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CITY OF BEAUFORT
1911 BOUNDARY STREET
BEAUFORT MUNICIPAL COMPLEX
BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA 29902
(843) 525-7070
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORKSESSION AGENDA
April 29, 2025
STATEMENT OF MEDIA NOTIFICATION
"In accordance with South Carolina Code of Laws, 1976, Section 30-4-80(d), as amended, all local
media was duly notified of the time, date, place and agenda of this meeting."

SPECIAL WORKSESSION - City Hall, Planning Conference Room, 1st Floor - 5:00 PM

Please note, this meeting will be broadcasted via zoom and live streamed on
Facebook. You can view the meeting at the City's page; City Beaufort SC
I.

CALL TO ORDER
A.

II.

Philip Cromer, Mayor

PRESENTATION
A.

Department Directors Presentation for the Draft Recommended Fiscal Year 2026
Consolidated Budget

III. ADJOURN

CITY OF BEAUFORT
DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
TO:
FROM:
AGENDA ITEM
TITLE:
MEETING
DATE:
DEPARTMENT:

CITY COUNCIL
DATE: 4/24/2025
Alan Eisenman, Finance Director
Department Directors Presentation for the Draft Recommended Fiscal Year 2026
Consolidated Budget
4/29/2025
Finance

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Department Directors will present their fiscal year 2026 draft recommended consolidated budget for further
discussion.

PLACED ON AGENDA FOR: Discussion
REMARKS:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Department Directors FY26 Budget Presentation

Type
Presentation

Upload Date
4/24/2025

City of Beaufort, South Carolina

FISCAL YEAR 2026
NON-DEPARTMENTAL
BUDGET PRESENTATION
APRIL 29, 2025

Non-Departmental Expenditures
Department
Summary

FY 2024
Actual

FY 2025
Original Budget

FY 2025
Revised Budget

FY 2026
Recommended
Budget

$ 822,823

$ 822,823

$ 915,171

Category
Operating
Capital
Transfers Out
Total

$ 2,649,958
231,268

-

-

-

-

-

255,645

375,000

$ 1,078,468

$ 1,290,171

$ 2,881,226

$ 822,823

2

Non-Departmental Expenditures
3,500,000
3,000,000
2,500,000
2,000,000
1,500,000
1,000,000
500,000
-

Operating
FY24 Actual

Capital
FY25 Original Budget

Transfers Out
FY25 Revised Budget

Total

FY26 Recommended Budget
3

Category and Reason for any Major
Increases in Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
• 15000-5508 Economic Partnership- General funding for strategic partners
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Beaufort Digital Corridor- $100,000
Military Enhancement Committee- $15,000
South Coast Cyber Center- $45,000
Beaufort County Economic Development Corp.- $42,000
Palmetto Breeze- $28,139
SC Nursing Retention Initiative- $5,000
Housing Repair Assistance Program- $100,000

15000-5504 Burton Fire Annexation- $45,000
15000-5047 Employee Wellness- $13,500- Previously included in HR budget
15000-5108 City Labor Attorney Legal Fees- $22,000- Previously included in HR budget
15000-5514 Lady’s Island/St. Helena Fire Services- $425,000
15000-5800 Transfer- $375,000 Duke Street Construction Project
4

City of Beaufort, South Carolina

FISCAL YEAR 2026
CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT
BUDGET PRESENTATION
APRIL 29, 2025

Strategic Plan for Fiscal Year 2026
• Key Focus Areas
• Safe & Vibrant City
• Manage Growth & Protect Natural Resources
• Economic Development & Innovation
• Fiscal Sustainability
• Organizational Excellence

• Guiding Principles - All
6

Budget Requests Needed to Help Achieve Fiscal Year
2026 Strategic Goal Initiatives
• New FTE for Emergency and Risk Manager position

7

City Manager Department Expenditures
Department
Summary

FY 2024
Actual

FY 2025
Original Budget

FY 2025
Revised Budget

FY 2026
Recommended
Budget

Category
Personnel

$ 464,271

$ 575,864

$ 575,864

$ 675,468

Benefits

152,802

193,059

193,059

233,134

Operating

137,978

183,238

183,238

183,711

Total

$ 755,050

$ 952,161

$ 952,161

$ 1,092,313

8

City Manager Department Expenditures
1,200,000
1,000,000
800,000
600,000
400,000
200,000
-

Personnel
FY24 Actual

Benefits
FY25 Original Budget

Operating
FY25 Revised Budget

Total

FY26 Recommended Budget
9

Category and Reason for any Major
Increases in Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
• Increase in personnel and benefits include new FTE for
Emergency and Risk Manager position.

