FY2020 Budget

when FY 2019 financial activity is audited or in FY 2021 as part of increased revenue potential from the property revaluation process.

The proposed FY 2020 operating budget includes requests for twelve (12) full-time positions and three (3) three-quarter positions (2.25 FTE), of which five (5) full-time and all three-quarter positions are proposed for implementation for one-half of the year (January 2020). Position requests consist of the following:

Public Safety (4)

o

Development Services (3)

o

Parks and Recreation (3 + 2.25 FTE)

o

Public Works (2)

o

To better evaluate future staffing and space needs, departments were asked this year to project potential long-term (within the next five years) staffing requests. An in-depth analysis was not performed, and there has been no commitment to these positions. Preliminary estimates include organization requests as follows:

Fiscal Year

Public Safety*

Other

2021

5

12**

2022

5

2

2023

2

3

2024

3

3

* Does not include staff related to fire station expansion ** Includes enhanced budget scenarios described in FY2020 proposed budget that are not part of the base budget proposal.

A statement of need and basic job duties and responsibilities for each of these positions can be found in the Budget Priorities Summary following the budget message. Additional detail and discussion of forecasted future staffing needs will be provided during budget work sessions.

A Budget Priorities Summary provides a high-level overview for each significant or unique request. Budget priorities will be highlighted in more detail during the budget workshops.

BUDGET PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Budget planning, development and implementation is a year-round focus for Town Council and staff. Careful attention to revenue forecasting, management of expenditures, and purposeful attention to key projects and initiatives facilitates recognition of and capitalizing on opportunities as they become available. In Fiscal Year 2019, additional attention has focused on completing projects on time to minimize the impact of projects on the public while in progress. Development of a project tracking portal and community dashboard is nearing completion, providing citizens and stakeholders up-to-date information and accessibility to this information. Development of a communications and outreach strategic plan expands and supports the distribution of organizational information. All the budget requests are directly linked to Town Council priorities and those outlined in the Connect Morrisville strategic plan and related master plans.

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