FISCAL 2013 Summary of the Adopted Budget
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FISCAL 2013 Summary of the Adopted Budget Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Mayor City of Baltimore, Maryland BOARD OF ESTIMATES Bernard C. Young, President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Mayor Joan M. Pratt, Comptroller George A. Nilson, City Solicitor Al Foxx, Director of Public Works CITY COUNCIL President, Bernard C. “Jack” Young Vice President, Edward L. Reisinger FIRST DISTRICT James B. Kraft SECOND DISTRICT Brandon M. Scott THIRD DISTRICT Robert W. Curran FOURTH DISTRICT Bill Henry FIFTH DISTRICT Rochelle Spector SIXTH DISTRICT Sharon Green Middleton SEVENTH DISTRICT Nick Mosby EIGHTH DISTRICT Helen L. Holton NINTH DISTRICT William Welch TENTH DISTRICT Edward L. Reisinger ELEVENTH DISTRICT William H. Cole, IV TWELFTH DISTRICT Carl Stokes THIRTEENTH DISTRICT Warren Branch FOURTEENTH DISTRICT Mary Pat Clarke DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE Harry E. Black Director of Finance PHOTO CREDIT: Mark Dennis FISCAL 2013 SUMMARY OF THE ADOPTED BUDGET Table of Contents Introduction Municipal Organization Chart .............................................................................................................................. 2 Mayor’s Tax Message .............................................................................................................................................. 3 Budget Overview Fiscal 2013 ................................................................................................................................. 4 Budgetary Environment Strategic Context for the Fiscal 2013 Budget...................................................................................................... 11 Economic Outlook ................................................................................................................................................. 12 Fixed Costs.............................................................................................................................................................. 17 Growing Baltimore ................................................................................................................................................ 21 Priority Outcomes and Goals ............................................................................................................................... 22 Budget Process and Related Policies Budget Process Calendar ...................................................................................................................................... 43 Budget-Making Process ........................................................................................................................................ 44 Revenue Outlook Revenue Forecast – Major Revenues................................................................................................................... 47 Real Property Tax Expenditures .......................................................................................................................... 55 Summary of City Real Property Tax Credit Programs..................................................................................... 56 Property Tax Base and Estimated Property Tax Yield ..................................................................................... 57 Budgetary Funds – Descriptions and Policies ................................................................................................... 58 Revenue Estimate: General Fund (Operating and Capital Budgets) ............................................................................................... 69 Parking Management Fund (Operating and Capital Budgets) ....................................................................... 75 Convention Center Bond Fund (Operating and Capital Budgets) ................................................................. 76 Wastewater Utility Funds (Operating and Capital Budgets) .......................................................................... 77 Water Utility Fund (Operating and Capital Budgets) ...................................................................................... 78 Parking Enterprise Fund (Operating and Capital Budgets) ............................................................................ 79 Loan and Guarantee Enterprise Fund ................................................................................................................ 80 Conduit Enterprise Fund ...................................................................................................................................... 81 Federal, State, and Other Special Grant Funds ................................................................................................. 82 Budget Plan Funding Sources and Expenditures by Function .............................................................................................. 91 Selected Summary Views – Total Operating and Capital Budget ................................................................. 92 Summary of General Fund Budgetary Trends .................................................................................................. 94 Trends in Total Operating and Capital Budget - Summary ............................................................................ 95 Trends in Operating and Capital Budget – Summary by Fund ...................................................................... 96 Description of Operating and Capital Funds .................................................................................................... 97 Budgeted Funds – Total and Net Appropriations ............................................................................................ 98 Major Types of Expenses – Total Operating and Capital Funds .................................................................... 99 Trends in Full-Time Budgeted Positions–General Fund ............................................................................... 100 Past and Projected Budgetary Fund Balances ................................................................................................. 102 i Operating Budget Where the Money Comes From and How the Money is Used ..................................................................... 105 Better Schools ....................................................................................................................................................... 107 Safer Streets .......................................................................................................................................................... 112 Stronger Neighborhoods ................................................................................................................................... 127 A Growing Economy .......................................................................................................................................... 140 Innovative Government ...................................................................................................................................... 151 A Cleaner and Healthier City ............................................................................................................................ 169 Operating Appropriations by Fund .................................................................................................................. 182 Operating Appropriations by Outcome and Fund ......................................................................................... 183 Operating Appropriations by Outcome and Agency ..................................................................................... 184 Operating Budget Compared with Prior Year Budget by Outcome, Service and Fund ........................... 186 Operating Budget Compared with Prior Year Budget by Agency, Service and Fund .............................. 196 Changes to Permanent Full-Time Positions .................................................................................................... 209 Capital Budget Where the Money Comes From and How the Money Is Used (Fiscal 2013) .............................................. 215 Capital Budget Plan Highlights ......................................................................................................................... 216 Capital Plan Budgetary Policy ........................................................................................................................... 217 Where the Money Comes From and How the Money Is Used (Fiscal 2013-2018) ..................................... 218 Capital Budget Fund Distribution by Agency Detail ..................................................................................... 219 Capital Projects Impact on Operating Budget ................................................................................................. 220 Debt Service Debt Service Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 223 Debt Service Expenses and Appropriations by Fund and Type ................................................................... 230 Appendix Baltimore Profile – General City Information ................................................................................................. 233 Demographic and Economic Profile and Trends ........................................................................................... 234 Major City Agencies - Selected Statistics .........................................................................................................