• 15151-5268 Dues and Subscriptions increased by $4,800 and

15151-5292 Travel Training and Per Diem increased by $4,000
as result of additional training opportunities within the City
Manager’s team.

10

City of Beaufort, South Carolina

FISCAL YEAR 2026
CITY COUNCIL DEPARTMENT
BUDGET PRESENTATION
APRIL 29, 2025

City Council Department Expenditures
Department
Summary

FY 2024
Actual

FY 2025
Original Budget

FY 2025
Revised Budget

FY 2026
Recommended
Budget

Category
Personnel

$ 65,060

$ 67,550

$ 67,550

$ 67,550

Benefits

20,414

24,171

24,171

24,898

Operating

243,051

253,600

253,600

226,000

Total

$ 328,525

$ 345,321

$ 345,321

$ 318,448

12

City Council Department Expenditures
400,000
350,000
300,000
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
-

Personnel
FY24 Actual

Benefits
FY25 Original Budget

Operating
FY25 Revised Budget

Total

FY26 Recommended Budget
13

Category and Reason for any Major
Increases in Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
• None, but $25,000 decrease in 15101-5102 contractual services
as a contracted Council Retreat facilitator will not be necessary
in FY26.

14

City of Beaufort, South Carolina

FISCAL YEAR 2026
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
BUDGET PRESENTATION
APRIL 29, 2025

Strategic Plan for Fiscal Year 2026
• Key Focus Area - Organizational Excellence
• Guiding Principle 5.2 - Develop initiatives to improve communication
and transparency for City employees and the public they serve.

• Initiative/Work Plan - Prepare Governmental Finance Officers Association
(GFOA) Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR)

• Easier to understand report for the public. Apply for PAFR award to achieve

GFOA Triple Crown of financial reports (ACFR, Budget document, and PAFR)

16

Budget Requests Needed to Help Achieve Fiscal Year
2026 Strategic Goal Initiatives
• 15152-5041 Professional Education for $14,300 - Continue to
invest in continuing education and professional development
opportunities for Finance team.

• 15152-5236 Information Technology for $103,000 - Continue to
invest in City’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software,
financial transparency portal, online and interactive Popular
Annual Financial Report (PAFR) and online procurement
software.

17

Finance Department Expenditures
Department
Summary

FY 2024
Actual

FY 2025
Original Budget

FY 2025
Revised Budget

FY 2026
Recommended
Budget
$

Category
Personnel

$ 529,882

$ 570,233

$ 570,233

623,546

Benefits

180,371

198,494

198,494

237,607

Operating

196,873

232,123

232,123

239,162

Total

$ 907,126

$ 1,000,850

$ 1,000,850

$ 1,100,316

18

Finance Department Expenditures
1,200,000
1,000,000
800,000
600,000
400,000
200,000
-

Personnel
FY24 Actual

Benefits
FY25 Original Budget

Operating
FY25 Revised Budget

Total

FY26 Recommended Budget
19

Category and Reason for any Major
Increases in Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
• 15152-5236 Information Technology - $12,000 increase for
online procurement software.

20

City of Beaufort, South Carolina

FISCAL YEAR 2026
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
BUDGET PRESENTATION
APRIL 29, 2025

Information Technology Department Expenditures
Department
Summary

FY 2024
Actual

FY 2025
Original Budget

FY 2025
Revised Budget

FY 2026
Recommended
Budget

Category
Operating

$ 784,389

$ 865,621

$ 918,529

$ 929,137

Capital

65,102

160,000

160,000

10,000

Total

$ 849,491

$ 1,025,621

$ 1,078,529

$ 939,137

22

Information Technology Department Expenditures
1,200,000
1,000,000
800,000
600,000
400,000
200,000
-

Operating
FY24 Actual

Capital
FY25 Original Budget

FY25 Revised Budget

Total
FY26 Recommended Budget
23

Category and Reason for any Major
Increases in Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
• None, but $150,000 decrease in 15154-5274 capital due to Citywide server environment upgrade in FY25 budget.

