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FY 2021-22 Budget Overview Quality of Life Commissions Meeting Public Safety and Health Financial Services | Budget Office Mural: Rex Hamilton | Photography: Joe Ybarra Presentation Topics • FY 2021-22 Budget Overview • FY 2022-23 Budget Outlook • Budget Engagement Timeline • Q&A Mural: Uloang Art | Photography: Joe Ybarra # FY 2022 City All-Funds Uses of $4.7 Billion Austin Water 13% Internal Service Operations 8% General Fund Operations 25% Austin Energy 30% Other Expenses 5% GO Debt Services 5% Aviation 4% Austin Resource Recovery 2% Watershed Protection 2% Public Works 2% Convention Center 2% Austin Transportation 2% 2/26/2022 3 FY 2022 Approved City General Fund Uses of Funds: $1.2 Billion Parks 9.1% Austin Public Health 9.4% Fire 18.7% Police 37.9% Emergency Medical Services 9.0% Library 5.2% Municipal Court 3.0% Housing and Planning 1.5% Animal Services 1.4% Other Requirements 4.8% 2/26/2022 4 Five Year General Fund Outlook FY 2022-26 General Fund Forecast Projected General Fund Expenditures Projected General Fund Revenue $13.8 million deficit in FY26 $6.4 million deficit in FY23 FY 2021-22 FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 2/26/2022 5 Addressing Budget Gap • Continue to monitor current and future impacts of 3.5% property tax revenue cap • Develop fiscally sustainable plans for City retirement systems • Limit budget increases other than base cost drivers, such as wages and benefits 2/26/2022 6 FY 2022-23 Engagement Focus on Public Safety and Health Examining Public Safety Parks and Recreation DEPARTMENT EXAMPLE PROGRAMS • Expansion of the Park Ranger program by adding $615,000 and six full-time positions to enforce park rules, and assistance park visitors, and connect people experiencing homelessness to services. • As part of Council Resolution 20180524-035, Council’s top five sites for new Fire/EMS: 1. Del Valle/Moore’s Crossing – now open 2. Travis Country – now open 3. 4. Goodnight Ranch – design phase 5. Canyon Creek – design phase Loop 360 – estimated to open in 2023 Austin Fire Department & Austin-Travis County EMS Austin Police Department • $4.2 million and 44 victim services counselors to provide crisis response to victims and their families 2/26/2022 7 FY 2022-23 Engagement Focus on Public Safety and Health Cont. Examining Health DEPARTMENT Parks and Recreation Austin Public Health EXAMPLE PROGRAMS • • • $615,000 and 7.5 new positions for the Parks and Recreation Department to maintain newly acquired parkland and renovate facilities $1.5 million to add 9 temporary employees, increase contracts for community focused public health work, and to create a career ladder for the community health worker program $6.5 million in planned spending to begin construction of the Dove Springs Public Health Facility (total project cost of $16.0 million) Programs within Austin Public Health FY 2021-22 Approved Budget Community Services Disease Prevention & Health Promotion $5.4 million $7.8 million Epidemiology and Public Health Preparedness $2.3 million Health Equity and Community Engagement $7.3 million Social Service Contracts $50.7 million 2/26/2022 8 FY 2022-23 Budget Timeline City Manager’s Proposed Budget published July 15 Budget readings and tax rate hearings on August 17 - 19 Policy Input Forecasting and Budget Development Council Deliberation & Adoption January January February February March March April April May May June June July July August August September September October October Board and Commissions Council Town Halls Community Input Meetings Board and Commission recommendations due March 30 Community Input Meeting July 27 2/26/2022 9 Questions? For more information on Financial Services | Budget Office: AUSTINTEXAS.GOV/BUDGET About the Be Well Murals: This project was initiated and funded by the City of Austin Art in Public Places Program within the Economic Development Department, in partnership with the City of Austin Civilian Conservation Corps. Be Well Murals Project curated by Raasin in the Sun. The Lamar Underpass has housed public art since 2005 and was reimagined in 2020 to site the Be Well Murals in support of wellness during the pandemic. The Be Well Murals are temporary artworks and will be archived as part of the City's Art in Public Places public art collection. Through the Austin Civilian Conservation Corps, art projects like these are intended to put local artists back to work who have been impacted by COVID-19.