County of Warren Proposed Fy 2017-2018 Budget and 2017 Tax Rates Notice of Public Hearing

COUNTY OF WARREN PROPOSED FY 2017-2018 BUDGET AND 2017 TAX RATES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Warren County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing in the Warren County Government Center Boardroom on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at 7:00 p.m., on the Warren County budget for FY 2017-2018 and tax rates for 2017. In the event of inclement weather and the hearing is postponed, it will be held Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. The Board will hear public comment on the proposed county budget, the proposed school operating and cafeteria budgets, the proposed budgets for the Skyland Estates, Shenandoah Shores, Shenandoah Farms, South River Estates, Blue Mountain, Riverside, Cedarville Heights, Lake Front Royal, Shangri-La, High Knob, and Linden Heights Sanitary Districts for FY 2017-2018 and the proposed tax rates for 2017. Citizens are invited to attend and express their views on these proposals. These proposed expenditures, except in the case of the public school budget, are for informative and fiscal planning purposes only. No money shall be paid out, or become available to be paid out, unless and until an appropriation for such expenditure has been made by the Board of Supervisors.

The budgets for the offices that are funded fully or partially by the Commonwealth of Virginia are based on existing estimates of fiscal participation by the Commonwealth. The Board of Supervisors may modify these budgets if the Commonwealth does not approve funding of its portion of these budgets as anticipated.

SUMMARY OF PROPOSED EXPENDITURES FY 2017-2018

GENERAL FUND

GENERAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION

Board of Supervisors $248,050 County Administration $703,565 County Attorney's Office $227,789 Office of the Commissioner of the Revenue $661,624 Reassessment $137,559 Treasurer's Office $536,964 Finance and Purchasing $373,651 Elections $289,407

JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION

Circuit Court $32,288 General District Court $26,318 Magistrates $5,970 Juvenile and Domestic Court $19,600 Clerk of Circuit Court $527,390 Law Library $47,582 Commonwealth’s Attorney $785,545

PUBLIC SAFETY

Sheriff’s Office $4,135,900

E-911 System $552,151 Volunteer Fire and Rescue $947,774 Court Services $1,057,228 Probation $65,280 Building Inspections $590,915 Animal Control $634,118 Medical Examiner $500 Fire and Rescue Department $2,917,372 Cost Recovery $527,449

PUBLIC WORKS

Public Works/Sanitary Districts $128,575 Streets and Highways $26,000 Refuse Collection/Disposal/Transfer Station $3,419,288 Building and Grounds $1,078,673

HEALTH AND WELFARE

Health $342,809 Mental Health and Disability $335,798 Social Services $3,918,135 Other Social Services $112,489 Comprehensive Youth Service Act $1,872,177

EDUCATION

Public Schools - Local Appropriation $23,421,164 Community College $35,056

PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL

Parks and Recreation $2,295,268 Front Royal Golf Club $316,503 Library Museum Cultural Enrichment $989,182

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Planning and Zoning Administration $424,614 Economic Development $1,819,703 Front Royal/Warren County Airport $189,665 Environmental Management $37,000 VPI Extension Service $119,566

NON-DEPARTMENTAL $986,314

CAPITAL OUTLAY $16,035,139

TOTAL EXPENDITURES - GENERAL FUND $73,955,107

REVENUE: From Local Sources - Property Taxes $51,294,351 From Local Sources - Other $14,441,273 From the Commonwealth $6,593,979 From the Federal Government $1,625,504

TOTAL REVENUE - GENERAL FUND $73,955,107

SCHOOL OPERATING FUND

Public Schools - Operating Expenses $55,092,291

REVENUE: From Local Sources $495,301 From the County General Fund $23,421,164 From the Commonwealth $28,817,492 From the Federal Government $2,358,334

TOTAL REVENUE - SCHOOL OPERATING FUND $55,092,291

SCHOOL CAFETERIA FUND

Operating Expenses $2,700,000

REVENUE: From Local - Cafeteria Fees $1,312,244 From the Commonwealth $50,978 From the Federal Government $1,336,778

TOTAL REVENUE - SCHOOL CAFETERIA FUND $2,700,000

PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2017-2018 SANITARY DISTRICT BUDGETS

Skyland Estates Sanitary District

Contract Payments for Road Maintenance, Snow Removal and Administrative Expenses $212,234 Shenandoah Shores Sanitary District

Co ntract Payments for Road Maintenance, Snow Removal and $308,158 Administrative and Miscellaneous Expenses South River Estates Sanitary District