24

City of Beaufort, South Carolina

FISCAL YEAR 2026
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
BUDGET PRESENTATION
APRIL 29, 2025

Strategic Plan for Fiscal Year 2026
• Key Focus Area- Organizational Excellence
• Guiding Principle 5.3 Create and maintain a culture of ownership by

empowering employees to make decisions. Ensure employees have
the necessary intellectual and physical resource to perform their jobs
and provide excellent customer service efficiently and effectively.
• Initiative- Implement first line Supervisors and Executive/Leadership
Development Program.

26

Budget Requests Needed to Help Achieve Fiscal Year
2026 Strategic Goal Initiatives
• Staff Training $3,000
• Professional Development (Executive Leadership & Supervisors)
$7,000

27

Human Resources Department Expenditures
Department
Summary

FY 2024
Actual

FY 2025
Original Budget

FY 2025
Revised Budget

FY 2026
Recommended
Budget

Category
Personnel

$ 218,913

$ 243,236

$ 243,236

$ 253,739

Benefits

86,886

95,424

95,424

102,606

Operating

116,256

215,708

215,708

156,999

Total

$ 422,055

$ 554,368

$ 554,368

$ 513,344

28

Human Resources Department Expenditures
600,000
500,000
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000
-

Personnel
FY24 Actual

Benefits
FY25 Original Budget

Operating
FY25 Revised Budget

Total

FY26 Recommended Budget
29

Category and Reason for any Major
Increases in Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
• Human Resources Budget for FY26 overall has a decrease from
FY25.

30

City of Beaufort, South Carolina

FISCAL YEAR 2026
COURT DEPARTMENT
BUDGET PRESENTATION
APRIL 29, 2025

Strategic Plan for Fiscal Year 2026
• Key Focus Area- Fiscal Sustainability

• Guiding Principle 4.4-Collaboration and partnerships to maximize
resources and address regional issues

• Initiative- Reassessing indigent defense services.
• Initiative- Continue efforts with other agencies regarding defendants
with underlying issues.

• Key Focus Area- Organizational Excellence

• Guiding Principle 5.3-Culture of ownership by empowering employees
• Initiative- Professional development
32

Budget Requests Needed to Help Achieve Fiscal Year
2026 Strategic Goal Initiatives
• 15201-5292- Travel Training $6,300:
• Staff training and professional development for three team members, each with two
years or less of service.

33

Court Department Expenditures
Department
Summary

FY 2024
Actual

FY 2025
Original Budget

FY 2025
Revised Budget

FY 2026
Recommended
Budget

Category
Personnel

$ 254,183

$ 272,075

$ 272,075

$ 300,402

Benefits

111,530

124,968

124,968

139,665

Operating

182,158

240,007

260,942

249,914

Total

$ 547,871

$ 637,050

$ 657,985

$ 689,981

34

Court Department Expenditures
800,000
700,000
600,000
500,000
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000
-

Personnel
FY24 Actual

Benefits
FY25 Original Budget

Operating
FY25 Revised Budget

Total

FY26 Recommended Budget
35

Category and Reason for any Major
Increases in Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
• Change in personnel and benefits
• Recently staffed Deputy Clerk of Court position that has been vacant
since FY23.

