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Consider and take action on an ordinance amending the City of League City, Texas, Governmental, Proprietary, and Capital Funds Budget for Fiscal Year 2024 by amending Ordinance No. 2023-28, Ordinance 2023-33, Ordinance 2023-47, Ordinance 2023-48, Ordinance 2023-49, & Ordinance 2024-12 to adjust the operating and capital budget for actual and projected expenditures (Assistant City Manager - CFO)
Staff requests approval on first and final reading.
Background:
The proposed ordinance requests a net increase of $225,000 and seven full-time-equivalent (7 FTE) positions to the General Fund, $950,000 to the Utility Fund, $1,936,099 to The Ballpark at League City fund, and approximately $623,535 to Special Revenue Funds.
If approved, the proposed ordinance would amend the City’s FY2024 budget to incorporate proposed adjustments for:
General Fund
Merit ($162,524): A reallocation of $162,524 is requested to move funding from non-departmental to departments as implemented in the FY2024 merit.
City Secretary ($85,000): A budget increase of $85,000 is requested for election expenses associated with the January 13, 2024 special election ($85,000) and required deposit for the November 2024 election.
Police (6 FTE): The police department is requesting to formally add 6 FTE Police Officer positions. These positions have been included in the past several year’s adopted budgets as overhire authority. The latest testing cycle produced qualified candidates to hire which triggers formally adding the FTEs to the budget. The positions are associated with a COPS grant they were awarded in FY2024 for the hiring of 6 additional police officers, which is estimated at $93,750 in grant revenue in FY2024 as the officers were hired May 2024. FY2025 will include $250,000 in grant revenue for the same six (6) officers.
Engineering (1 FTE): Staff is requesting to add 1 FTE for an Engineering Technician position to the Engineering department. In the FY2024 budget, the department has a...
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