City medical and dental coverage plans • Fertility Benefits with a lifetime maximum of $20,000 • Employee retirement contributions increased from 9% to 10% of base wages on January 1, 2024 • An increase in the Childcare Assistance Program income limits • Paid Parental Leave Program for non-sworn employees - increase of paid leave from 10 to 12 weeks annually FY24 Budget Timeline Example of previous budget timeline; may have adjustments for upcoming budget process BOARDS & COMMISSIONS BUDGET PRIORITY SURVEY COMMUNITY INPUT MEETINGS MAY Financial Forecast Presentation to Council Department Budget & CYEs due May 3 JULY Proposed Budget Presentation to Council AUGUST Budget Public Hearing, Set Max Tax Rate, and Work Session JULY Community Input and Work Session AUGUST Work Session AUGUST Budget Readings and Tax Rate Hearings OCTOBER First day of the Fiscal Year MARCH Board & Commission recommendations due Department Financial Forecast due March 8 POLICY INPUT FORECASTING & BUDGET DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL DELIBERATION & ADOPTION NEW FISCAL YEAR 5