Fiscal 2018 Agency Detail, Volume I
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Fiscal 2018 Agency Detail - Volume I CATHERINE E. PUGH MAYOR Board of Estimates Recommendations Board of Estimates: Bernard C. “Jack” Young, President Catherine E. Pugh, Mayor Joan M. Pratt, Comptroller David Ralph, Acting Solicitor Rudy Chow, Director of Public Works City Council: President: Bernard C. “Jack” Young Vice President: Sharon Green Middleton First District: Zeke Cohen Second District: Brandon M. Scott Third District: Ryan Dorsey Fourth District: Bill Henry Fifth District: Isaac “Yitzy” Schleifer Sixth District: Sharon Green Middleton Seventh District: Leon F. Pinkett, III Eighth District: Kristerfer Burnett Ninth District: John T. Bullock Tenth District: Edward L. Reisinger Eleventh District: Eric T. Costello Twelfth District: CATHERINE E. PUGH Robert Stokes, Sr. MAYOR Thirteenth District: Shannon Sneed Fourteenth District: Mary Pat Clarke Department of Finance: Henry J. Raymond, Director Artwork Credit: Jessie 6OUFSIBMUFS This mural, titled New Day, was sponsored by the Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts during its Open Walls Project. The mural is located at 1137 Harford Road. AGENCY DETAIL, VOLUME I Table of Contents IntroductionTable of Contents Municipal Organization Chart ................................................................................................................... v User’s Guide ............................................................................................................................................. vii Agency Overviews, Recommendations and Detail Board of Elections ..................................................................................................................................... 3 City Council.............................................................................................................................................. 11 Comptroller ............................................................................................................................................. 19 Council Services....................................................................................................................................... 39 Courts: Circuit Court................................................................................................................................ 47 Courts: Orphans' Court............................................................................................................................ 55 Employees' Retirement Systems............................................................................................................. 63 Enoch Pratt Free Library.......................................................................................................................... 77 Finance .................................................................................................................................................... 89 Fire......................................................................................................................................................... 135 General Services.................................................................................................................................... 173 Health.................................................................................................................................................... 191 Housing and Community Development ................................................................................................ 259 Human Resources.................................................................................................................................. 325 Law ........................................................................................................................................................ 343 Legislative Reference ............................................................................................................................ 363 Liquor License Board ............................................................................................................................. 373 Mayoralty .............................................................................................................................................. 383 City of Baltimore Fiscal Year 2018 Agency Detail i (THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) Introduction Introduction Fiscal 2018 Agency Detail - Volume I Board of Estimates Recommendations (THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) Municipal Organization Chart THE PEOPLE PRESIDENT OF CITY COMPTROLLER MAYOR CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL BOARD OF ESTIMATES Cable and Employment Housing and Finance Fire Health Communications Development Community Dev. Human Legislative Municipal and Office of Info. Other Mayoral Law Resources Reference Zoning Appeals Technology Offices Recreation and Planning Police Public Works Transportation General Services Parks BOARDS, AGENCIES, AND COMMISSIONS CHARTER AUTHORIZED ORDINANCE AUTHORIZED Com. on Aging & Commission for Community Board of Art Commission Retirement