On April 27, the Alexandria City Council adopted a $530 million General Fund Operating Budget for FY 2010, a 2.2% decrease of $12 million from FY 2009. The FY 2009 real estate tax rate of 84.5 cents per $100 of assessed value was raised by 5.8 cents to 90.3 cents. The average homeowner’s taxes will increase by $76 annually.

Revenue and expenditure changes from the City Manager’s approved budget include:

• Restoration of $610,000 for social safety net programs in the Health Department, Human Services Department and the Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Department.
• Authorization of a cigarette tax increase of 10 cents per pack, which is expected to generate $400,000 next year.
• Restoration of $287,000 for economic development priorities to assist the City’s residents and businesses during the economic downturn.
• Allocation of funds for Capital Improvement Program projects, including the James Polk Elementary School Gymnasium ($1,400,000); DASH bus replacement ($600,000); and street and sidewalk repair ($200,000).
• Maintenance of current public safety spending levels for the Alexandria Police, Fire, and Sheriff Departments.
• Addition of $455,000 for a homeownership assistance program to help low-income residents purchase distressed properties.

The FY 2010 budget includes the following reductions:

• One hundred and seventeen positions were cut from the City’s workforce.
• Employee salaries have been frozen.
• The City transfer to the Schools was decreased by 2%, or $3.4 million, but still meets the revised School Board request for City funds. Thirty-one percent of the General Fund budget is provided for the Schools.

FY 2010 Budget Materials 

• Approved Budget in Brief 
• Approved Operating Budget
• Approved Capital Improvement Program
• Budget Work Session Schedule
• City Council Retreat
• Budget Memoranda

> Approved Operating Budget (Complete)

• Table of Contents
• City Manager's Message
• Overview
• Understanding the Budget
• Combined Sources & Uses Tables
• Expenditure Summaries
  -- Expenditure Summary
  -- BFAAC Budget Format
• Revenue Summaries 
  -- General Fund Revenue Distribution
  -- Summary of Budgeted Revenues and Other Finance Sources
  -- Real Property Tax Revenues
  -- Statement of Estimate Real Property Tax Revenues
  -- Real Estate Assessments by Calendar Year
  -- Real Property Tax Base
  -- Real Property Assessments Compared To General Fund Expenditures
  -- FY 2010 Approved Tax Rates for Major Revenue Sources
  -- Grant Funding Summary
• Personnel Summary
  -- Changes in Full-Time Positions
  -- General Salary Adjustments
• Fund Balance
  -- Statement of Estimated General Fund Fund Balance
  -- Actual FY 2009 Fund Balance Year-End
  -- Statement of Projected Fund Balance
  -- Layperson’s Guide to Fund Balance
• Forecast Scenarios
  -- Multi-Year Revenue and Expenditure Projections
• Legislative & Executive
  -- City Council
  -- City Manager
  -- City Attorney
  -- City Clerk and Clerk of Council
• Courts & Constitutional Officers
  -- 18th Circuit Court
  -- 18th General District Court
  -- Clerk of Courts
  -- Commonwealth’s Attorney
  -- Court Service Unit
  -- Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
  -- Law Library
  -- Other Public Safety and Justice Activities
  -- Registrar of Voters
  -- Sheriff
• General Government
  -- Citizen Assistance
  -- Finance
  -- General Services
  -- Human Rights
  -- Information Technology Services
  -- Internal Audit
  -- Management and Budget
  -- Non-Departmental
  -- Debt Service
  -- Contingent Reserves
  -- Office on Women
  -- Human Resources
  -- Real Estate Assessments
  -- Office of Communications
• Public Safety
  -- Fire
  -- Office of Building and Fire Code Administration
  -- Police
• Health & Welfare
  -- Human Services
  -- Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse
  -- Alexandria Health Department
  -- Other Health Activities
• Community Development
  -- Housing
  -- Planning and Zoning
  -- Economic Development Activities
• Parks, Recreation & Cultural Activities
  -- Historic Alexandria
  -- Library
  -- Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities
  -- Other Recreation Activities
• Public Works
  -- Transportation and Environmental Services
  -- Transit Subsidies
• Education
  -- Alexandria City Public Schools
  -- Northern Virginia Community College
• CIP Related Information
• Community Profile
• Glossary
• Legislative References
  -- Relevant Budget Legislative References
  -- Ordinance 4291(BFAAC)
  -- Resolution 2303( Setting Guidance to FY 2010 Budget Preparation)
  -- Resolution 2256(Establishing the Processes to be Used to Plan and Adopt Operating Budgets and Capital Improvement Programs)
  -- Reduction in Force (RIF) Administrative Regulation 6-22
  -- Debt Ratio Policies
• Appendices
  -- Compensation Philosophy
  -- General Salary Schedule
  -- Police Salary Schedule
  -- Sheriff Salary Schedule
  -- Fire Salary Schedule
  -- General Schedule Classification Plan
  -- Police Classification Plan
  -- Sheriff Classification Plan
  -- Fire Classification Plan
  -- FY 2010 City Holidays
  -- Managing for Results Initiative Overview
• Public Transportation & Traffic Control
  -- Public Transportation
  -- Traffic Signal Maintenance & Traffic Control Computer
• Streets, Bridges, and Pedestrian Improvements
  -- Bridge Repairs & Maintenance
  -- Pedestrian Improvements
  -- Street Improvements
• Sewers
  -- Sanitary Sewers
  -- Storm Sewers
•  Other Regional Contributions
  -- Northern Virginia Community College
  -- Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority
  -- Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Home
  -- Peumansend Regional Jail
• Information Technology Plan
  -- Changes to the IT Plan from the Prior Year
  -- Existing Projects Highlights
  -- Projects Which Have Been Closed
  -- Unfunded IT Plan Projects
  -- Summary Totals
  -- Operating Budget Impacts
  -- Systems Development Projects
  -- IT Infrastructure Projects
• Legislative References
• Appendices
  -- Eliminated CIP Projects

