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14 results for “covid-19” · budget

  • City of Wilkes-Barre 2023 Budget Mayor George C. Brown

    Wilkes-Barre, PA
    Budget

    The City of Wilkes-Barre's 2023 budget, presented by Mayor George C. Brown, reflects recovery and operational improvements following the COVID-19 pandemic, with significant support from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. ARPA funds enabled multiple community initiatives including business and non-profit assistance programs, home improvement and down payment assistance, resident stimulus packages, infrastructure repairs, street paving, equipment purchases, and recreational enhancements such as the new Special Needs Playground at Kirby Park. The budget document outlines the city's governmental structure, departmental organization, and comprehensive financial planning across general funds, debt statements, salary schedules, and specialized budgets for liquid fuels and Kirby Park operations.

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  • State

    State College, PA
    Budget

    House Bill 1300 amends the Fiscal Code to implement the 2023-2024 budget and includes provisions across multiple areas including COVID-19 response programs, mental health funding, and tenant protections. The bill allocates significant funds including $360.2 million from the Tobacco Settlement Fund for FY 2023/24, $100 million in Department of Human Services mental health funding ($34 million for workforce programs, $31.5 million for criminal justice initiatives, and $34.5 million for mental health services expansion), and creates protections prohibiting Senior Citizens' property tax and rent rebate assistance from being used as lease payments, with penalties for violating landlords including full reimbursement plus 25% additional penalties. The bill also addresses unclaimed federal ARPA funds in education and continues community economic development programs, with fiscal impacts ranging from no impact for directed appropriations to indeterminate impacts for new enforcement provisions.

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  • 2023-2024 Proposed Budget Summary Introduction

    Seattle, WA
    Budget

    Seattle's 2023-2024 Proposed Budget, the first under Mayor Bruce A. Harrell, totals approximately $7.4 billion in appropriations, including $1.6 billion in General Fund and $294 million from the JumpStart Payroll Expense Tax. This is the first biennial budget since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the city's normal budgeting cycle, and it addresses a significant General Fund deficit while prioritizing housing and homelessness, public safety, access to opportunity, healthy communities, climate and environment, transportation, and good government. Despite 40-year-high inflation, General Fund expenditure growth is held to effectively flat at 0.03% over 2022 levels, with the budget balanced partly through payroll tax revenue and conservative spending measures aimed at replenishing reserves.

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  • ADOPTED 2021 BUDGET

    Indianapolis, IN
    Budget

    The Consolidated City of Indianapolis-Marion County adopted its 2021 balanced budget, the fourth consecutive balanced budget since 2010, which eliminates the structural budget deficit while maintaining conservative spending due to COVID-19. The budget prioritizes public safety funding for 1,743 police officers and 1,220 firefighters, including technology investments such as body cameras and an updated computer-aided dispatch system, along with criminal justice reform, infrastructure investment exceeding $500 million, and community development initiatives including crime prevention programs, homelessness and food insecurity support, and economic development projects. The budget honors all collective bargaining commitments and continues funding for the Community Justice Campus construction.

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  • ANNUAL BUDGET 2021

    Bloomington, IN
    Budget

    The City of Bloomington adopted its fiscal year 2021 general fund budget on December 7, 2020, during a period when the COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted municipal finances. The city experienced substantial revenue losses from lodging and admission taxes, which typically represent about 12% of general fund revenues and fund essential services like Police, Fire, and Public Works. To navigate these challenges and engage the community in budget decisions, the City Council formed the Community Budget Advisory Committee to develop multiple budget scenarios, conducting unprecedented public engagement through virtual events and digital feedback platforms.

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  • Summary: Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, Kentucky; General

    Lexington, KY
    Budget

    S&P Global Ratings assigned an 'AA' long-term rating with stable outlook to Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government's $44.5 million series 2022B general obligation bonds, which will finance various capital expenditures and a land conservation program. The bonds are secured by the government's full-faith-and-credit pledge and ad valorem property taxes, subject to Kentucky's constitutional and statutory limitations including a 4% annual growth cap on aggregate property tax revenue. While the county's economic base is recovering from COVID-19 and fiscal 2022 ended with a surplus, long-term challenges remain including rising personnel expenses and pension contribution costs.

