General Services

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, VIRGINIA General Services

Administration

Animal Control

Buildings and Grounds

Centralized Maintenance

Garage

VOTERS

Board of Supervisors

County Administrator

General Services

Housekeeping Motor Pool

Inspections

Lawns and Landscaping

Litter Control

Mid-County Landfill Solid Waste Collections

Stormwater Management

Thompson Landfill

Budget Summary

FY 20 FY 20 FY 21 FY 22 FY 22 FY 22 Change Rec. 22/

EXPENDITURES BY DEPARTMENT

Administration

Animal Control

Buildings and Grounds Centralized Maintenance

Housekeeping Lawns and Landscaping Litter Control

Solid Waste Collections

Motor Pool

Garage Operations Stormwater Management Inspections Mid-County Landfill Soil Erosion and Sediment Control

Thompson Landfill

TOTAL EXPENDITURES

EXPENDITURES BY CLASSIFICATION

Personal Services

Operations & Maintenance

Capital Outlay

TOTAL EXPENDITURES

REVENUE BY CLASSIFICATION

Revised Actual Approved Base + Addenda = Recommended App. 21

$580,014 $413,083 $430,330 $440,872 $- $440,872 $10,542 $234,519 $210,394 $218,884 $276,454 $- $276,454 $57,570 $1,989,436 $1,812,728 $1,892,011 $1,889,541 $- $1,889,541 $(2,470) $146,199 $114,448 $150,000 $150,000 $- $150,000 $536,504 $520,272 $532,957 $533,561 $- $533,561 $- $604

$293,566 $215,822 $269,863 $270,130 $- $270,130

$267 $104,747 $96,977 $103,655 $105,885 $- $105,885 $2,230 $1,941,100 $1,896,512 $1,826,178 $1,886,882 $184,594 $2,071,476 $245,298 $430,286 $339,092 $124,470 $124,470 $- $124,470 $- $125,003 $124,264 $104,219 $106,814 $- $106,814 $2,595 $111,121 $109,823 $117,500 $119,962 $- $119,962 $2,462 $423,227 $369,097 $396,077 $414,320 $- $414,320 $18,243 $134,066 $89,531 $128,200 $128,200 $- $128,200 $- $- $1,000 $1,000 $- $1,000

$88,000 $52,338 $53,000 $53,000 $- $53,000

$-

$7,137,788 $6,364,382 $6,348,344 $6,501,091 $184,594 $6,685,685 $337,341

$3,323,262 $3,089,109 $3,318,440 $3,471,187 $34,594 $3,505,781 $187,341 $2,890,631 $2,677,116 $2,791,934 $2,791,934 $150,000 $2,941,934 $150,000 $923,895 $598,157 $237,970 $237,970 $- $237,970 $-

$7,137,788 $6,364,382 $6,348,344 $6,501,091 $184,594 $6,685,685 $337,341

Local Animal Licenses

Dog & Cat Sterilization Local Recovered Costs $- $1,271

$- $177,359 $150,862 $171,379 $171,379 $- $171,379

Local Courthouse Maintenance

Local Health/HS Utilities

Local Health/HS Maintenance

Local Cons Utility Tax Local Waste Collection

State Litter Control Grant

Jail Block Revenue

Local Soil Erosion Fees

Local Stormwater Fees

Local Building Permits Local Occupancy Permits Local Electrical Permits $40,000 $28,221 $40,000 $40,000 $- $81,330 $56,960 $81,330 $81,330 $- $11,665 $18,900 $11,665 $11,665 $- $- $40,000 $81,330 $11,665 $-

$5,700

$- $5,700 $5,700 $- $16,450 $25,223 $16,450 $16,450 $- $21,500 $21,500 $21,500 $21,500 $- $24,970 $28,082 $24,970 $24,970 $- $21,385 $23,950 $21,385 $21,385 $-

$5,700 $16,450 $21,500 $24,970 $21,385 $103,771 $133,817 $103,771 $103,771 $- $103,771 $950 $1,725 $950 $950 $- $24,620 $28,760 $24,620 $24,620 $- $950 $24,620

Local Mechanical Permits $15,800 $18,022 $15,800 $15,800 $- $15,800

Local Plumbing Permits

$15,340 $14,726 $15,340 $15,340 $- Local Manufactured Housing Permits $6,000 $7,102 $6,000 $6,000 $- Local Re-inspect Fees $1,320 $2,310 $1,320 $1,320 $- $15,340 $6,000 $1,320

$- $- $-

TOTAL DESIGNATED REVENUE $568,160 $561,431 $562,180 $562,180 $- $562,180 $- TOTAL UNDESIGNATED REVENUE $6,569,628 $5,802,951 $5,786,164 $5,938,911 $184,594 $6,123,505 $337,341

About

General Services division is responsible for auxiliary and operational support services for all County divisions. Services are provided through Administration, Animal Control, Buildings and Grounds, Centralized Maintenance, Housekeeping, Lawns and Landscaping, Litter Control, and Solid Waste Collection. The division also oversees Internal Services, Engineering, Stormwater, Landfills, and Inspections.

Administration

This department manages administrative functions for the division.

Animal Control

Animal Control enforces County ordinances and state laws relating to animals, including impounding stray dogs, investigating livestock deaths due to animals, quarantines for animals involved in bite cases, and investigating animal cruelty. It also maintains the safety of the public as it pertains to animal ordinances and educates the public about animal laws and welfare.

Buildings and Grounds

Buildings and Grounds is responsible for the preservation of County facilities. It maintains 37 County buildings and facilities, eight recreational parks and two industrial parks, and provides general labor support for repair and remodeling projects.

