BUDGET Fact SheetThe Town Council approved the proposed Fiscal Year July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020 Operating and Capital Improvement budget at it’s July 17, 2019 meeting. The budget is $13.7 million of which $10.7 million is allocated for general fund operations (e.g., Police, Fire), $1.9 million for the capital improvement program (CIP), and $1.1 million for special fund expenses/debt service. At year end FY19-20, we anticipate the Town will maintain a signi�cant operating reserve of 36% of oper-ating expenses which is well above the Town’s policy of maintaining a 25% reserve.
USE OF FUNDS: $10.6 MILLION
WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM?
WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO?
SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR GENERAL FUNDS: $10.6 MILLION
Police
Fire
Non Departmental
General Administration
Planning & BuildingPublic Works
Parks & Facilities Maintenance
Town Council Recreation & Community Services
Property Taxes
Measure J
Sales Tax - Measure C
Sales Tax - Other
Rents/Interest & Other
State Agencies
Interfund Transfers
Fines & Licenses
Franchise Fees
Utility User/Hotel Tax
Charges for Services
5.7%
6.8%
8.0%
7.1%
0.7%
2.6%2.9%
2.5% 4.0%3.4%
23.9 %
38.6%
7.5%
8.9%
2.7%9.5%
3.2%2.5%
7.5%
56.3%Property and sales taxes combined represent over 70% of the Town’s total sources of revenue. Charge for Services (e.g., planning and building fees) represent 8% of general fund revenue. Measure J (Special Municipal Tax) represents approximately 6% of total revenue. Over the past �ve years, Measure J has allocated approximately 80% of the revenue collected towards Police and Fire services.
Police and Fire represent over 62% of general fund expenditures. Non-departmental expenses re�ect those expenses not attributed to departments such as liability/workers compensation insurance, animal control services, retiree health contributions, and chipper days/vegetation management activities. General Administration includes Finance, Town Manager, Town Clerk, and Human Resources functions as well as a one time purchase of a new �nancial software system.
Questions about the Budget? Contact Finance Director, Michael Vivrette at [email protected]
To view the budget in detail visit: https://www.townoffairfax.org/town-budget/
EXPENDITURES BY CATAGORY
CONTRACT SERVICES
Salaries
Bene�ts & Payroll Cost
Contact Services
Supplies & Tools
Insurance & Claims
Other Operating
Fire Contract
OtherNon Departmental
Public Works
Planning & Building
Recreation & Community Services
Town Attorney
39.8% 11.4%
11.2%1.7%
1.2%
34.7%
5.0%
3.4%3.3%
7.1%
5.1%
68.6%
11.2%
Approximately 46% of General Fund expenditures are for salaries and bene�ts. Contractual services represent approxi-mately 40% of expenditures because that includes Fire services. “Other Operating” expenses include those costs not classi�ed as professional service such as retiree health payments, liabili-ty/workers compensation insurance, and chipper days.
A closer look at contract services shows that Fire represents over 2/3rds of expenditures. The Town is a member of the Ross Valley Fire Department (RVFD) Joint Powers Authority which provides services to Fairfax, Ross, San Anselmo, and Sleepy Hollow. The Town contracts with Best, Best, & Krieger for Town Attorney services. The cost for the Town Auditor, up-coming elections, and licensing for �nance/payroll systems are the largest expenditure in the “other” category. “Non-departmental” are for those professional services not attributed to speci�c departments such as animal control, IT services, yellow school bus, and Town website/webcast. “Public Works” re�ects the use of outside professionals for such services as engineering and tree trimming.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP)
The FY19-20 CIP budget is approximately $1.9M: • $500,000 for road repaving /maintenance projects including Upper Scenic Road • $800,000 for the Meadow Way, Azalea Ave, Creek, Spruce, Marin, Canyon Road (6) bridge projects for preliminary design/environmental studies. • $600,000 for other projects such as design of the Pavilion Seismic Retro�t project, pedestrian trail improvements, downtown sidewalk replacement, and street projects damaged by the 2019 Winter storms.
CIP funding comes from a variety of federal, state, local grants such as the Highway Bridge Program, FEMA, sales tax from TAM, gas tax, County loan, Measure C, Measure J, and Measure A Park money.
