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City releases draft operating budget; baseline shows small general‑fund surplus
Summary
City staff presented a draft FY operating budget showing $23.33 million in general-fund revenues, a roughly $140,197 baseline surplus before shared- and community-agency allocations, a proposed stormwater-rate increase and planned utility rate study.
Finance staff presented a draft operating budget to the Danville City Commission covering general fund, parks and recreation, cemetery, stormwater, utilities and other internal funds.
The draft shows general‑fund operating revenues of $23,330,549. Finance staff said that total is slightly above the prior year’s budget but below the estimated FY‑2025 year‑end figure, which was affected by one‑time insurance and grant items in the current year. Property taxes were budgeted at $2,500,000 and service revenue, intergovernmental receipts and fees were listed across standard line items.
Coffin said the baseline budget—after incorporating personnel changes recommended by staff (including the compensation proposal)—shows an approximate $140,197 surplus before commissioners allocate funds to community and shared agencies. “This budget does not include funding for any shared agencies and 0 community agencies,” he said, noting those requests will be addressed in upcoming hearings.
Parks and recreation was budgeted with total operating revenues of about $1.77 million; the fund includes a general-fund contribution and an ongoing Boyle County payment. Coffin said the parks fund does not include capital projects in this draft and recommended further financial analysis if the commission pursues a new indoor recreation facility, pool replacement or shifted services.
Stormwater staff said the draft budget includes a proposed rate increase from $3.36 to $3.75 per billing unit to help cover operating and debt costs; the stormwater fund currently would use reserves to cover a planned operating deficit this year. The utility fund was shown in healthy operating condition in this draft: total utility revenues were budgeted at $12,792,790 and baseline operating expenses at $12,661,691, leaving a small surplus in the utilities fund. Coffin said an updated utility rate study is scheduled to ensure long‑term capital projects are funded by future rate structures.
Other funds discussed: the parking fund budgeted $453,100 in revenues and a small surplus; the cemetery fund budgets revenue of $404,199 with a general‑fund transfer of about $267,000; the garbage fund shows a modest projected deficit tied to contracted services. The opioid fund retained a small balance and staff said those dollars can be awarded to projects specifically tied to opioid abatement if the commission so directs.
Coffin emphasized that the draft leaves some flexibility: community‑agency allocations, shared‑agency requests (including the airport’s ask) and capital additions remain to be decided and will be folded into the commission’s final budget deliberations.
Ending: Staff will present community and shared-agency requests at a future meeting and return a revised draft budget incorporating the commission’s direction.
