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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 2016 by amending Ordinance No. 2015-34, 2016-10, 2016-11 and 2016-15 to adjust the operating budget for actual and projected expenditures (Assistant City Manager)
Staff requests first and final reading.
Background:
The proposed ordinance requests adjustments to the following funds: General Fund with zero net increase; Utility Fund with zero net increase; increase the appropriation to General Debt Service Fund 030; increase the appropriation to Emergency Management Response Fund 054; increase the appropriation to the 4B Park Maintenance and Operations Fund 307; increase the appropriation to the Public Access Channel Fund 271; add an appropriation for the Tree Preservation Fund 052; and increase the appropriation to Utility Debt Service Fund 130.
If approved, the proposed ordinance would amend the City’s FY 2016 budget to incorporate proposed adjustments for:
• Personnel Related Items: $65,000 is requested to be reallocated from the General Fund Non-Departmental budget to the Emergency Medical Services Department of $ 50,000 and to the Facilities Maintenance Department of $ 15,000 to fund additional overtime expenses.
• Emergency Medical Services: $20,000 is requested to be reallocated from the General Fund Non-Departmental budget to the Emergency Medical Services Department to fund the increase in supplies expenses related to service call and transports volume increase.
• Solid Waste: $275,000 is requested to be reallocated from the General Fund Non-Departmental budget to the Solid Waste Department to fund the projected year-end expenses estimated over the budget an a one-time payment resulting from an audit of house counts for a three year period.
• Utility Fund Non-Departmental: $31,391 is requested to be reallocated from the Water Departmental budget to the Utility Fund Non-Departmental Department to fund the arbitrage fees of $1,850 and bad debt expense of $29,541 for prior year write-offs which were not included in the budget.
• General Fund Debt Service: Increase General Debt Service Fund 030 budget $91,528 to fund the Cash Contribution to Refunding Bonds.
• Emergency Management Response: Increase Emergency Management Response Fund 054 budget $500 based on estimated year-end fund balance. This fund will be closed out and transferred to the General Fund at the end of Fiscal Year 2016.
• 4B Park Maintenance and Operations: Increase 4B Park Maintenance and Operations Fund 307 budget $8,018 for the increase in the Centerpoint Easement Lease Agreement fees.
• Public Access Channel: Increase Public Access Channel Fund 271 budget $50,195 for additional equipment.
• Tree Preservation Fund: To add the Tree Preservation Fund 052 to the operating budget of $700.
• Utility Fund Debt Service: Increase Utility Debt Service Fund 130 budget $1,948,228 for the paying agent fees of $6,000 and to fund the Cash Contribution to Refunding Bonds of $1,942,228.
General Fund
The requested adjustments to the General Fund total $360,000 with the entire amount being offset by allocations from other departments. This results in a net adjustment of zero; no increase to the total General Fund appropriation.
Utility Fund
The requested adjustments to the Utility Fund total $31,391 with the entire amount being offset by allocations from other departments. This results in a net adjustment of zero; no increase to the total Utility Fund appropriation.
General Debt Service Fund
The requested adjustment to the General Debt Service Fund totals $91,528, increasing the total fund appropriation from $10,801,253 to $10,892,781.
Emergency Management Response Fund
The requested adjustment to the Emergency Management Response Fund totals $500, increasing the total fund appropriation from $180,363 to $180,863.
4B Park Maintenance and Operations Fund
The requested adjustment to the 4B Park Maintenance and Operations Fund totals $8,018, increasing the total fund appropriation from $1,995,160 to $2,003,178.
Public Access Channel Fund
The requested adjustment to the Public Access Channel Fund totals $50,195, increasing the total fund appropriation from $30,000 to $80,195.
Tree Preservation Fund
The requested adjustment to the Tree Preservation Fund totals $700, increasing the total fund appropriation from $0 to $700.
Utility Debt Service Fund
The requested adjustment to the Utility Debt Service Fund totals $1,948,228, increasing the total fund appropriation from $12,866,274 to $14,814,502.
The Budget Ordinance and Exhibit A & B - Exhibit A details how these adjustments affect the approved budgets by fund and department; Exhibit B details the Capital Budget.
Attachments:
1. Data Sheet
2. Proposed Ordinance
FUNDING
{x} Funds are available from the General Fund 010, Utility Fund 020, General Debt Service Fund 030, Emergency Management Response Fund 054, 4B Park Maintenance and Operating Fund 307, Public Access Channel Fund 271, Tree Preservation Fund 052 and Utility Debt Service Fund 130 - see narrative and attachments