Percent of total Special Revenue Fund revenues transferred from the General Fund. The objective is to reduce the dependency of taxpayer dollars from the General Fund to support Special Revenue Funds including Recreation, State Street Aid, Drug Asset Forfeiture, Federal Asset Forfeiture, Pickering, Ambulance and Farm Park.

 

Fiscal year 2025 reflects a 48.31% transfer from the General Fund to the Special Revenue Funds to help support operations. This means that for the total revenues received for the activities, 48.31% came from the General Fund. Compared to FY24, there was an increase in transfer to Special Revenue Funds. The transfers for fiscal year 2025 is higher due to transferring more to the State Street Aid fund and Farm Park. At this time, the Special Revenue Funds that are receiving transfer funds from the General Fund are State Street Aid, Ambulance, Public Art, and Farm Park.

 

Percent of total Enterprise Fund revenues received from the General Fund. The objective is to reduce the dependency of taxpayer dollars from the General Fund to support Enterprise Funds such as Germantown Athletic Club, Great Hall, Sanitation, and Stormwater.

 

In fiscal year 2025, there were no General Fund transfers to any Enterprise Funds—marking the lowest transfer level since the creation of these funds. Compared to last year, this represents a 100% decrease, or $25,000. Staying below the transfer target means that more General Fund resources can be allocated to support operational costs and capital projects, including police and fire equipment, park improvements, school needs, and other departmental expenses. It is important to note that the Utility Fund is excluded from this calculation, as state law prohibits the General Fund from transferring money to this fund.

 

The City has a high ability to impact this measure.