Mayor's allocation fund__. (To provide a reserve for pending programs) I might mention there that there will be presented to the City Council of the District tomorrow morning the funding for the balance of that $1.9 million. We wanted to wait until the last minute to see that all the requests were in. That will be presented to the City Council tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Pay raises, classified employees- Millions $1.9 2.7 (Second increment of classified pay raise.) Pay raise, policemen and firemen_.. 3.5 (Original proposal with entrance salary of $7,500) retroactive to Jan. 1.) Pay raise, teachers____ 5.7 (Original proposal with entrance salary of $6,400) effective Jan. 1.) Indefinite appropriations--- 1.0 (To pay erroneous collections, audited claims to judgments) Total 14.8 The deduction of this latter amount leaves a total of $593.9 million pending before this committee. This consists of $441.5 million for operating expenses, $143.5 million for capital outlay and $8.9 million for repayment of loans and interest. These estimates reflect an increase of $82 million over the presently available appropriations for 1968 of $500.9 million and proposed supplemental appropriations for 1968 from current authorizations of $11 million, broken down as follows: Estimates of appropriations chargeable to the general fund which are now before this committee amount to $538,943,000. Of the reserves of $14.8 million previously mentioned, $13,583,000 is payable from the general fund. In addition, adjustments for financing of new obligational authority for capital outlay result in a net decrease of $30,247,000. After considering these changes the requirements of the general fund will be as follows: Estimate of appropriation_-_- 1968 appropriations financed in 1969– Funds required, general fund____. $538, 943, 000 13, 583, 000 22, 781, 000 -53, 028, 000 522, 279, 000 It is planned to finance these total requriements of $522,279,000 with $497,579,000 from currently authorized sources and $24,700,000 from proposed sources contingent on the passage of enabling legislation. This financial plan is reflected in detail in attachment B. Included in funds from current authorizations is the proposal that the District increase real and personal property taxes to yield $4.2 million in 1969. (The attachment referred to follows:) I might mention, Mr. Chairman, that that action will come before the City Council tomorrow morning and if adopted by the City Council instead of being out of balance by $29 million it will be out of balance by $24.7 million; and if the Council adopts the property tax increase we can add that to the revenues. The revenues from current sources have been reviewed at various times. However, the last examination disclosed a nominal change from the estimates presented in the budget. Again, I might mention another analysis will be made at the end of March which we will submit as soon as promulgated. In reference to loan authority for the general fund, a total of $94,429,000 is requested for public works, rail rapid transit systems, and higher education. This will finance almost all the capital outlay requirements in the general fund. The following tabulation reflects this: As indicated previously, there will be required for the general fund from proposed revenue sources funds amounting to $24.7 million. The addition of the $4.2 million from real estate and personal property taxes will provide the $28.9 million necessary to balance the budget as presented to Congress. A summary of the proposed increases in resources is as follows: Sales tax on meals and alcoholic beverages in restaurants from 3 to 4 percent. 3.3 Remove sales tax exemption on local telephone service-- 1. 4 18.7 Proposed payment: Proposed increase on formula basis (Federal payment) Proposed tax increase_ Total 10. 2 28.9 In addition to the new sources for the general fund, it has been recommended that the motor fuel tax of 7 cents be applied to commercial vehicles who purchase motor fuel outside of the District but operate in the District. This will yield $250,000 for the highway fund. With this adjustment there will be no problem in financing the recomTendation for 1969 payable from the highway fund, the water fund, the sanitary sewage works fund, and the metropolitan area sanitary sewage works fund. Revenues from available sources, including Federal loans, will provide sufficient funds to continue the highway programs, the water fund programs, and the sanitary sewage programs. Supplementals amounting to $10,974,300 have been submitted to Congress in House Document 274. They consist of pay raises for classified and wage board employees of the District, new activities, and program changes. Since some of the proposed supplementals are relevant to the 1969 budget, a brief description of each item follows: Current authorization Thousands Pay raises: Classified and wage board employees. Executive Office, summer program.... A program of summer activities to involve more than 30,000 children and youth and to provide employment opportunities and training for approximately 3,000 adults and young people. School transit subsidy (payment to W. M. A. Transit Co. for schoolbus subsidy) Metropolitan Police (overtime pay and accelerated recruitment program) Court of general sessions. $4,795 31 2,457 31 800 Witness fees. To fund increase in fee rate from 75 cents to $4 per day. 153 To provide funds for 3 additional judges and supporting staff as authorized by Public Law 90–78. 160 Court of Appeals--. Corrections To implement President's crime bill for the District of Columbia which places responsibility for parole supervision of District Youth Center inmates in the Department of Corrections. Public Schools: Postal increase (rate increase, Public Law 90–206). To finance 2 of the special summer program whcih was Public Health: Postal increase (rate increase, Public Law 90–206) To place District of Columbia General Hospital in a more 67 16 Rehabilitation program for alcoholics (to allow for an expansion of the program by 450 beds) __. 74 Public welfare: Postal increase (rate increase, Public Law 90-206) _. 3 Capital outlay: Public schools (demountable classrooms for the Fort Lincoln Urban 66 Recreation Department (to provide bathouses for the 8 walk-to, leanto, swim pools) _-. 21 Total, current authorizations_. 10, 97 |