Fairfax County Executive Bryan J. Hill presented his recommendations for use of Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 carryover funds to the Board of Supervisors today. Carryover is the process by which certain unspent or unencumbered funds for commitments to pay for goods and services at the end of one fiscal year are reappropriated to the next fiscal year. FY 2018 ended on June 30, 2018.
The FY 2018 carryover balance, after funding prior year obligations and associated reserves, is $58.16 million, which is approximately 1.4 percent of the county’s total General Fund budget. Hill’s recommended allocation:
- $47.66 million to be allocated in the carryover package as follows:
- $34.89 million for funding county reserves and infrastructure needs based on county policy.
- $6.03 million to support infrastructure needs at county facilities, including emergency repairs in the event of major systems failures, infrastructure replacement and upgrades at county facilities, space realignment and reconfiguration projects to maximize owned space. Also included are renovations and improvements to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
- $2.42 million for new and continuing information technology (IT) projects.
- $0.50 million to expand the capacity of the Artemis House domestic violence shelter.
- $1.03 million for other requirements such as increasing the capacity of the School-Age Child Care (SACC) Program, extending the hours of the Rec-Pac Program and providing forestry services to address hazardous trees in county parks. In addition, at no net cost to the county, 26 positions are added to address increasing public assistance caseloads, eight positions are added to address increasing caseloads in Adult and Aging programs and eight positions to enhance the TARGET Program that identifies vehicles that are not properly registered.
- $2.79 million in reserves associated with disbursement increases funded in the carryover package.
- Other adjustments with no net impact to the General Fund includes $2 million to replenish the Economic Development Support Fund funded with debt service balances.
- $10.50 million to be held in reserve to address critical one-time requirements and funding needs. When added to the $0.12 million held in reserve as part of the 2019 Adopted Budget Plan, a total of $10.62 million is available for the Board of Supervisors' consideration as part of the carryover process.
Next steps: Sept. 25 is the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Supervisors, which will include public hearings on the carryover recommendations and a vote on the FY 2018 Carryover Budget Package.