FY 2023 Budget Questions and Answers

Budget Questions and Answers are used to respond to City Council questions and requests during the budget deliberation process.

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Budget Questions and Answers for the Fiscal Year 2023 budget process are listed and searchable below by subject. Use the question titles (some abbreviated to fit the character allotment) to view the question and response. A PDF version is also available at the bottom of each Q&A. To view Budget Q&As from previous years, visit the Budget Archive.

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2/13/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #001: What is the proposed schedule and add/delete process for FY 2023 budget deliberations?
2/23/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #002: What are the budget and policy implications of various clean fuel vehicle tax options?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #003: What are the impacts of ACPS increasing its use of fund balance?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #004: What impact would health insurance increases have on proposed compensation increases?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #005: Do we have a sense if residents will be facing higher bills yet again in FY2023 on the same vehicles?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #006: How many steps do we have in our various department pay scales, and how do those compare to the numbers of steps in our neighboring localities for the same departments?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #007: How does the compensation of city staff compare to ACPS staff?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #008: What is the ideal staffing situation for the Complete Streets program, and if another staffer is required do you have a sense of what the budgetary impact of that would be?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #009: Develop a budget memo that outlines the impacts of implementing a Prevailing Wage ordinance, along with a recommended timeline for implementation.
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #010: What would be the fiscal impact of providing grants to individual homeowners in multi-family condominium regimes?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #011: Can you provide the fiscal impact of the park improvement projects that were requested but not proposed for funding?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #012: How would the fiscal impact of the inclusion of project labor agreements impact the City Manager’s proposed Capital Improvement Program and what opportunities for additional Federal funding would such an agreement present?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #013: Can you please provide a list of the budget reductions/efficiencies that were considered during the budget development process, but ultimately not recommended?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #014: Can you provide the fiscal impact if the City were to fund hiring bonuses ($3,000/$5,000/$10,000) to recruit Police Officers, Sheriff’s Deputies and Firefighters with active certifications and credentials?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #015: Can you please provide the revenue impact and expenditure impact for the placement of 5 such cameras in school zones prioritized by Transportation & Environmental Services in alignment with the City’s Vision Zero Action Plan?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #016: Can you provide a list of City facility leases, their remaining duration, and the rent costs associated with the leases? Please indicate which leases are planned to be discontinued at 4850 Mark Center Drive consolidation.
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #017: Why is the proposed Telecommunications Network Engineer III not eligible for funding from various applicable Capital Improvement Program projects?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #018: Can you provide the break-down, by department, of the $12M proposed for market-rate adjustments for City employees? What is the stand-alone value of the three steps proposed for addition to the General Schedule pay scale?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #019: What would be the estimated one-time costs to buy-out the remaining obligations of the Old Public Safety Pension Plan? What on-going administrative costs would the elimination of this liability potentially save?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #020: The proposed budget increases the budgeted vacancy savings by $2.86M. What has been our achieved vacancy savings for the last 5 completed fiscal years?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #021: Does the City Manager have any specific proposals for expenditure of the Night/Weekend Zoning Inspector contingency carried over from FY 2021 and 2022?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #022: Can you please provide a detailing of the number of children served across the Early Childhood Program Area, the cost breakdown of each service area, and estimates of the current waiting lists for service in each area?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #023: What would be the fiscal impact of extending the outdoor pool season past Labor Day into September?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #024: What does the budget include to address the Climate Emergency declared by City Council in October 2019 including the recommendations of the Alexandria Planning Commission, Transportation Commission & Environment Policy Commission?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #025: What staffing considerations are included in the proposed budget to support the reopening of the Freedom House Museum? What additional supplemental staffing has been considered?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #026: The proposed budget includes an increase in the commercial refuse fee. What is the current cost to provide commercial refuse services and how does that cost relate to the new proposed fee?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #027: If the proposed Stormwater Utility Fee were increased beyond the schedule of increases adopted by City Council a year ago, what project acceleration would be feasible? What would be the fiscal impact of those changes?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #028: The proposed budget estimates $185,000 of revenue reductions from the Stormwater Utility Fee credit program. What is the cost to administer the credit program for residential and commercial properties?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #029: Aside from the General Fund impact for non-billable households, are there General Fund resources proposed in the budget to support the costs of trash, recycling, yard waste and leaf collection services?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #030: Can you provide recent staffing history for the Alexandria Police Department, including details on authorized, filled, vacant and over-hire positions for the past 5 years, as available?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #031: If approved in the adopted budget, how and when does the Police Department anticipate filling the 5 FTE proposed to comprise the Weapons Violation Taskforce? Will the staffing of these positions have a negative impact?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #032: What is the current staffing (authorized versus vacant) for the City’s School Crossing Guard program?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #033: Can you please provide a list of the proposals for the use of ARPA funds for housing related efforts that were considered during the budget development process, but ultimately not recommended?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #034: Can you provide the fiscal impact if the City were to fund trainings and related expenses for Firefighters? It it’s my understanding that they typically pay for trainings and expenses such as hotels, mileage, and food.
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #035: Can you provide the fiscal impact if the City were to fully fund the Early Intervention Part C program?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #036: Can you provide the fiscal impact if the City were to fully maximize the spots available to us under the Virginia Preschool Initiative so that all 3 and 4 year olds could have access to high quality childcare at least 4 days a week?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #037: What are the FY22 benchmark survey results for hours worked for Firefighters?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #038: What is the proposed use of the 200K for out of school time? Can you please provide a list of out of school time proposals that were considered during the budget development process, but ultimately not recommended?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #039: Can you provide the fiscal impact if the City were to create a community matching fund to support civic associations and neighborhood groups in hosting events and activities that improve quality of life?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #040: Can you provide the fiscal impact if the City were to fund an FTE in DCHS to serve as a one stop shop/central coordinator for immigrant affairs?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #041: Please provide the list of unfunded and underfunded mandates, such as state employees we supplement, that we have and what the total cost to us is?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #042: Is it possible to get a memo on the ability and cost to expand this type of event management to the two other parades in the city – GW & St. Patrick’s Day?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #043: Could I receive a memo on the cost for an Assistant Director for the Black History Museum ?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #044: Is it possible to have a memo on the cost savings if we only bring the restoration of departments travel & training budgets back to 75% vs. 100%?
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #045: Please provide the affordable housing project pipeline information presented to City Council at the Tuesday, February 22, 2022 legislative meeting.
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #046; If possible, please provide the scope of how many cameras Congressman Beyer’s earmark (from May 2021 if still available) would provide Alexandria Police Department, and what our subsidy would be.
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #047: I would like additional detail on how many personal car owners do own EV personal cars in Alexandria currently, if we know where in the city they are generally located,
2/24/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #048: What percentage of vendors are SWAM vendors? And what is the number of SWAM vendors.
2/28/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #049: Provide a comprehensive list of Stormwater capital projects contemplated in the Proposed CIP. Include the expect start date, completion date, and planned funding sources for each project.
3/3/2022		FY 23 Budget Q&A #050: What is the fiscal impact of increasing the amount of property tax revenue dedicated to affordable housing from 0.6 cents to a full penny?

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