Facts and Figures -- Still think we need a Meals Tax?
Arthur Purves -- President, Fairfax County Taxpayers Alliance, 06/11/2014
Average annual increases for Fairfax County Public School employees from FY2000 to FY2014
All FCPS employees: 4.6%
Source: Dec. 20, 2013, email to the Fairfax County Taxpayers Alliance
from the Fairfax County Public Schools Chief Financial Officer.
Average annual increases for Fairfax County employees from FY2000 to FY2015
Police: 4.19%
Sheriff: 3.94%
Fire and Rescue: 5.23%
Public Safety Communications: 3.94%
General County (non-uniformed): 3.83%
Fairfax County Public Schools (all employees): 4.6%
Source: May 23 and May 27, 2014 emails to the Fairfax County Taxpayers Alliance
from the Fairfax County Office of Management and Budget.
General Fund Disbursement Growth (FY1999-FY2015 Adopted budget
Change from Prior Yr Schools Salaries Fringe Benft New Pos'ns Other FY2000 $110,646,373 = $50,568,960 + $30,642,509 + $7,165,462 + $3,233,941 + $19,035,501 FY2001 $188,738,262 = $94,809,656 + $46,230,630 + $16,470,110 + $5,044,845 + $26,183,021 FY2002 $157,663,881 = $103,136,247 + $29,420,689 + $6,590,722 + $2,248,175 + $16,268,048 FY2003 $134,921,489 = $97,847,876 + $31,784,534 + $9,760,122 + $3,310,673 - $7,781,716 FY2004 $117,392,251 = $77,905,636 + $26,567,882 + $15,360,209 + $2,618,748 - $5,060,224 FY2005 $173,417,256 = $89,530,306 + $31,795,923 + $27,477,572 + $2,526,236 + $22,087,219 FY2006 $287,908,937 = $112,717,023 + $50,752,546 + $22,087,211 + $9,890,661 + $92,461,496 FY2007 $192,548,590 = $105,868,194 + $42,790,974 + $18,753,919 + $10,218,273 + $14,917,230 FY2008 $103,727,417 = $66,971,969 + $27,398,390 + $12,535,675 + $3,082,739 - $6,261,356 FY2009 $35,186,284 = $46,774,471 + $30,278,587 - $2,346,175 + $1,031,690 - $40,552,289 FY2010 -$22,165,321 = $9,134,754 - $25,433,539 + $13,829,696 + $0 - $19,696,232 FY2011 -$22,308,462 = -$19,324,903 + $34,097,196 + $16,946,583 + $1,015,296 + $13,151,758 FY2012 $69,360,470 = $3,261,538 + $3,783,489 + $30,000,517 + $1,497,478 + $30,817,448 FY2013 $160,307,292 = $73,774,063 + $43,826,760 + $24,557,984 + $1,424,768 + $16,723,717 FY2014 $48,583,046 = $41,277,031 + $3,207,681 + $16,501,031 + $2,088,585 - $14,491,282 FY2015 $129,994,253 = $56,283,189 + $27,617,250 + $19,154,372 + $3,070,420 + $23,869,022 Total County & School $1,865,922,018 $1,010,536,010 $366,567,109 $254,845,010 $52,302,528 $181,671,361 54% 20% 14% 3% 10% County Only $855,386,008 43% 30% 6% 21% Source: GF Disbursement Growth FY 1999-FY 2015 6-5-14,
Fairfax County Office of Management and Budget, June 5, 2014
Adjustments for Growth COLA and Benefits 2000_2014, FCPS Office of Budget Services, Oct 24, 2013
* Membership growth includes costs associated with opening new schools, where applicable.
Program Positions Amt($M) FY2000 Membership Growth* 605.3 $29.7 COLA - 2% - $19.4 Step (average 2.6%) - $24.7 Employee Benefits - $34.0 FY2001 Membership Growth* 817.3 $47.0 COLA - 5% - $50.9 Step (average 2.6%) - $26.3 Employee Benefits - $6.0 FY2002 Membership Growth* 742.7 $43.1 COLA - 3% - $33.3 Step (average 2.6%) - $28.7 Employee Benefits - $0.7 FY2003 Membership Growth* 293.4 $23.5 COLA - 2% - $24.9 Step (average 2.6%) - $30.1 Employee Benefits - $25.4 FY2004 Membership Growth* 347.6 $23.4 COLA - 2% - $25.6 Step (average 2.6%) - $32.1 Employee Benefits (1st yr of 6-yr plan to pick up 5% VRS empl contrib) - $35.0 FY2005 Membership Growth* 34.7 $2.0 COLA - 2% for Support and 3% for Teachers - $36.7 Step (average 2.6%) - $33.1 Employee Benefits (2nd yr of 6-yr plan to pick up 5% VRS empl contrib) - $58.7 FY2006 Membership Growth* 27.4 $4.1 COLA - 3% - $43.2 Step (average 2.6%) - $35.2 Employee Benefits (3rd yr of 6-yr plan to pick up 5% VRS empl contrib) - $43.1 FY2007 Membership Growth* 24.6 $0.4 COLA - 3% - $46.5 Step (average 2.9%) - $38.0 Employee Benefits (4th yr of 6-yr plan to pick up 5% VRS empl contrib) - $76.9 FY2008 Membership Growth* 70.5 $2.8 COLA - 2% - $33.4 Step (average 2.9%) - $39.0 Employee Benefits (5th yr of 6-yr plan to pick up 5% VRS empl contrib) - $39.2 FY2009 Membership Growth* 358.7 $22.4 COLA - 2% - $34.9 Step (average 2.9%) - $40.7 Employee Benefits (last yr of 6-yr plan to pick up 5% VRS empl contrib) - -$1.3 FY2010 Membership Growth* 557.8 $36.0 COLA - 0% - No adjustment - $0.0 Step - No Step Increases - $0.0 Employee Benefits - -$0.1 FY2011 Membership Growth* 217.5 $14.4 COLA - 0% - No adjustment - $0.0 Step - No Step Increases - $0.0 Employee Benefits - $15.1 FY2012 Membership Growth* 426.8 $28.4 COLA - 1% - $17.9 Step (average 2.6%) - $40.2 Employee Benefits - $48.3 FY2013 Membership Growth* 700.2 $48.0 COLA - (1.25% COLA plus 2.0% increase for state mandated VRS Shift) - $47.1 Step - None - $0.0 Employee Benefits (1st yr of 2-yr phase out of 5% empr-pd empl contrib) - $100.0 FY2014 Membership Growth* (Approved Budget) 299.0 $21.7 COLA** - (2.0% COLA for half yr + 3.0% incr for state mandated VRS Shift) - $38.3 Step - None - $0.0 Employee Benefits (2nd yr of 2-yr phase out of 5% empr-pd empl contrib) - -$17.8 Cumulative Totals Membership Growth* $346.9 21% COLA $452.1 28% Step $368.1 23% Employee Benefits $463.2 28% $1,630.3 100%
** FCPS will receive $6.3 million in one time incentive funding from the state
to offset the cost of the 2% COLA, effective January 1, 2014.