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Youth Civics - Spring 2011 City of Charlotte

Monday, March 28, 2011 -- Government Center Tonight 6:00PM Sign in, Welcome & YC overview

City of Charlotte City Council meeting Discussion, Q&A

8:00PM End Questions to answer

• What does the city do?

• Which city services matter the most to me?

• What are the differences between the city and county governments?

• What are the similarities between the key roles in city, county and CMS government?

o Mayor, City Council, City Manager, School Board, Superintendent, County Commission, County Manager

• Could I work in city government some day? What kinds of jobs are there?

• What does the City Manager do? How about the Mayor and City Council?

• Who represents me on the City Council?

• How is the city funded? Where does it spend money?

• What is the relationship between the city and CMS?

• Where do I keep track of city news, policies and decisions? How can I get involved?

Things to watch at the meeting

• How many people are there? Who is there? Are there different kinds of people with different reasons for being there?

• Do they act differently in a “work meeting” vs in the big meeting chambers?

• What is your city council rep doing during the meeting? What are others doing?

• What topics are being discussed?

• How do people communicate? What makes a person a good communicator?

• How do the officials lead? What makes a person an effective leader?

• If you were speaking at the meeting, what would you want to talk about?

• Is the meeting what you expected? Why or why not?

FY 2010-2011 Town of Cornelius Budget in Brief

How the Money is Used

Where the Money Comes From

FY2011 Cornelius Tax Rate:$0.275 per $100 of assessed value ($1.1137 combined withMecklenburg County rate).

Total Revenue:$20,197,912

www.cornelius.org

FY 2010-2011 City of Charlotte Budget in Brief



FY2011 City of Charlotte Tax Rate:$0.4586 per $100 of assessed value ($1.2973 combined with Mecklenburg County rate)

Total Revenue:$1,659,289,201

www.charmeck.org

Public Works $342,338,781

Public Safety 340,432,626

Water & Sewer 312,131,539

Aviation 291,454,341

Public Transit 182,394,695

Economic Development 76,845,764

Storm Water 57,897,902

General Government 55,793,553

TOTALS $1,659,289,201

21%

20%

19%

18%

11%

5%

3%

3%

Tax Rate Breakdown:General Fund $0.3773Debt Payments $0.0687Pay-as-You-Go $0.0126TOTALS $0.4586

Municipal Tax Districts:District 1 Tax Rate $.0174District 2 Tax Rate $.0413District 3 Tax Rate $.056District 4 Tax Rate $.0668District 5 Tax Rate $.0300(The tax rate for districts 2 and 3 include the tax rate for district 1.)

Water & Sewer$312,131,539 - 19%

Property &Other Taxes $523,155,025 - 32%

Storm Water $57,897,902 - 2%

User Fees & Other Revenue

$128,495,699 - 8%

Bonds $163,760,000 - 10%

Public Transit $182,394,695 - 11%

Aviation $291,454,341 - 18%

Property Taxes $10,776,000 - 53%

Grants & Investments $203,000 - 1%

Powell Bill$592,000 - 3%

Other Revenue $352,000 - 2%

Other Taxes $681,412 - 3%

Charges for Services & Fees

$1,578,000 - 8%

Appropriated Fund Balance

$2,344,500 - 12%

Shared Revenue $3,671,000 - 18%

Police & Public Safety $5,541,966

Debt Service & Capital Projects 3,362,864

Fire & Public Works 2,443,859

Transfer to Capital Reserve 2,000,000

Solid Waste & Sanitation 1,851,210

Administration & General Government 1,609,262

Parks & Recreation 1,333,795

Tourism & Culture 672,379

Planning 617,493

Powell Bill 533,752

Storm Water 162,000

Governing Board 69,332

TOTALS $20,197,912

27%

17%

12%

9%

9%

8%

7%

3%

3%

3%

1%

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FY 2010-2011 Town of Huntersville Budget in Brief



FY2011 Huntersville Tax Rate:$0.29 per $100 of assessed value ($1.1287 combined withMecklenburg County rate).


www.huntersville.org

FY 2010-2011 Town of Davidson Budget in Brief



FY2011 Davidson Tax Rate:$0.365 per $100 of assessed value ($1.2037 combined with MecklenburgCounty rate).


