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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 2020 by amending Ordinance No. 2019-24 to adjust the operating and capital budget for actual and projected expenditures (Director of Budget & Project Management)
Staff requests first and final reading.
Background:
The proposed ordinance requests a net increase of $1,814,840 to the General Fund, net decrease of $1,038,191 to the Utility Fund, net increase of $534,141 to the Capital Replacement Fund and a net decrease of $1,697,472 to the Hurricane Harvey Fund.
If approved, the proposed ordinance would amend the City’s FY2020 budget to incorporate proposed adjustments for:
General Fund
· Merit Increases: $644,293 budgeted in Non-Departmental and then reallocated to each department based on actual merit increases. This is NOT an increase to the fund budget but a transfer from the Non-Departmental to each department as allocated in the January merit.
· Fire Marshal ($122,100):
o $109,000 increase due to a grant application request approved by Council on January 22, 2019 agenda item 9K to purchase a Command Center and Investigations Trailer. This expense will be offset by funds credited to account 0100-48910 Homeland Security Grant.
o $13,100 increase due to a grant application request approved by Council on March 26, 2019 agenda 9A to purchase rifle resistant body armor. This expense will be offset by revenue credited to account 0100-48105 Body Armor Grant.
· Police ($201,847):
o $109,000 increase to receive funding from the Homeland Security Grants Division for the purchase of Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) equipment approved by City Council on March 12, 2019 item 9A. This expense will be offset by revenue received in account 0100-48910 Homeland Security Grant.
o $83,000 increase to receive funding from the Houston Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) for the purchase of Explosive Ordinance Disp...
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