Ed. Children & Youth Relations Com. Finance Employees’ Fire & Police Hispanic Board of Board of Retirement Retirement Commission Municipal & Recreation & Zoning Appeals Parks Historical & Labor Minimum Wage Architectural Presv. Commissioner Commission Board of Fire Civil Service Commissioners Commission Veterans’ Parking Authority Planning Commission of Baltimore City Commission Commission for Sustainability Women Commission ACTS OF STATE LEGISLATURE Board of School Baltimore Board of Courts: Courts: Commissioners Museum of Art Elections Circuit Court Orphans’ Court Baltimore City Enoch Pratt Liquor License Sheriff Social Services Public Schools Free Library Commissioners State’s War Memorial Attorney Commission City of Baltimore Fiscal Year 2018 Agency Detail v (THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) User’s Guide User’s Guide Fiscal 2018 Agency Detail Users Guide User’s Guide The Board of Estimates recommendations are published in the Executive Summary, Agency Detail and the Capital Plan. These documents constitute the City's comprehensive budgetary plan. This plan is presented to the City Council for deliberation and public hearings prior to the Council adopting and forwarding it to the Mayor for signature. Once the City Council has approved the budget plan and the Mayor has signed the Ordinance of Estimates, a document entitled Summary of the Adopted Budget is completed. To aid the reader in understanding the budgetary plan, the following sections are included in this document: Table of Contents - a sequential listing by page number for all City agencies and budget exhibits. Introduction - a User's Guide to explain this document's organization and a Budget-Making Process section that outlines the steps from agency requests through Ordinance of Estimates. Agency Overviews, Recommendations and Detail ʹ The information is organized in alphabetical order by agency. A divider identifies each agency and the exhibits are organized in the following manner: x Budget Structure Chart x Dollars by Fund x Agency Overview x Agency Dollars by Service x Agency Positions by Service x Agency Dollars by Object x Service Budget Sections - Service Description - Funding Summary - Key Performance Measures - Budget Highlights - Analysis of General Fund Changes - Service Expenditures by Object - Service Expenditures by Activity - Service Expenditures by Fund - Service Salaries and Wages for Funded Full-Time Positions Important Notes about the Fiscal 2018 Budget Plan The Fiscal 2018 Agency Detail book includes Fiscal 2016 actual budgetary expenditures, Fiscal 2017 adopted appropriations and Fiscal 2018 recommended funding levels by fund, service, activity and object. Each service with 'ĞŶĞƌĂů&ƵŶĚƐĂůƐŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĂ͞ĐŚĂŶŐĞƚĂďůĞ͟ǁŚŝĐŚƐƵŵŵĂƌŝnjĞƐƚŚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ&ŝƐĐĂůϮϬϭϳĂĚŽƉƚĞĚ appropriation to the Fiscal 2018 recommended funding level. The reader should note the following items in these tables: x Salary Adjustment: The Fiscal 2018 budget includes a 2% salary adjustment for all full-time salaried positions. x Pension Costs: In their respective Fiscal 2016 year-end reports, ERS reported a 2.68% investment return and F&P ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚĂϬ͘ϭйŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚƌĞƚƵƌŶ͘ŽƚŚƐLJƐƚĞŵ͛ƐŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚƌĞƚƵƌŶƐĨĞůůƐŚŽƌƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌϳ͘ϱйďĞŶĐŚŵĂƌŬ which in turn will lead to higher City contributions in Fiscal 2018. The F&P contribution represents 42.6% of the ĂǀĞƌĂŐĞƐǁŽƌŶĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞ͛ƐƐĂůĂƌLJ͘dŚĞ Z^ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŝŽŶƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐϭϳ͘ϵйŽĨƚŚĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞĐŝǀŝůŝĂŶĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞ͛Ɛ salary. x Health Benefit Costs: Agency service budgets include costs for active employees͛ŚĞĂůƚŚďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ͕ƉƌĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ drug coverage, and vision and dental coverage. Health benefit premiums increased for each of these categories City of Baltimore Fiscal Year 2018 Agency Detail vii User’s Guide between Fiscal 2017 and Fiscal 2018. Retiree health benefit costs are budgeted separately in service 351: Retirees Benefits. x Employee Compensation and Benefits: This category includes any changes not included in the categories above. It includes line items such as FICA, overtime, and contractual or temporary employee costs. Note that any salary changes in addition to the 2% adjustment are included here as well. Salary projections are based on current staffing levels and projected merit and step increases. x Fleet Costs: Agency service budgets include the cost of vehicle rental and maintenance through the Department of General Services. Vehicle rental costs have increased in most services to reflect the fifth wave of ďŽƌƌŽǁŝŶŐ;ĂŶĚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚĚĞďƚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĐŽƐƚƐͿĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƚLJ͛ƐŵĂƐƚĞƌ-lease