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• Two (2) auto technicians
Parks and Recreation (0.5 full-time position)
• 0.5 Maintenance Worker
General Government (2 full-time positions)

• One (1) Deputy Municipal Court Clerk
• One (1) Contract Specialist

Water and Wastewater Fund The proposed budget recommends a three (3) percent
increase for both water and sewer utility services, the first rate increase since 2019. The five-
year capital improvement program (CIP) for water projects is approximately $48.8 million, and
the five-year CIP for sewer projects is $33.7 million.

IT Support Services Fund This fund supports city-wide information technology
infrastructure and networks. This upcoming budget year, information technology will
implement a variety of key projects including the continuation of the Enterprise Resource

Planning (ERP), a Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), a third data center location and upgrades to
the police department’s body and car cameras. With the additional systems and required
support, the budget includes a project manager and systems administration and funding for GIS
enterprise licensing for $271,790.

Parks Performance Fund The CIP includes several needed improvements to the BRiCk, such
as replacing indoor pool sand filters for $155,000 and remolding the recreation center’s entry
way for $487,000.

Below are some additional enhancements as well:
• Russell Farm Art Center The budget includes $9,188 to add a partition for the existing
Chesapeake building to create an additional classroom.
• Hidden Creek Golf Course Fund To continue to enhance the golf course $25,000 for tee
and wayfinding signage is budgeted and $45,000 for turf improvements.

Downtown TIF (TIF #2) The budget includes a part time maintenance worker to perform 7
day coverage of plaza maintenance support $19,343.

Capital Improvements Program (CIP) In addition to the projects approved by voters in the

2022 Bond Program (listed on pages 4-5), the city’s CIP includes funding the following projects
in the FY 2023/24 budget:
• $1.4 million for city hall renovations
• $3.5 million for phase one of widening Alsbury Boulevard from Candler to Hulen Street
• $2.06 million for the Village Creek Parkway expansion

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