36

City of Beaufort, South Carolina

FISCAL YEAR 2026
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
BUDGET PRESENTATION
APRIL 29, 2025

Strategic Plan for Fiscal Year 2026
• Key Focus Area- A Safe and Vibrant City
• Guiding Principle 1.1 Preserve and Enhance Historic Resources
• Initiative- Historic Grant Program/Code Edit Sessions
• Key Focus Area- Manage Growth and Protect Natural Resources
• Guiding Principle 2.4 Manage and Encourage Infill Development;
2.5 Manage Annexations through Comprehensive Plan;

• Initiative-Code Revisions to Development Code/Historic Grant Program/Comprehensive Plan Update
• Key Focus Area- Economic Development and Innovation
• Guiding Principle 3.1 Streamline Development
3.2 Update Long Range Planning;
Initiative- Comprehensive Plan Update.
38

Budget Requests Needed to Help Achieve Fiscal Year
2026 Strategic Goal Initiatives
• 15301-5102 Contractual Services: $100,000 to fund first part of
Comprehensive Plan Update

• 15301-5236 Information Technology: Energov Yearly Fees

39

Community Development Department Expenditures
Department
Summary

FY 2024
Actual

FY 2025
Original Budget

FY 2025
Revised Budget

FY 2026
Recommended
Budget

Category
Personnel

$ 596,773

$ 758,358

$ 758,358

$ 726,323

Benefits

219,722

289,438

289,438

286,818

Operating

395,974

405,050

411,287

339,225

$ 1,212,469

$ 1,455,846

$ 1,459,083

$ 1,352,367

Total

40

Community Development Department Expenditures
1,600,000
1,400,000
1,200,000
1,000,000
800,000
600,000
400,000
200,000
-

Personnel
FY24 Actual

Benefits
FY25 Original Budget

Operating
FY25 Revised Budget

Total

FY26 Recommended Budget
41

Category and Reason for any Major
Increases in Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
• $100,000 to fund first part of Comprehensive Plan Update

42

City of Beaufort, South Carolina

FISCAL YEAR 2026
POLICE DEPARTMENT
BUDGET PRESENTATION
APRIL 29, 2025

Strategic Plan for Fiscal Year 2026
Key Focus Area – Safe & Vibrant City
Guiding Principle 1.2 Support and create partnerships with educational institutions and school leadership

• Initiative: Expand youth development opportunities through partnerships such as internships with the Technical
College of the Lowcountry.

Guiding Principle 1.4 Promote public safety process improvements and innovative programs that ensure a safe community.

• Initiative: Enhance crime response and prevention through investment in real-time crime technologies and data-driven
policing.

• Initiative: Increase multi-family housing complexes included in the Safe Living Beaufort program.
• Initiative: Expand community engagement events as part of Safe Living Beaufort to strengthen neighborhood
relationships.

Guiding Principle 1.5 Foster initiatives that promote a healthy and safe lifestyle

• Initiative: Strengthen officer wellness through partnership with the Cummings Foundation, supporting physical and
mental health resources for our team.

44

Budget Requests Needed to Help Achieve Fiscal Year
2026 Strategic Goal Initiatives
Guiding Principle 4.4 Create and pursue opportunities for
collaboration and regional partnerships to maximize resources
and address regional issues.

• Capital Request- 3 Live Stream Smart Cameras $14,750
• Capital Request- UTV Response Vehicle $18,567

45

Police Department Expenditures
Department
Summary

FY 2024
Actual

FY 2025
Original Budget

FY 2025
Revised Budget

FY 2026
Recommended
Budget

Category
Personnel

$ 4,190,267

$ 4,467,833

$ 4,467,833

$ 4,780,846

Benefits

1,732,756

1,968,915

1,968,915

2,121,023

Operating

1,228,785

1,418,341

1,418,974

1,724,251

Capital

217,498

220,776

220,776

211,167

Total

$ 7,369,306

$ 8,075,865

$ 8,076,498

$ 8,837,287

46

Police Department Expenditures
10,000,000
9,000,000
8,000,000
7,000,000
6,000,000
5,000,000
4,000,000
3,000,000
2,000,000
1,000,000
-

Personnel
FY24 Actual

Benefits

Operating

FY25 Original Budget

FY25 Revised Budget

Capital

Total

FY26 Recommended Budget
47

Category and Reason for any Major
Increases in Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
15401-5102 Contractual Services
• $97,142
•

NEST Technology (ARCPRO GIS), Vitra Simulator Maintenance, Flock Cameras Annual Fee, Utility Body Camera Annual
Fee, Axon Evidence, Clear AI

