Greene Admin Schafrik FY2025 Budget Presentation

GREENE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
FY 2025
Cathy Schafrik
County Administrator
Budget Presentation to
the Board of Supervisors
March 5, 2024
The Budget Process Enables Our
Community to Look in Many
Directions at Once
Greene County, VA County Administrator Presentation of The FY 2025 Advertised Budget Plan
Greene County, VA:
Array of Many Services
(Local and Regional)
Greene County, VA:
Our County Workforce
Greene County, VA:
Now and Around the Corner
Greene County, Virginia Population: Historic and Projected (1980-
1950)
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2024 2030 2040 2050
Historical
Projected
Source: https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-counties/va/greene-county-population
https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/demographic.coopercenter/viz/shared/BR54H6P6H
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Greene County, VA:
State Obligations and The Budget
As required by the Code of
Virginia (§ 15.2‐ 2503), the
County Executive must submit
to the Board of County
Supervisors a proposed
budget, or fiscal plan, on or
before April 1 of each year for
the fiscal year beginning July
1.
A budget is balanced when
projected total funds available
equal total disbursements,
including established reserves.
All local governments in the
Commonwealth of Virginia must
adopt a balanced budget as a
requirement of state law no later
than by July 1.
Code of Virginia - Title 15.2. Counties, Cities and Towns 6
Big Picture of Greene County,
VA Budget (County and Schools)
County and Schools’

FY 2025 Proposed Budget
FY 2025 Advertised Budget is $48,212,447 $52,825,518*
balanced; some departmental
requests are unfunded
General Fund - Total School
Budget for budget
County 5.24% increase
4.24% increase over FY 2024
over FY 2024
*The General Fund transfer to Schools is budgeted to be $19,726,802 7
State of the
General Fund for
FY 2025
General Fund (FY 2025) Amount (Increase/Decrease)

Projected Revenues $48,212,447 4.24%
Expenditure Requests (including transfers) $48,212,447 4.24%
Executive Recommended Budget is Balanced
Our Budget Planning Principle
FY 2025 Budget Highlights
• This proposed or “Executive Recommended” budget is balanced by State law.
• Among the highlights of the FY 2025 Advertised Budget which funds:
• 3% increase in employee compensation (increase of $321,084)

• 1% Salary Progression
• 2% COLA
• Total budget – all funds: $92,164,747 (6.59% increase over FY 2024)
• Total budget – General Fund: $48,212,447 (4.24% increase over FY 2024)
• General Fund transfer to Schools ($19,726,802 or 2.36% increase over

FY 2024)
• No new funding for departmental addendum requests

(including 31 new, requested positions)
• No changes to tax rates from FY 2024
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What Greene County is Aiming For:
The Six Levels of Customer Service
1. UNBELIEVABLE
2. SURPRISING
3. DESIRED *
4. EXPECTED
5. BASIC
6. CRIMINAL
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Maintenance of
Expected Levels of Service
Local government funds, either wholly or partially, a
number of mandated services. For example, operations for
five
Constitutional Officers:
1. Sheriff
2. Commonwealth’s Attorney
3. Clerk of the Circuit Court
4. Commissioner of the Revenue
5. Treasurer
These are all are partly funded by the State Compensation

Board but supplemented with local funds. As an example,
while 16 Sheriff’s deputies are partially funded by the state,
there are 11 Sheriffs which are wholly locally funded.
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Maintenance of
Expected Levels of Service
Local government also funds many services
which are not mandated by the state, but
which are provided for the health and
welfare of Greene County citizens.
Such services include School Resource

Officers (SROs) in our schools, participation
in the regional library system, supporting
parks and recreation activities for citizens,
E911 for fire and rescue, and Emergency
Medical Services, just to name a few.
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Guiding Principles for
Building FY 2025 Budget
1. One-time sources of funds should only be
used for one-time expenditures.
2. Ongoing expenses should be funded with

ongoing revenues.
3. Emergency needs can be managed through a

contingency fund rather than funded
throughout all departments, with some
flexibility for quick transfers as justified.
4. Modified zero-based budgeting was used.

