Title
Consider and take action on an ordinance amending the City of League City, Texas, Governmental, Proprietary, and Capital Funds Budget for Fiscal Year 2023 by amending Ordinance No. 2022-32, Ordinance 2023-09, Ordinance 2023-12, Ordinance 2023-13, Ordinance 2023-25 and Ordinance 2023-31 to adjust the operating and capital budget for actual and projected expenditures (Assistant City Manager - CFO)
Staff recommends approval on first and final reading.
Background:
The proposed ordinance requests a net zero increase to the General Fund and Utility Fund and a $3,700 increase to the Public Safety Tech Fund.
If approved, the proposed ordinance would amend the City’s FY2023 budget to incorporate proposed adjustments for:
General Fund
The following reallocations total $1,150,421 between departments. The reallocations between departments are required to adjust funding to meet year-end actuals as follows:
Personnel Services ($256,785): Increase City Manager, City Secretary, City Attorney, City Auditor, Public Works Administration, Library, Animal Control and Fire Marshal for full-time salaries, overtime and employee insurance with a decrease in Non-Departmental for the departments being fully staffed for all of FY2023, annual merit increases and to account for increases in employee insurance originally budgeted in non-departmental to be moved to individual departments as needed.
Emergency Medical Services ($138,080): increase Emergency Medical Services with a decrease of the same in General Fund Non-Departmental due to separation pay costs and employee insurance increases which are budgeted in non-departmental and moved to individual departments as needed.
Police ($535,000): increase to Police Separation Pay with a decrease of the same from General Fund Non-Departmental due to retirements within the department.
Legal Expenses ($51,800): increase City Attorney budget for legal expenses (MUD 6, Parks on Clear Creek, Jimmy Changas, and Affinity Bayview) with a decrease in General Fund Non-Departmental.
Utilities ($54,500): $54,500 is requested to be reallocated from Facilities with a decrease of the same in Information Technology due to increased utility cost (electricity and water).
Transfers to the Tax Increment ($114,256): $114,256 is requested to be reallocated from Planning to cover overages in Transfer to Tax Increment due to an increase in taxes collected over FY2023 budgeted amount.
Utility Fund
The following reallocation between departments totals $138,610 and is required to adjust funding to meet year-end actuals.
Water Contract Purchases ($138,610): increase water contract purchases in Water Department by $138,610 with offsetting decreases in Wastewater and Utility Fund Non-Departmental due to increase water use from the dry summer. There is also an increase in revenue from additional water sales.
Special Revenue Fund - Public Safety Tech Fund
Technology Maintenance Services ($3,700): increase requested to cover Central Square OSSI maintenance fees is covered by Public Safety Technology fund balance.
TOTAL BY FUNDS:
General Fund
The adjustment to the General Fund is an increase of $1,150,421 with a decrease of $1,150,421 for a net zero increase in total fund appropriations. The total fund appropriation amended budget of $95,619,762 remains the same.
Utility Fund
The adjustment to the Utility Fund is an increase of $138,610 with a decrease of $138,610 for a net zero increase in total fund appropriations. The total fund appropriation amended budget of $45,080,028 remains the same.
Special Revenue Fund - Public Safety Tech Fund
The requested adjustment to the Public Safety Technology Fund is an increase of $3,700. The total fund appropriation amended budget of $362,294 increases by $3,700 to $365,994.
Attachments:
1. Data Sheet
2. Proposed Ordinance with Exhibits A, B, C
FUNDING
{X} Funds are available from the Public Safety Tech Fund fund balance.
STRATEGIC PLANNING
{X} NOT APPLICABLE