15401-5242 Lease Vehicle
• $103,537
•

Replacement of 6 patrol vehicles

15401-5268 Pub Subscriptions Dues
• $10,109
•

Frontline Solutions Data System

15401-5288 Telephone
• $13,000
•

Smartphones for Officers and SROs to support real-time crime technology and immediate school access
48

City of Beaufort, South Carolina

FISCAL YEAR 2026
FIRE DEPARTMENT
BUDGET PRESENTATION
APRIL 29, 2025

Strategic Plan for Fiscal Year 2026
• Key Focus Area- A Safe & Vibrant City

• Guiding Principle 1.4 Promote public safety process improvements and innovative programs that
ensure a safe community.

• Key Focus Area- Manage Growth

• Guiding Principle 2.2 Identify programs, technologies, or resources to complement current
operational practices that ensure the sustainability of existing infrastructure and facilities

• Key Focus Area- Fiscal Sustainability

• Guiding Principle 4.4 - Create and pursue opportunities for collaboration and regional partnerships
to maximize resources and address regional issues.

• Key Focus Area- Organizational Excellence

• Guiding Principle 5.3 - Create and maintain a culture of ownership by empowering employees to
make decisions. Ensure employees have the necessary intellectual and physical resources to
perform their jobs and to provide excellent customer service efficiently and effectively.

50

Budget Requests Needed to Help Achieve Fiscal Year
2026 Strategic Goal Initiatives
• Salaries & Benefits - COLA, merit, promotions, and benefits.
15451-5000 Personnel $4,479,438 Benefits $1,904,579.

• Fleet Management – Both pumpers moved from Fire Impact Fee and
new ladder truck financed for FY27.

• Capital Equipment – Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA),
Holmatro extrication tool, Fire hose, and Station 3 & 4
cameras/access control. 15451-5274 Capital $ 104,000

51

Fire Department Expenditures
Department
Summary

FY 2024
Actual

FY 2025
Original Budget

FY 2025
Revised Budget

FY 2026
Recommended
Budget

Category
Personnel

$ 4,139,324

$ 4,182,546

$ 4,182,543

$ 4,479,438

Benefits

1,653,835

1,765,800

1,765,800

1,904,579

Operating

1,102,312

679,886

679,886

861,253

Capital

45,585

-

-

1,219,062

Debt

79,211

144,796

144,796

208,450

Total

$ 7,020,267

$ 6,773,028

$ 6,773,025

$ 8,672,782

52

Fire Department Expenditures
$10,000,000
$9,000,000
$8,000,000
$7,000,000
$6,000,000
$5,000,000
$4,000,000
$3,000,000
$2,000,000
$1,000,000
$0

Personnel
FY24 Actual

Benefits

Operating

FY25 Original Budget

Capital

FY25 Revised Budget

Debt

Total

FY26 Recommended Budget
53

Category and Reason for any Major
Increases in Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
• Salaries & Benefits - COLA, merit, promotions, and benefits.
15451-5000 Personnel $4,479,438 Benefits $1,904,579.

• Fleet Management – Both pumpers moved from Fire Impact Fees.
15451-5602 & 5702 $ 208,450

• Operations – Price increases in software, vehicle & building

maintenance, uniforms, gear, and medical supplies. $96,209

• Capital - Capital Equipment – Self Contained Breathing Apparatus
(SCBA), Holmatro extrication tool, Fire hose, and Station 3 & 4
cameras/access control. 15451-5274 Capital $104,000.

54

Cost split between Beaufort and Port Royal

• City of Beaufort
• Town of Port Royal

$5,602,481
$3,070,301

55

City of Beaufort, South Carolina

FISCAL YEAR 2026
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
BUDGET PRESENTATION
APRIL 29, 2025

Strategic Plan for Fiscal Year 2026
• Fiscal Sustainability
• Guiding Principle 1: Implement business processes and operational efficiencies to streamline
the cost of government including the examination and identification of cost of services and
cost recovery policies.

 Initiative – Evaluate consolidation or contracting out of City Services.

• Safe & Vibrant City
• Guiding Principle 4 – Promote public safety process improvements and innovative programs
that ensure a safe community.