Contract Payments for Road Maintenance , Snow Removal and $11,933 Administrative Expenses

Blue Mountain Sanitary District

Contract Payments for Road Maintenance, Snow Removal, VDOT Revenue $151,765 Sharing Project, Administrative and Miscellaneous Expenses Riverside Sanitary District

Contract Payments for Road Maintenance , Snow Removal, and $3,480 Miscellaneous Expenses

Shenandoah Farms Sanitary District

Contract Payments for Road Maintenance , Snow Removal, VDOT Revenue $6 36,430 Sharing Project, Maintenance of Community Common Areas, VML-VACo payment, Administrative and Miscellaneous Expenses Cedarville Heights Sanitary District

Contract Payments for Snow Removal, Administrati ve and Miscellaneous $1,700 Expenses Lake Front Royal Sanitary District

Contract Payments for Road Maintenance, Snow Removal, VDOT Revenue $144,585 Sharing Project, Administrative and Miscellaneous Expenses

Shangri-La Sanitary District

Contract Payments for Road Maintenance, Snow Removal , FEMA Loan, $9,144 Rural Addition Loan, Administrative Fees and Miscellaneous Expenses High Knob Sanitary District

Contract Payments for Road Maintenance, Snow Removal, Repairs, $ 387,225 Administrative and Miscellaneous Expenses Linden Heights Sanitary District

Contract Payments for Road Maintenance, Snow Removal, $26,880 Administrative and Miscellaneous Expenses

TAX RATES

Approved Proposed Calendar Year 2016 Calendar Year 2017

Real Estate $0.62 $0.65 Tangible Personal Property $4.00 $4.00 Tangible Personal Property-Business Furniture & Fixtures/Equipment $4.00 $4.00 Tangible Personal Property Volunteer Fire & Rescue Squad Members $2.00 $2.00 Tangible Personal Property - Aircraft $0.75 $0.75 Machinery and Tools $1.95 $1.95 Contract Carrier $1.95 $1.95

Skyland Estates Sanitary District (per lot tax $0.35 per $100 of assessed value of $0.35 per $100 of assessed value on lots in existence as of January 1, 2017) unimproved lot plus $0.35 per $100 of of unimproved lot plus $0.35 per assessed value on improvements $100 of assessed value on improvements Shenandoah Shores Sanitary District (per lot $115.00 per lot plus $0.17 per $100 of $120.00 per lot plus $0.20 per tax on lots in existence as of January 1, assessed value on improvements $100 of assessed value on 2017) improvements

South River Estates Sanitary District (per lot $300.00 per lot plus $0.05 per $100 of $300.00 per lot plus $0.05 per tax on lots in existence as of January 1, assessed value on improvements $100 of assessed value on 2017) improvements

Blue Mountain Sanitary District (per lot tax $65.00 per lot plus $0.23 per $100 of $65.00 per lot plus $0.28 per on lots in existence as of January 1, 2017) assessed value on improvements $100 of assessed value on improvements Riverside Sanitary District (per lot tax on $60.00 per lot plus $0.17 per $100 of $60.00 per lot plus $0.17 per lots in existence as of January 1, 2017) assessed value on improvements $100 of assessed value on improvements Shenandoah Farms Sanitary District (per lot $240.00 per unimproved lot; $275.00 $250.00 per unimproved lot; tax on lots in existence as of January 1, per improved lot $285.00 per improved lot 2017)

Cedarville Heights Sanitary District (per lot $50.00 per lot $50.00 per lot tax on lots in existence as of January 1, 2017)

Lake Front Royal Sanitary District (per lot $450.00 per lot $450.00 per lot tax on lots in existence as of January 1, 2017) Shangri-La Sanitary District (per lot tax on $385.00 per lot $385.00 per lot lots in existence as of January 1, 2017)

High Knob Sanitary District (per lot tax on $383.00 per unimproved lot; $620.00 $383.00 per unimproved lot; lots in existence as of January 1, 2017) per improved lot $620.00 per improved lot

Linden Heights Sanitary District (per lot tax $350.00 per lot $350.00 per lot on lots in existence as of January 1, 2017)

A detailed copy of the FY 2017-2018 Proposed Budget is available for public inspection during normal business hours at the County Administrator’s Office, Warren County Government Center, 220 N. Commerce Avenue, Suite 100, Front Royal, Virginia. The draft budget is available for review on the website, www.warrencountyva.net.