2023 | 2024 BUDGET PUBLIC SAFETY $72,385,742 $478.5M CAPITAL PROJECTS $35,474,023 Total Budget ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH $96,061,843 ELECTRIC UTILITIES $135,366,700 GENERAL GOV. $52,334,136 RECREATION & NEIGHBORHOODS $36,238,036 DEBT SERVICE $32,707,813 HighPointNC.gov/Budget TRANSPORTATION $17,969,294
KEY INITIATIVES
The City of High Point, North Carolina
WATER/SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE
RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
• REPLACE WATER/SEWER LINES
• SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
• WATER TANK MAINTENANCE
• LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
• WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IMPROVEMENTS
TRANSPORTATION
• AVERAGE 3% MERIT INCREASE
• SIX WEEKS PAID PARENTAL/CAREGIVER LEAVE
• CREATION OF FULL-SERVICE EMPLOYEE HEALTH CLINIC
CULTURE & RECREATION
PARKS & RECREATION
• LIBRARY FLOORING
•MUSEUM HVAC AND BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS
• NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
• RECREATION CENTER IMPROVEMENTS
• ENHANCED PARKS MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS
STREETS
ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE
• TRAFFIC SIGNAL TIMING
• MAIN STREET INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS
• RAILROAD CROSSING IMPROVEMENTS
• TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM UPGRADE
• CEMETERY PAVING
• RESIDENTIAL STREET RESURFACING & IMPROVEMENTS
• TRANSFORMER REPLACEMENTS
• AUTOMATED METER INITIATIVE
• OUTDOOR & STREET LIGHTING
• OVERHEAD TO UNDERGROUND CONVERSION
REVENUE SOURCES
$1 STORMWATER FEE INCREASE
4% WATER/SEWER RATE INCREASE
These investments will help improve the quality of life for our residents, businesses and visitors while allowing us to make the City of High Point the single most livable, safe and prosperous community in America.
PROPERTY TAX 17.4% SALES & USE TAX LICENSES & FEES 10.1% UTILITY FEES 39.6% CHARGES FOR SERVICE 16.6% INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUES 5.9% FUND BALANCE, INTER-FUND CHARGES 10.4% NO PROPERTY TAX RATE INCREASE NO INCREASE IN ELECTRIC RATES
$1 SOLID WASTE FEE INCREASE