CHARLOTTE, N.C. (June 14, 2021) – Charlotte City Council has officially adopted the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Budget, as proposed by City Manager Marcus D. Jones in May 2021. FY 2022 for the city begins on July 1, 2021.
Highlights of the adopted FY 2022 budget include:
Additional Budget Highlights
Great Neighborhoods
Safe Communities
In FY 2022, $120,040 from the General Fund will complement $879,960 in funding from the Community Development Block Grant for a total of $1 million in new funding to Charlotte-based nonprofits addressing violence in the community
$1.15 million to support the development of an alternative civilian response model pilot to divert low-risk, lower-priority calls for service and mental health and homelessness dispatches toward civilian response teams
$739,000 to expand the Community Policing Crisis Response Teams (CPCRT). By the end of the year we plan to double the number of Community Policing Crisis Response Teams
Other SAFE Charlotte initiatives planned:
An independent analysis of areas such as police-civilian contact and police calls and responses
Analysis of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) youth program by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to guide future funding and allocation of resources to the most effective youth programs within the community
Review of issues related to recruitment and residency efforts within CMPD and a review of current curriculum and content delivered at the Police Academy as well as review on-going training provided throughout an officer’s career with CMPD
Transportation, Planning and the Environment
To capitalize on FY 2021 infrastructure investments, including the first city-owned direct current fast charger, which can fully charge an electric vehicle in 30 minutes, FY 2022 includes the addition of 22 electric vehicles to the city’s fleet
The adopted FY 2022 – FY 2026 CIP includes a total of $13.75 million to improve sustainability in city-owned facilities, including $4.75 million in FY 2022
Workforce Development
Allocates $250,000 in funding to continue public-private collaboration to support minority entrepreneurs. Additional funding from the private sector has been secured totaling $250,000 from Atrium Health, for a total investment of $500,000
Continues internal workforce pipelines through the Mayor’s Youth Employment Program and the Career Pathways program
HIRE Charlotte will build open employment study findings and ensure Charlotte is proactive in aligning future business recruitment, retention and expansion efforts with a long-range talent development pipeline
To learn more about these and other important initiatives of the FY 2022 budget please visit
charlottenc.gov/budget.