www.ci.davidson.nc.us

Property & Vehicle Taxes $5,040,070 - 52%

Grants, Loans, & Interest $24,960 - 1%

Powell Bill $250,170 - 3%


$1,406,895 - 14%


Fund Balance Appropriated

$804,179 - 8%

Other Taxes $2,089,970 - 21%

Other $2,122,204

Police & Public Safety 1,578,630


Administrative & General Government 883,915

Streets 855,955

Solid Waste 749,490

Fire & Rescue 591,520

Economic Development 514,670

Storm Water 255,740

Powell Bill 250,170

Travel & Tourism 239,390

Planning 226,630

Building & Grounds 208,805


TOTALS $9,671,244

22%

16%

10%

9%

9%

8%

6%

5%

3%

3%

3%

2%

2%

2%


Grants & Loans $314,000 - 1%

Powell Bill $1,000,000 - 4%


$1,373,499 - 6%

Storm Water $700,000 - 3%

Other Revenue $1,291,732 - 5%

Other Taxes $5,740,000 - 24%

32%

16%

10%

8%

8%

6%

5%

4%

4%

3%

2%

1%

1%


Public Works 4,083,941


Fire Rescue 1,871,285

Debt Servcies & Capital 1,867,758

Administrative & General Government 1,465,915

Tourism & Culture 1,206,677

Powell Bill 1,000,000

Planning 847,850

Storm Water 700,000


Streets & Transportation 183,812

Other 147,400

TOTALS $24,155,931

FY 2010-2011 Town of Mint Hill Budget in Brief



FY2011 Mint Hill Tax Rate:$0.275 per $100 of assessed value ($1.1137 combined withMecklenburg County rate)


www.minthill.com

FY 2010-2011 Town of Matthews Budget in Brief



FY2011 Matthews Tax Rate:$0.3325 per $100 of assessed value ($1.1712 combined withMecklenburg County rate).


www.matthewsnc.com


Grants & Loans $145,708 - 1%

Water & Sewer Bond $522,475 - 3%

Fund Balance $518,846 - 3%






$538,500 - 3%

Other Taxes $530,000 - 3%

30%

11%

10%

10%

8%

8%

6%

6%

3%

2%

2%

2%

1%


Administrative & General Government 2,136,237

Debt Service 1,925,348

Solid Waste & Sanitation 1,843,084

Tourism & Culture 1,548,598

Public Works 1,405,471

Fire & Rescue 1,182,089

Powell Bill 1,123,489

Storm Water 568,750

Parks & Recreation 427,985

Planning 405,184

Other 330,000


Economic Development 50,000

TOTALS $18,623,896

1%


Restricted Revenue $99,800 - 1%

Vehicle Fee $163,000 - 2%

Water & Sewer Bond $638,375 - 7%


Fund Balance $1,085,468 - 11%


28%

19%

13%

11%

11%

6%

4%

4%

3%

1%


Solid Waste 1,830,000

Fire & Rescue 1,229,879

Other 1,039,000

Debt Service (including Water & Sewer) 1,095,610

Administrative & General Government 551,939

Planning 416,930

Streets & Transportation 380,439



TOTALS $9,568,143

FY 2010-2011 Town of Pineville Budget in Brief



FY2011 Pineville Tax Rate:$0.32 per $100 of assessed value ($1.1587 combined with Mecklenburg County rate).


www.pinevillenc.net

Grants, Loans, & Investments $4,547,300 - 31%


Charges for Services & Fees $205,000 - 1%

Fund Balance $516,300 - 4%

Other Revenue $3,317,000 - 23%



Other Taxes $1,535,000 - 10%

30%

30%

16%

6%

4%

4%

3%

2%

2%

2%

1%

Trans to Capital Projects $4,500,000

Public Safety 4,361,427

Administration & General Government 2,370,085

Tourism & Culture 990,000

Storm Water 590,700

Public Works 535,350

Powell Bill 414,600


Sanitation 295,000

Planning 285,900

Other 20,000

TOTALS $14,690,600

Charlotte City Council Mayor Anthony Foxx [email protected]

Mayor Pro-Tem At-Large Patrick Cannon [email protected] Mayor Pro-Tem=leads council if Mayor’s away At-Large=represents entire city

At-Large Jason Burgess [email protected] 704-336-3436 At-Large=represents entire city

At-Large David Howard [email protected] 704-336-4099 At-Large=represents entire city

At-Large Edwin Peacock [email protected] 704-347-1080 X 13 At-Large=represents entire city

District 1 Patsy Kinsey [email protected] 704-376-5367 Central, East and Northeast Charlotte areas

Kids Voting Mecklenburg www.kidsvoting.org

mailto:[email protected]






District 2 James Mitchell [email protected] NW and North Charlotte areas

District 3 Warren Turner [email protected] 704-713-0452 West and SW Charlotte areas

District 4 Michael Barnes [email protected] 704-509-6141 NE Charlotte, UNCC areas

District 5 Nancy Carter [email protected] 704-336-3431 East Charlotte areas

District 6 Andy Dulin [email protected] 704-968-8776 South Charlotte/Southpark areas

District 7 Warren Cooksey [email protected] 980-230-5495 South Charlotte/1-485 areas

Approximate representation areas listed. View map for more specific locations http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/CityCouncil/Districts/Documents/09AllDistricts.pdf

Kids Voting Mecklenburg www.kidsvoting.org







http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/CityCouncil/Districts/Documents/09AllDistricts.pdf

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