Centralized Maintenance

Centralized Maintenance funds one-time projects such as emergency repairs that are not generally funded through the operational budget due to their nature.

Garage Operations

Garage Operations provides efficient repairs, services, inspections and maintenance of about 165 County vehicles, including the sheriff’s fleet.

Housekeeping

The Housekeeping department provides custodial services to ensure the cleanliness and safety of 11 County facilities, which is 441,520 square feet of space.

Inspections

Inspections is responsible for the enforcement of the Uniform Statewide Building Code to protect health, safety and welfare of citizens.

Lawns and Landscaping

Lawns & Landscaping is responsible for maintaining 106 acres of property, including landscaping services, tree trimming and grass cutting. It also assists in maintaining recreational facilities, including the Motor Mile Complex, Plum Creek ballfields, Auburn ballfields, and the new and old Shawsville elementary schools ballfields.

Litter Control

Litter Control manages the annual roadside waste clean-up, hazardous waste collection and annual latex paint

exchange. It also works in conjunction with the towns of Christiansburg and Blacksburg, and Virginia Tech to maintain litter control efforts within the County.

Motor Pool

The Motor Pool provides a centralized pool of County owned vehicles for use by County divisions while conducting County business.

Solid Waste Collections

Solid Waste Collections provides 10 consolidated sites where residents may dispose of household trash, bulky items and recyclables.

Stormwater Management

This department implements and ensures regulation and permit compliance with the County’s Stormwater Management ordinance and the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permits. Stormwater regulations protect water quality from harmful pollutants that can accumulate when rain and snowmelt flow over impervious surfaces (streets, parking areas, buildings, etc.). When heavy or prolonged rains saturate the ground surface, runoff is channeled into storm sewers that ultimately end up in streams, creeks, rivers and the ocean. This department also administers policies, procedures and respective fee schedules related to stormwater compliance, and reviews erosion and sediment control plans prior to issuing land disturbing permits, prepares reports for the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, and responds to citizen concerns about stormwater drainage issues.

Thompson and Mid-County Landfills

The Thompson and Mid-County Landfills were closed in 1993 and 1997, respectively. State and federal laws and regulations required the County to perform groundwater monitoring and mitigation, in 2013 the Department of Environmental Quality required an additional 10 years of monitoring landfills.

Highlights

• In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, staff facilitated and implemented the necessary disease prevention measures to help keep both citizens visiting government buildings and employees working in those buildings safe. • While Broomin’ and Bloomin’ cleanup did not occur in the traditional form as in years past due the impacts from COVID-19, 12 dedicated volunteers did individually clean up smaller portions of Montgomery County, totaling 2.5 miles.

Personnel

DEPARTMENT

Administration Animal Control Buildings and Grounds Centralized Maintenance

FY 21 Approved FTE

4 3.75 7 0

FY 22 Recommended FTE

4 4.75 7 0

Change

0 1 0 0

DEPARTMENT

Friends of Animal Care and Control Housekeeping Lawns and Landscaping Litter Control Solid Waste Collections Motor Pool Garage Operations Stormwater Management Inspections Mid-County Landfill Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Thompson Landfill

TOTAL FY 21 Approved FTE

0 11 4 1 9.8 0 2 1 5 0 0 0

48.55 FY 22 Recommended FTE

0 11 4 1 9.8 0 2 1 5 0 0 0

49.55 Change

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Base Budget Discussion

The base budget is the estimated minimum cost for providing continued services/operations for each division/ department. It is based on the prior year approved budget with adjustments. This budget shows how much it would cost in the next fiscal year to operate the same programs in the current fiscal year.

• Base Salary and Fringe Benefit Adjustments – The FY 21 approved budget included a 3% compensation increase that was contained in Special Contingencies. These funds were distributed to

County divisions off cycle during the budget year. In addition to the 3% compensation increase added to the base budget, the budget also includes an increase in the unemployment insurance rate from 0.23% to 0.53%. All other fringe benefits rates remain unchanged. • Animal Control Officer Position (One FTE) Added to the Base Budget – As part of the FY 2021 approved budget, $58,417 was added for an Animal Control Officer to increase services and address workload issues in the County. This position was deferred and held in Special Contingencies for the FY 21 approved budget due to revenue concerns related to the Covid-19 pandemic. As revenues stabilized in

FY 21, the position was transferred from Special Contingencies to the General Services Division and has become part of the base budget for FY 22.

Addenda & Reductions Discussion

Addenda consist of dollars over and above the base budget target for operating and capital outlay expenses. Recommended addenda items are often funding provided for new initiatives or expanded services but may also include normal cost increases. Addenda reductions may reflect reduced revenue and/or expense needed to equalize revenue shortfalls.

• $150,000 is Added for the Increased Cost of Tipping Fees at the Solid Waste Authority – In FY 21,

the Solid Waste Authority increased the cost of tipping fees for various types of solid waste. This increase became effective after the adoption of the County’s budget in FY 21. In addition to the increase for FY 21, fees are also expected to increase for FY 22. Based on solid waste collections and actual tipping fee expenditures at the authority in FY 19, 20, and FY 21, $150,000 has been added to the budget to cover the fee increase in FY 21 and the anticipated increase for FY 22. • $34,594 is Added to Cover Minimum Wage Increases – Additional funding has been added to cover the cost of new minimum wage increases that take effect through January 1, 2022. The General Services

Division has several part-time unclassified positions that are currently below the new state minimum wage.

This increase provides sufficient funding to cover the new minimum wage standards through FY 22. Below are the new minimum wage changes per year in Virginia:

Dates Per hour rate

Prior to 5/1/21 $7.25 5/1/21 $9.50 1/1/22 $11.00 1/1/23 $12.00 1/1/25 $13.50 1/1/26 $15.00