FYI Gaile Bulloch Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: "Councilwoman Carmalitha Gumbs, District 2" <carmalitha.gumbs@cityofsouthfultonga.gov> Date: August 3, 2020 at 4:35:41 PM EDT To: "bullochgaile-tracy@msn.com" <bullochgaile-tracy@msn.com> Subject: FY 2021 Budget: Be Part of the Process Reply-To: carmalitha.gumbs@cityofsouthfultonga.gov  Stay updated on the latest news in your community. [http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=9dcf6f28-8564-4021-818a-3f9804153bdd&a=1127009195476&c=c6a05ae4-2cc3-11ea-9723-d4ae52a459cd&ch=c6a1bb14-2cc3-11ea-9723-d4ae52a459cd] Community Update | August 3, 2020 [https://files.constantcontact.com/4d59bf66601/b6fdfba9-411b-4635-9cec-59d53d7b6b69.png] COSF FY2021 BUDGET: BE PART OF THE PROCESS Dear Residents, To ensure transparency and provide residents with a clear picture of its budgeting process, the City of South Fulton follows a strategic process that provides access not only to a year's final budget, but to the key discussions that helped shape it. I invite you to: * Review a copy of the proposed FY2021 budget, as well as the letter of transmittal from the City Manager * Listen to internal meetings and hear presentations delivered by department heads on their budget priorities * Send your feedback to FY21Budget@cityofsouthfultonga.gov A landing page<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016stUmGNb8ydoyLzCikB3UzwTzHkxoh5yVxrkpFTooEkMqS33TLHhMtoNqnPl4r-mTB0UywQQVwGfqxoVTpwvD6VNnKmxZpSqh-1PxD7fCkb7KqvApxMHF0rAYM5chuLRZU13IQrxwvxTFjrNussL_reQDil5SQD-jEKpWb0DXgd7zCo17YUoHg==&c=2FEOJwbZ9yotu3mcDxLtZliESGuxFfVKPuW0AgAMUtMrUhnb4T0-qQ==&ch=J2dXWxAwPygI2gBe1bfGLYVJNjb3RqlUhx48dGrbc8FJnXcj93q_fQ==> has been created that provides all of the information you need to engage in the process. A list of budget presentations, millage rate hearings and other dates are available in the calendar section of the newsletter below. A few highlights: One of the primary goals of the City remains intact, ensuring that all residents feel and are safe. To that end, the following investments have been made to further existing efforts in FY2021. * New vehicles to expand the public safety fleet * Investments in public safety personnel, allowing the City to recruit and * retain SFPD officers, including the region’s highest entry-level salary for * police officers at $52,000 and fire fighters at $44,926 * Investments in essential software, creating a path forward to independently * administer e-911 services by 2025 * Investment in 311 activities to reduce the burden on 911 related to non-emergency * calls * Expanding on pilots for police worn body cameras, e-ticketing and the illegal * dumping camera program The FY2021 Budget supports South Fulton as a key destination for businesses in a variety of ways including: * Support for small business resource centers on Old National Highway and Roosevelt Highway, while supporting ancillary efforts across the City’s largest commercial corridors * Financing key investments in land acquisitions and development opportunities through funding for the South Fulton Development Authority * Funding revitalization efforts of key corridors throughout the City through expansion of the state supported Main Street program * Implementing the local and small business program for which the framework was laid in FY2020. This program ensures that our local and small businesses are afforded the opportunity to compete for City procurements The FY2021 Budget proposes investing more than $10 million in support of state and federally supported bridge repair and maintenance activities. The City will also begin implementation on key infrastructure projects funded by a three-year $17 million investment in capital projects across the City through the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). These projects include: * Renovation of public facilities, land acquisition, and parks improvements * Fire station upgrades * Road and bridge repairs * Sidewalk construction (including, but not limited to, Old National) * Build out of the City’s Public Safety Headquarters South Fulton residents have access to the region’s most diverse parks system, highlighted by more than 1,000 acres of parks land, forty tennis courts, and forty-four athletic fields, and the region’s premiere performing arts center. Through the FY2021 Budget citizens will now have access to world-class entertainment through the December 2020 acquisition of Wolf Creek Amphitheater. Further, the pending completion of the City’s first Parks Master Plan will formalize the South Fulton Greenway Trail Plan, which would be rivaled only by the Atlanta Beltline. These investments jump start our efforts to deliver on the promises of cityhood, providing access to what will surely be the nation’s most diverse parks system and entertainment offerings. As you review the proposed budget and the supporting materials, please share this information with your neighbors and encourage them to participate in the budget process. Honored to serve, Councilwoman Carmalitha Gumbs [https://files.constantcontact.com/4d59bf66601/9d79353d-a70d-4aaa-8a86-2805d91f147c.png] <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016stUmGNb8ydoyLzCikB3UzwTzHkxoh5yVxrkpFTooEkMqS33TLHhMtoNqnPl4r-mTB0UywQQVwGfqxoVTpwvD6VNnKmxZpSqh-1PxD7fCkb7KqvApxMHF0rAYM5chuLRZU13IQrxwvxTFjrNussL_reQDil5SQD-jEKpWb0DXgd7zCo17YUoHg==&c=2FEOJwbZ9yotu3mcDxLtZliESGuxFfVKPuW0AgAMUtMrUhnb4T0-qQ==&ch=J2dXWxAwPygI2gBe1bfGLYVJNjb3RqlUhx48dGrbc8FJnXcj93q_fQ==> [https://files.constantcontact.com/4d59bf66601/2beb3dd9-922e-419d-9f47-99dac4766ea4.png] The City of South Fulton Mayor and Council has tentatively adopted a 2020 millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes by 4.03% percent. All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearing on this tax increase. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the public hearing will be live-streamed on August 12th, 2020 at 10:00 am. Times and places of additional public hearings on this tax increase will be live streamed on August 12th, 2020 at 7:00 pm and August 19th, 2020 at 6:00 pm.  This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 12.899 mills, an increase of .500 mills. Without this tentative tax increase, the millage rate will be no more than 12.399 mills. The proposed tax increase for a homestead property with a fair market value of $100,000 is approximately $5.00 and the proposed tax increase for a non-homestead property with a fair market value of $100,000 is approximately $20.00. [https://files.constantcontact.com/4d59bf66601/6dd98104-51a8-4a1a-a7c0-0f964961b3b0.jpg] [https://files.constantcontact.com/4d59bf66601/aa17fe41-863f-4321-949d-a83f2d2c6590.png] Residents, Mark Your Calendar For These Important Upcoming Dates! 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