Board of Commissioners Meeting – June 1, 2023
Cathy Ball, City Manager
• New Towne Acres Elementary
• Safer and secure building
• Additional capacity
• $40 million project total
• $5.4 million for roadway improvements
• $3.6 million for capital equipment
• $30.8 million in Police & Fire
• Body-worn cameras and radios, $475k
• Downtown cameras, $265k
• Funding to JCDA for security at John Sevier, $120k
• Comp and class study, $1.34 million
TCRS Hybrid, $436k
Pay plan adjustment of 3% and Merit adjustment of 2%, $2.54 million
• $5.2 million in funding to over 10 community partners
• $400k addition to EMS and $250k addition to 911 for salary increases and recruitment
• New partnership with the Child Advocacy Center
Parks & Rec/Seniors/Golf: 11%
Quasi-Governmental: 9%
Student Transportation: 3%
Other: 1%
Fire: 17%
General Government: 18%
Police: 20%
Public Works: 20%
Million
Other Revenue: 7%
Intergovernmental: 12%
Other Local Taxes: 15%
Property Tax : 37%
Local Option Sales Tax: 29%
FY 24: 5% increase over FY 23 projected
• Raise city property tax by 25¢
• Johnson City – Washington Co.
$1.73 -> $1.98
• Johnson City – Carter/Sullivan Co.
$1.55 -> $1.80
• Tax on a $200,000 home will increase by $10.42 per month
• Construction of a new Towne Acres Elementary
$1.5 million annually for roadway improvements • $650k annually for partnering emergency response services
PARTNERING AGENCIES 3¢ (EMS & 911) $639,000
SCHOOLS 15¢ $3,195,000
INFRASTRUCTURE 7¢ $1,491,000
Purchasing power of $1 Million in road resurfacing from last tax increase to today
$323,984,572
