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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 2017 by amending Ordinance No. 2016-30, Ordinance No. 2017-02, and Ordinance No. 2017-09 to adjust the operating and capital budget for actual and projected expenditures (Assistant City Manager)
Staff requests first and final reading.
Background:
The proposed ordinance requests adjustments to the Utility Fund with a net increase $48,126, an increase to General Debt Service Fund of $1,088,772, and the Capital Replacement Fund with a $750,709 increase.
If approved, the proposed ordinance would amend the City’s FY 2017 budget to incorporate proposed adjustments for:
· Merit increases: $477,051 budgeted in non-departmental and then charged to the departments based on each employee’s actual merit increase.
· Personnel Related Items:
o $46,424 is requested to be reallocated from the Streets Department to Public Works Administration based on the Public Works reorganization in October 2016
o $27,001 is requested to be reallocated from the Fire Marshal to the Fire Department to fund the implementation of an Office Support Specialist/Quartermaster
o $218,162 is requested to be reallocated from vacancy savings in the Police Department to fund the separation pay in the City Manager’s office
· Future Land Use Model: $48,097 is requested to be reallocated from the Planning, Engineering, and Police salary savings to Public Works Administration to fund a future land use model update that is needed for the completion of the Water & Wastewater Master Plans.
· Galveston Co MUD 13: $1,088,772 is requested to fund debt service payments that are offset by revenue from the MUD as a result of the dissolution.
· Utility Fund Bad Debt: Increase Utility Fund non-departmental for $48,126 to cover Bad Debt expenses approved by Council 11/8/2016 item 10D.
· Fire Ladder Truck Remount: Increase Capital Replacement Fund budget for $...
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