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  • Dallas County Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Budget Cover Page

    Dallas, TX
    Budget

    Dallas County's Fiscal Year 2021-2022 budget raises property tax revenue of $29,394,729 more than the prior year, representing a 5.13 percent increase, with $13,637,722.62 from new properties added to the tax roll. The governing body voted 5–0 in favor, with County Judge Clay Jenkins, Commissioners Dr. Theresa Daniel, JJ Koch, John Wiley Price, and Dr. Elba Garcia supporting approval. The property tax rate decreased to $0.227946 per $100 of valuation from $0.239740 in the prior year, while total debt obligation secured by property taxes is $116,665,000. The budget was developed in response to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic challenges affecting service delivery, employee hiring and retention, and economic conditions including a June 2021 unemployment rate of 6.0% and a 29.06 percent increase in single-unit residential housing sales year-over-year.

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  • Budget Brief | City of Madison

    Madison, WI
    Budget

    The City of Madison's 2023 proposed budget, prepared in October 2022, reflects a city in recovery from COVID-19 impacts, with revenues boosted by new development, increased downtown parking, and returning tourism. Key budget elements include growing debt payments and borrowing, planned additions to city workforce and pay increases, improving transit and parking revenues, and addressing police department turnover challenges. The budget document provides a comprehensive overview of general fund spending, capital budget priorities, and fee structures across the city's operations.

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  • BUDGET FY2023

    Austin, TX
    Budget

    The Austin Independent School District adopted its FY2023 budget on June 24, 2022, as a governmental funds budget document covering the district's operations and resource allocation. The budget document includes an executive summary, organizational and financial sections, and references the district's 2020-2025 strategic plan, board budget parameters, and budget policies, along with discussion of COVID-19 impacts and Elementary & Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding. The district received an ASBO-Meritorious Budget Award in recognition of the budget document's quality.

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  • METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY JOHN COOPER

    Nashville, TN
    Budget

    Mayor John Cooper presented Nashville's FY 2022 operating budget, characterized as an "investment" budget following the previous year's "crisis" budget that implemented hiring and spending freezes during the COVID-19 recession. The budget includes historic commitments to public education, transportation, community safety, and workforce development, enabled by strong property value growth that reduces the effective property tax rate to $3.288—the lowest among major Tennessee cities and more than $1.00 below the 25-year average. Metro projects over 5% better-than-expected revenues from activity taxes plus federal stimulus funds, allowing for approximately $180 million in strategic investments while prioritizing equitable prosperity across all Nashville neighborhoods.

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  • Omaha Financial Breakdown

    Omaha, NE
    Budget

    According to a 2021 Truth in Accounting report based on Omaha's fiscal year 2019 audited financial report, the city entered the COVID-19 pandemic in poor fiscal health with a total debt burden of $1.2 billion, or $7,500 per taxpayer, earning it a "D" financial grade and ranking 50th out of 75 cities. The city's financial problems stem primarily from unfunded retirement obligations, including $1 billion in unfunded pension benefits and $436.9 million in unfunded retiree health care benefits, with only $703.7 million in assets available to cover $1.9 billion in total bills. The report warned that Omaha's overall debt would likely increase due to pandemic-related revenue losses and insufficient reserves to maintain government services and benefits.

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  • Volume 1 General Fund Revenues MAYOR TODD GLORIA Adopted Budget Fiscal Year

    San Diego, CA
    Budget

    The City of San Diego's Fiscal Year 2022 Adopted Budget projects General Fund revenues of $1.74 billion, representing a $122.6 million (7.6 percent) increase from FY 2021. The four major revenue sources—property taxes, sales taxes, transient occupancy taxes, and franchise fees—account for 67 percent of General Fund revenues and are projected to increase 9.6 percent, primarily driven by accelerated economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The budget also includes $149.3 million in federal Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds from the American Rescue Plan Act to address ongoing pandemic impacts, with these revenues supporting essential city services including police, fire, homeless services, libraries, and parks and recreation programs.

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  • CITY OF TOLEDO, OHIO 2023 Annual Information Statement

    Toledo, OH
    Budget

    The City of Toledo's 2023 Annual Information Statement provides financial and administrative information for use in connection with the issuance of municipal bonds and notes. The document, dated September 29, 2023, covers topics including city government structure, employees, economic development activities, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Inquiries regarding the statement should be directed to Melanie Campbell, the Interim Director of Finance.

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  • City of Toledo 2026 Proposed Budget - Ohio.gov

    Toledo, OH
    Budget

    The City of Toledo's 2026 proposed budget document presents the city's organizational structure and governance, including Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz and a twelve-member City Council, along with strategic priorities and values guiding the budget. The document outlines the city's recovery initiatives funded through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), with federal resources directed toward addressing COVID-19 pandemic impacts, particularly benefiting low and moderate-income residents and communities of color. The city has identified five key investment areas for its Toledo Recovery Plan, though the specific details and budget figures are not fully visible in the provided document excerpt.

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