That is, the full request is examined, not just
the increase over the amount budgeted in the
prior fiscal year.
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Greene County, VA:
Proposed FY 2025 Expenditures
Public Schools
$52,825,518
County Budget General Fund
$48,212,447 Transfer from
County: $19,726,802
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Total General Fund Revenue
Budgeted Budgeted
Tax Rates FY 2024 FY 2025
General Property Taxes $30,347,052 $29,448,600
Other Local Taxes $7,667,500 $8,538,800
Permits, Fees, and Licenses $367,400 $478,684

Fines and Forfeitures $51,500 $229,032
Revenue from Use of Money/Property $86,406 $368,800
Charges for Services $1,446,292 $1,552,000
Miscellaneous $177,504 $900,000
Recovered Costs $15,000 $15,000
Revenue from the Commonwealth $4,472,129 $4,605,026
Revenue from the Federal Government $97,490 $498,490
TOTAL GENERAL FUND $44,728,273 $46,674,432
GRAND TOTAL REVENUE (Other Funds) $86,464,640 $92,164,747
(Less Interfund Transfers and Capital Leases)
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Greene County: Revenue Growth:
FY 2024 vs. FY 2025
$25,000,000
$20,000,000
$15,000,000
$10,000,000
$5,000,000
$0
Real Property Personal Other - MT and Other Local Permits, fees, Fines and Revenue from Charges for Miscellaneous
Property Pen & Int. Taxes and licenses Forfeitures use of services - Fee
money/property
FY24 FY25
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Advertised Tax Rates
for FY 2025
Tax Rates Current Proposed
Real Estate $0.73 $0.73
Public Service Corporation $0.73 $0.73
Personal Property $5.00 $5.00
Except Farm Machinery & Livestock $0.00 $0.00
Industrial Machinery & Tools $2.50 $2.50
Note: $0.01 on the Real Estate Tax Rate yields $297,984
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Reassessments
(FY2023 – FY 2024)
• Reassessments were completed last year
in 2023 and cover a two-year period.
The assessed values of real estate
property were based on the numbers.
• The next two-year reassessment period

will occur in 2025 and will be the basis
for the FY 2026 and FY 2027 budgets.
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Requests for Increases
Submitted for FY 2025
REQUIRED EXPENDITURES
WHICH MUST BE FUNDED DOLLAR INCREASE
IN FY 2025 AMOUNT (DECREASE)
Pay Increase for County $321,084 3.00%
Employees
Requested Increase in School $454,035 2.36%
Board Transfer
JAUNT (transit) $432,484 2.44%
Children’s Services Fund (CSA) $2,500,000 28.21%
Social Services Fund $2,478,475 9.84%
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Notable Requests for Budget
Increases Submitted for FY 2025
DOLLAR
REQUIRED EXPENDITURES WHICH MUST BE FUNDED AMOUNT
Local Transfers to Greene County Schools $454,035
3% pay increase for all County staff, $321,084
effective July 1, 2024
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Addendum (Position) Requests
for FY 2025
Requested Estimated
New Positions Requested Department
Positions Funding
Senior Accountant Finance 1/1.0 $100,000
Sheriff Deputies Office of the Sheriff 6/6.0 $511,875
EMS positions Emergency Medical Services 6/6.0 $438,088
Workers Water and Sewer 5/5.0 $347,913
E-911 Communications Officers E-911 3/3.0 $243,210
Computer Technician Information Technology 2/2.0 $80,000
Deputy County Administrator County Administration 1/1.0 $125,000
Deputy Treasurer I Treasurer 1/1.0 $54,229
Building Inspector Building Inspections 1/1.0 $58,722
Animal Control Officer Animal Control 1/1.0 $66,425
Community Programs Supervisor Parks and Recreation 1/1.0 $59,838
Technician Vehicle Maintenance 1/1.0 $65,000
Technician Stormwater 1/1.0 $80,000
Technician Solid Waste 1/0.5 $32,500
TOTAL NEW POSITIONS REQUESTED 31/30.5 $1,915,235
TOTAL ADDENDUM REQUESTS (Including Positions) $8,453,082
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Highest Priority Expenditures Addendum Requests
Addendum Request Not Estimated

