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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, Ordinance No. 2017-09, and Ordinance No. 2017-17 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 increased appropriation for General Fund of $3 million to establish the Hurricane Harvey Fund. The Utility Fund appropriation increase of $100,000 will be funded through added water revenue and the Capital Replacement Fund will increase $72,520 from available fund balance.
If approved, the proposed ordinance would amend the City’s FY 2017 budget to incorporate proposed adjustments for departments that are fully staffed and are not able to meet vacancy savings targets, increased electricity and water costs, unanticipated costs related to accidents, increased banking fees, and establishing a fund for Hurricane Harvey.
· Personnel Related Items - Vacancy Savings not met- Reallocations from other departments
o $900 is requested to be reallocated from the City Secretary to City Auditor based on the year-end estimated personnel services
o $90,500 is requested to be reallocated from the Police Department salary savings to the following based on year-end estimated personnel services
§ $32,000 to Municipal Court due to the Judge’s FY2017 contracts and inability to meet budgeted vacancy savings due to full staffing all year
§ $47,500 to Parks Operations due to separation pay and overtime
§ $11,000 to Animal Control due to overtime
o $50,000 is requested to be reallocated from projected savings in Utility Fund non-departmental to the Water department
· Electricity Expense:
o $17,000 is requested to be reallocated from the Police Department salary savings to Facilities Services based on the year-end estimate
o $50,00...
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