> Approved Capital Improvement Program (Complete)

• Table of Contents
• Overview
  -- The CIP Process
  -- Capital Budget Highlights
  -- Six-Year Program Highlights
  -- Six-Year Program Highlights
  -- Projects Not Funded
  -- Capital Funding Summary
  -- Best Management Practices
• Strategic Plan
• Summary Expenditure Tables
• Summary Funding Tables
  -- Sources and Uses
  -- Debt Service Indicators
  -- Bond Repayment Schedules
• ACPS
• Community Development
  -- City-wide Amenities
  -- Neighborhood Planning
  -- Stream & Channel Maintenance
  -- Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project
• Recreation and Parks
  -- Renovated or Expanded Facilities
  -- Recreation Facilities Improvements
  -- Park Improvements
  -- Open Space Acquisition & Development
• Public Buildings
  -- Libraries
  -- Preservation of Historic Facilities
  -- Public Safety Facilities
  -- Public Health & Welfare Facilities
  -- Renovation and Reconstruction of Existing City Facilities
• Public Transportation & Traffic Control
  -- Public Transportation
  -- Traffic Signal Maintenance & Traffic Control Computer
• Streets, Bridges, and Pedestrian Improvements
  -- Bridge Repairs & Maintenance
  -- Pedestrian Improvements
  -- Street Improvements
• Sewers
  -- Sanitary Sewers
  -- Storm Sewers
•  Other Regional Contributions
  -- Northern Virginia Community College
  -- Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority
  -- Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Home
  -- Peumansend Regional Jail
• Information Technology Plan
  -- Changes to the IT Plan from the Prior Year
  -- Existing Projects Highlights
  -- Projects Which Have Been Closed
  -- Unfunded IT Plan Projects
  -- Summary Totals
  -- Operating Budget Impacts
  -- Systems Development Projects
  -- IT Infrastructure Projects
• Legislative References
• Appendices
  -- Eliminated CIP Projects