Department Priority
Funded Funding
Additional Hours for PT Staff Animal Shelter 1 $17,653
Computers: 25 MDT (mobile date

terminal) Toughbooks (62,500) AND
5 Axon Taser 7's to include: taser, Office of the Sheriff 1 $75,000
battery pack, holster, handles, and
training targets ($12,500)
Ambulances: Two (2) additional

ambulances at $375,000 each = Emergency Medical Services 2 $750,000
$750,000
Administration Cost: Legal Fees,
Adoption Subsidy, Purchased Social Services 1 $75,600
Services, Special Welfare
Cabling in Courthouse, upgraded
Information Technology 1 $22,500
Microsoft licenses
Updated Master Plan Parks and Recreation 2 $140,000
TOTAL HIGHEST PRIORITY ADDENDUMS $1,080,753
TOTAL ADDENDUM REQUESTS (Including Positions) $8,453,082
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Overall Total Proposed: FY 2025 Budget: Expenditures
Adopted FY 2025 Increase
Category FY 2024 Proposed (Decrease)
General Fund $46,251,042 $48,212,447 4.24%
Total School Fund 50,197,290 52,825,518 5.24%
Social Services Fund 2,256,485 2,470,232 9.47%
CSA Fund 1,950,000 2,500,000 28.21%
Solid Waste Fund 3,231,100 3,308,684 2.40%
Water Fund 2,045,000 2,092,430 2.32%
Sewer Fund 1,408,500 1,670,451 18.60%
School Construction Fund 250,000 200,000 -20.00%
Capital Projects Fund 963,829 0 -100.00%
Capital Projects – Water Fund 40,000 0 -100.00%
Capital Projects – 68,315 0 -100.00%
Sewer Fund
TOTAL (Less Interfund $86,464,640 $92,164,747 6.59%
Transfers and Capital Leases) 24
Social Services Fund (Fund 105):
FY 2025 vs. FY 2024
Revenues FY 2024 Proposed (Decrease)
State $699,510 $508,794 -27.26%
Federal $473,862 $1,162,958 145.42%
Local $1,083,113 $806,723 -25.52%
Subtotal: Revenues $2,256,485 $2,478,475 9.84%
Expenditures $2,256,485 $2,478,475 9.84%
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Children’s Services Fund
(Fund 110)
FY 2025 vs. FY 2024
Revenues FY 2024 Proposed (Decrease)
Local $682,500 $853,771 25.09%
State $1,267,500 $1,646,229 29.88%
Total: Revenues $1,950,000 $2,500,000 28.21%
Expenditures $1,950,000 $2,500,000 28.21%
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Solid Waste Fund
FY 2025 vs. FY 2024
Proposed Revenues FY 2024 Proposed (Decrease)
Revenue $3,231,100 $3,308,684 2.40%
Expenditures $3,231,100 $3,308,684 2.40%
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Water Operating Fund
FY 2025 vs. FY 2024
Proposed Water Revenues $2,045,000 $2,092,430 2.32%
Proposed Expenditures $2,045,000 $2,092,430 2.32%
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Sewer Operating Fund
FY 2025 vs. FY 2024
Proposed Sewer Revenues $1,408,500 $1,670,451 18.60%
Proposed Expenditures $1,408,500 $1,670,451 18.60%
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School Capital Projects Fund
FY 2025 vs. FY 2024
Adopted FY FY 2025 Increase
Category 2024 Proposed (Decrease)
School Fund:
General Operations $43,097,635 $47,153,092 9.41%
Capital Outlay $4,428,198 $3,000,969 -32.23%
Debt Service $2,671,457 $2,671,457 0%
Total School Fund $50,197,251 $52,825,518 5.24%
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School Operating Fund
FY 2025 vs. FY 2024
REVENUES
State $25,266,031 $29,035,641 14.92%
Federal 3,070,000 3,070,000 0.00%
Miscellaneous 494,000 250,000 -49.39%
Local 19,272,767 19,726,802 2.36%
Pandemic Federal 2,094,492 743,075 -64.52%
Funds
Total: Revenues $50,197,290 $52,825,518 5.24%
Expenditures $50,197,290 $52,825,518 5.24%
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This Budget Has Overarching Purpose:
To Make Greene Better
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Challenges Ahead of Greene County
• Complete reservoir and sewer projects
• Identify Capital Infrastructure needs
• Diversify Revenue Base by increasing
commercial real estate base
• Incorporate replacement schedules (vehicles
and equipment)
• Strengthen Capital Improvement Program
(CIP)
• Implement a more robust Managed Reserve
fund for “rainy day” contingencies and
disasters
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Looking Ahead
• The budget process asks that Greene County