 Initiative – Update codes and regulations for Parks and Playgrounds

57

Budget Requests Needed to Help Achieve Fiscal Year
2026 Strategic Goal Initiatives
• $250,000 (15502/32503-5274 @ $125K each) Knuckleboom
Truck

• $ 36,400 (32503-5248) Pinckney Park repairs and upgrades.
Safety issues, along with needed upgrades

• $80,000 (32503-5248) Security upgrades within Parks,
Playgrounds, and Pavilions

• $ 12,225(34530-5106) McTeer Circle Outfall. Phase I
Engineering

58

Public Works Department Expenditures
Department
Summary

FY 2024
Actual

FY 2025
Original Budget

FY 2025
Revised Budget

FY 2026
Recommended
Budget

Category
Personnel

$ 1,200,560

$ 1,418,728

$ 1,418,728

$ 1,568,824

Benefits

512,769

678,527

678,527

711,824

Operating

3,216,471

3,696,584

3,724,914

4,016,554

Capital

175,222

244,500

426,986

350,000

Total

$ 5,105,022

$ 6,038,339

$ 6,249,155

$ 6,647,202

59

Public Works Department Expenditures
7,000,000
6,000,000
5,000,000
4,000,000
3,000,000
2,000,000
1,000,000
-

Personnel
FY24 Actual

Benefits
FY25 Original Budget

Operating
FY25 Revised Budget

Capital

Total

FY26 Recommended Budget
60

Category and Reason for any Major
Increases in Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
• 15502 & 32503-5274 $250,000 Knuckleboom replacement.
• 15502-5102 $191,250 for ROW Replacement Contract. Old
contract based on five (5) year old cost @ $182,150

• 32503-5248 $36,400 Pinckney Park repairs/upgrades.
• 32503-5248 $80,000 Spanish Moss Trail Crosswalk
ThermoPlastic/Paving

61

City of Beaufort, South Carolina

FISCAL YEAR 2026
DOWNTOWN OPERATIONS & COMMUNITY SERVICES
BUDGET PRESENTATION
APRIL 29, 2025

Strategic Plan for Fiscal Year 2026
• Key Focus Area- Safe & Vibrant City
• Guiding Principle 1.5 - Foster and support initiatives and evaluate community policies, programs, gathering
places, and events that promote healthy and quality lifestyles for our demographically diverse community.

• Initiative: Expand downtown commerce availability to attract young families
• Guiding Principle 1.6 - Foster citywide “open space” initiatives, policies and city codes that support a clean, wellmaintained, and sustainable community.

• Initiative: Evaluate Waterfront Park – Marina Expansion Infrastructure Improvements
• Guiding Principle 1.7 - Explore innovative transportation policies projects and plans to better accommodate
patterns of movement for a growing population

• Initiative: Evaluate parking and shuttle service

• Key Focus Area- Economic Development & Innovation
• Guiding Principle 3.4 - Nurture and support existing businesses, educational partners, and entrepreneurial efforts
in the city.

63

Budget Requests Needed to Help Achieve Fiscal Year
2026 Strategic Goal Initiatives
• 32651-5102 – Contractual Services - $50K for contingency boat
removal/ disaster mitigation

• 32653-5516 – Main Street - $5K Targeted Marketing of Main Street

to promote downtown shopping, dining and attractions downtown.

• 32653-5257 – Miscellaneous - $15K for support of Community

Events such as Halloween, Holiday Weekend, Concerts in the Park
etc.

• 32654-5102 – Contractual Services - $25,600 – Shuttle operations for
events

64

Marina Expenditures
Department
Summary

FY 2024
Actual

FY 2025
Original Budget

FY 2025
Revised Budget

FY 2026
Recommended
Budget

Category
Operating

20,527

25,969

25,969

79,432

Total

$ 20,527

$ 25,969

$ 25,969

$ 79,432

65

Marina Expenditures
90,000
80,000
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
-

Operating
FY24 Actual

FY25 Original Budget

Total
FY25 Revised Budget

FY26 Recommended Budget
66

Category and Reason for any Major
Increases in Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
• 32651-5102 – Contractual Services - $50K for contingency boat
removal/ disaster mitigation

