Dues Adjustment Hugh W Harling Jr P E

Dues Adjustment Hugh W. Harling Jr. , P. E. Executive Director East Central Florida Regional Planning Council

Introduction FY 2015 -2016 Budget Revenues [PERCEN TAGE] 63% Grants/Contracts Council Dues

What do Dues Pay For? • Administration/Operations • Grant Research/Match Requirements • Other Technical Assistance • • • Regional Partnership Building Advisory Boards/Commission Support Community Assistance Cross-Jurisdiction Outreach Dispute Resolution

What do Dues Pay For? 29 F-1. 1042 – Membership Fees (2) The Annual Assessment shall be for the purpose of maintaining the general administration and operations of the Council and for satisfying the matching fund requirements of various grant-in-aid programs and shall be set annually by the Council upon adoption of the Annual Budget. The Annual Assessment shall be at a uniform per capita rate for each county member in the Region and shall be in the amount sufficient, when combined with other revenue sources, to satisfy the financial requirements of the adopted Annual Budget. Specific Authority: 186. 505 FS Law Implemented 120. 53, 120. 54, 186. 505 FS

Organization Overview Current Dues FY 16 -17 Dues • $0. 16/capita • Third lowest RPC dues rate • $585, 616 in Dues

ECFRPC Unrestricted ECFRPC Operations. Funds (Reserves) Unrestricted Funds Available (Reserves) $ 2, 500, 000. 00 $ 2, 291, 063. 00 $ 2, 000. 00 $ 1, 500, 000. 00 $ 1, 649, 739. 00 $ 1, 712, 092. 00 $ 1, 147, 068. 00 $ 1, 000. 00 $ 900, 776. 00 $ 630, 000. 00 $ 500, 000. 00 $ 390, 000. 00 $- 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

ECFRPC Operations ECFRPC Unrestricted Funds Average annual deficit of $316 from 2009 -2011 Average annual deficit of $140 k since 2012 Yearly Reduction of Reserves $400, 000. 00 $350, 000. 00 $300, 000. 00 $250, 000. 00 $200, 000. 00 $150, 000. 00 $100, 000. 00 $50, 000. 00 $0. 00 2009 2010 2011 2012 Yearly Reduction of Reserves 2013 2014 2015

ECFRPC Operations The Financial Story ECFRPC Budget Adjustments • Staffing levels reduced 40% • Staff benefits reduced 10% • Rent costs reduced $60, 000 annually

Proposed Dues Increase • $0. 2089/capita • Increase RPC dues revenue by $162, 510 • Lower than previous $0. 23 rate

ECFRPC Operations ECFRPC 2018 Proposed Assessments Proposed 2018 FY 2018 dues 2016 Population Assessments increase compared 2016 BEBR per capita dues @ to FY 2017 dues Estimates $0. 2089 Brevard County 568, 919 $118, 847 $25, 077 Lake County 323, 985 $67, 680 $14, 834 Marion County 345, 749 $72, 227 Orange County 1, 280, 387 $267, 473 $58, 405 Osceola County 322, 862 $67, 446 $15, 976 Seminole County 449, 124 $93, 822 $19, 886 Sumter County 118, 577 $24, 771 $5, 464 Volusia County 517, 411 $108, 087 $22, 868 Member Total Assessments 3, 927, 014 $820, 353 $162, 510

ECFRPC is. Who a Good Investment are we. ROI Analysis 2011 -2016 • $13. 8 million in federal and state grants • ROI is $3. 59 for every $1 paid in dues • This includes HUD, EDA, Emergency Preparedness, DEO Technical Assistance, DEP, and other grants.

Organization Overview ECFRPC is Good Investment EDA Grants • $8. 5 Million • Projects Funded: • Harris Corp. Headquarters • BRIDG • CAMID

ECFRPC is Good Investment HUD Sustainable Communities • $2. 4 million • $1. 7 million for local governments • Debary • Seminole • Longwood • Orlando • Orange

ECFRPC is Good Investment Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness • $416, 237 first responder training • Central Florida’s largest emergency management exercise

ECFRPC is Good Investment Projected Use of new Funds • Reduce annual deficits • Increase Longevity of RPC • Other opportunities • Volkswagen Grant • Sun. Rail Phase 2 • Turbine Initiative EDA Grant

Proposed Action Increase County Per Capita Dues from $0. 16 to $0. 2089

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