residents provide us with your feedback and
input on the FY 2025 Advertised Budget Plan.
Town halls are scheduled for March 25 and
March 28
• This gives you the opportunity to impact the

future of Greene County.
• We encourage you to send feedback to the

Board of Supervisors and County
Administrator, or to attend the Budget Town
Halls and/or Public Hearing in person
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Public Hearing
on the FY 2025
Advertised Budget
• The public hearing on the FY 2025
Advertised Budget Plan, tax rates, and the
tax rate for the Adopted Budget is
scheduled for April 25, 2024 (6:30 p.m.) at
40 Celt Road, Stanardsville, VA 22973
• The contact information for the Clerk to the

Board of Supervisor is:
Cathy Schafrik
cschafrik@gcva.us
40 Celt Road, Stanardsville, VA 22973
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• County Administrator: Cathy Schafrik
• Director of Finance: Dan Chipman
• Treasurer: Stephanie Deal
• Commissioner of Revenue: Kim Tate
• School Superintendent: Dr. Andrea Whitmarsh
• School Finance Director: Kristie Spencer
• Members of the Greene County Board of Supervisors
• Members of the School Board
• Department Directors and Constitutional Officers
• Special thanks to Jim Frydl, Kim Morris, Terry Beigie,
Cooper Lane
• Special assistance from Marcia Wilds and Bill Yake
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• Presentations and information on the Proposed
(Advertised) FY 2025 Budget are available on the
Greene County, Virginia website at:
https://www.greenecountyva.gov/government/depts/finance/budget
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GREENE COUNTY, VIRGINIA

County and Schools’

*The General Fund transfer to Schools is budgeted to be $19,726,802 7

General Fund (FY 2025) Amount (Increase/Decrease)

Executive Recommended Budget is Balanced

• Among the highlights of the FY 2025 Advertised Budget which funds:

• 3% increase in employee compensation (increase of $321,084)

• Total budget – General Fund: $48,212,447 (4.24% increase over FY 2024)

• General Fund transfer to Schools ($19,726,802 or 2.36% increase over

• No new funding for departmental addendum requests

• No changes to tax rates from FY 2024

These are all are partly funded by the State Compensation

Such services include School Resource

2. Ongoing expenses should be funded with

3. Emergency needs can be managed through a

4. Modified zero-based budgeting was used.

Permits, Fees, and Licenses $367,400 $478,684

Note: $0.01 on the Real Estate Tax Rate yields $297,984

• The next two-year reassessment period

Addendum Request Not Estimated

Computers: 25 MDT (mobile date

Ambulances: Two (2) additional

• The budget process asks that Greene County

• This gives you the opportunity to impact the

• We encourage you to send feedback to the

• The contact information for the Clerk to the

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