• 32651-4248 – Maintenance Facilities - $3K for HVAC repairs on
aging equipment at Marina Store and Restrooms

67

Waterfront Park Expenditures
Department
Summary

FY 2024
Actual

FY 2025
Original Budget

FY 2025
Revised Budget

FY 2026
Recommended
Budget

$ 492,403

$ 529,852

$ 535,988

$ 546,207

-

46,100

46,100

24,800

Debt

309,098

309,098

309,098

309,098

Total

$ 801,501

$ 885,050

$ 891,186

$ 880,105

Category
Operating
Capital

68

Waterfront Park Expenditures
1,000,000
900,000
800,000
700,000
600,000
500,000
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000
-

Operating
FY24 Actual

Capital
FY25 Original Budget

Debt
FY25 Revised Budget

Total

FY26 Recommended Budget
69

Category and Reason for any Major
Increases in Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
• 32652-5102 – Contractual Services - $10,905 for Core Commercial

Landscaping services anticipated increase for new contract and cost
of goods. $2,500 for Arborist reports for Trees in the Core
Commercial landscaping boundaries.

• 32652-4258 – Maintenance Facilities - $7K for repairs to pebble
walkways and furniture in pocket parks. $4,800 for repairs to
plumbing and lighting in public restrooms.

• 32652-5274 – Capital – $24,800 for replacement of worn benches in

Waterfront Park. $4,800 for replacement of broken/missing wrought
iron chairs at West Street Extension.
70

Other Downtown Operations Expenditures
Department
Summary

FY 2024
Actual

FY 2025
Original Budget

FY 2025
Revised Budget

FY 2026
Recommended
Budget

Category
Personnel

$ 239,662

$ 260,176

$ 260,176

$ 274,952

Benefits

72,443

80,557

80,557

100,298

Operating

430,731

466,359

476,308

541,264

Capital

27,002

35,000

35,000

55,000

Total

$ 769,839

$ 842,091

$ 852,040

$ 971,514

71

Other Downtown Operations Expenditures
1,200,000
1,000,000
800,000
600,000
400,000
200,000
-

Personnel
FY24 Actual

Benefits
FY25 Original Budget

Operating
FY25 Revised Budget

Capital

Total

FY26 Recommended Budget
72

Category and Reason for any Major
Increases in Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
• 32653-5110 – Professional Services - $30K for Downtown
Masterplan for wayfinding, placemaking, and safety
improvements for the Mainstreet Core Commercial Area.

• 32653-5200 – Advertising - $5,850 promotion of Downtown

retail businesses & restaurants with television, radio and print
ads throughout the year.

• 32653-5257 – Miscellaneous - $15K for Christmas decorations
for light poles.

73

Category and Reason for any Major
Increases in Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
• 32653-5273 – Capital – $20K for Painting of crosswalks on city
owned streets in the Core Commercial to enhance safety.

• 32653-5292 – Travel, Training and Per Diem $3,500 for annual

Main Street America and Main Street NC/SC annual conference.

• 32653-5516 – Main Street – $2,900 increase includes $11K for
monthly programming of First Friday events.

74

Category and Reason for any Major
Increases in Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
• 32653-5534 – Event Facility & Services - $8K due to cost of
goods increase for the execution of city festivals.

• 32653-5536 – Other Expense– $8K due to increase of cost of
goods for execution of city festivals.

75

Parking Expenditures
Department
Summary

FY 2024
Actual

FY 2025
Original Budget

FY 2025
Revised Budget

FY 2026
Recommended
Budget

Category
Operating

$ 7,676

$ 33,000

$ 33,000

$ 38,300

Capital

23,744

25,000

25,000

25,000

Total

$ 31,420

$ 58,000

$ 58,000

$ 63,300

76

Parking Expenditures
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
-

Operating
FY24 Actual

Capital
FY25 Original Budget

FY25 Revised Budget

Total
FY26 Recommended Budget
77

Category and Reason for any Major
Increases in Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
• 32654-5228 – Community Outreach – Education and awareness
of parking and advertising with personal engagement during
events.

78