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APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE-2019 ATM 3000-8000 Municipal FY2019 FY2020 Share of $ % Budget Recommended Total Change Change 7000 Land Use, Health& $2,447,636 $2,579,144 6.4% $131,508 5.1% Development 8000 General Government $7,447,715 $8,234,895 20.5% $787,180 9.6% Total 3000-8000 $38,282,035 $40,228,516 100.0% $1,946,481 4.8% Public Works (3000) The recommended appropriation for FY2020 of$10,482,790 represents a 3.6% increase over FY2019. Of the total, 91%is covered by the tax levy, 6%is covered by payments from the enterprise funds for services rendered, and 3% comes from other sources,primarily fees and the Cemetery Trust Fund. About 60% of the recommended budget is for non-compensation expenses, the largest of which are con- tractual services and supplies. Recommended appropriations for non-compensation expenses are up 4.7% from FY2019. Compensation costs are budgeted to increase only 2.0%, including one additional FTE, a heavy equipment operator in the Parks Division. However, the contract for AFSCME Local 1703 Public Works is up for renegotiation and the estimated cost of the additional compensation under a new contract is budgeted in the Salary Adjustment account. Public Safety (4000) Public Safety covers Law Enforcement (4100) and Fire and Rescue (4200). Of the total recommended budget of$14,623,802, about 52%is for Law Enforcement and the remaining 48%is for Fire and Rescue. The recommended FY2020 appropriation for Law Enforcement is about 4.4% higher than the FY2019 budget. Virtually all the increase is in compensation,reflecting in part a new contract with the union repre- senting police officers and detectives that took effect at the start of FY2019. The recommended FY2020 appropriation for Fire and Rescue is only about 1.5%higher than the FY2019 budget. However,the contract for IAFF Local 1491 expires at the end of FY2019 and the cost of the addi- tional compensation under contracts to be negotiated is budgeted in the Salary Adjustment account.Almost all the increase in expenses in the recommended budget would go towards the purchase of protective cloth- ing,which will last multiple years. Culture and Recreation (5000) Culture and Recreation covers Cary Memorial Library and Recreation and Community Programs. Of the total of$2,848,949, about 82%is for the Library and 18%is for Recreation. The recommended FY2020 appropriation for the Library is about 9.9% higher than the restated FY2019 budget. The 10.1% increase in compensation reflects primarily the recent settlement of the librarian con- tract; the FY2019 budget was based on FY2017 rates. The recommended number of library staff increases by 0.4 FTE, a change of about 1%. The proposed appropriation includes a 9.0%increase in non-compen- sation expenses. The recommended FY2020 appropriation for Recreation and Community Programs is 3.6%higher than the restated FY2019 budget. However, the increase in the appropriation of$110,940 is more than offset by a projected increase in user fees from both recreation programs and the Community Center,reducing recom- mended funding from the tax levy by 2.5%. The tax levy accounts for only 6.4% of total recommended funding. 20