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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, Ordinance No. 2020-13, and Ordinance No. 2020-18 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 $40,758 to the General Fund, net increase of $2,000,000 to the Coronavirus Relief Fund (Special Revenue Fund), $44,100 increase to the Fleet Fund and $2,489,132 increase to the Capital Budget.
If approved, the proposed ordinance would amend the City’s FY2020 budget to incorporate proposed adjustments for:
General Fund
Emergency Medical Services ($45,258):
· $40,758 increase to purchase additional medical supplies needed due to high demand related to COVID19. This expense will be offset 100% by the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund grant that was received on April 17, 2020 and credited to 0100-48916 CARES Provider Relief - EMS grant account in the General Fund.
· $4,500 increase to cover overages based on year-end estimates from the department. This expense will be covered by savings in Project Management’s Contractual Services budget.
Utility Fund
Personnel Related Item - Budget reallocation to cover departmental overages based on year-end estimates:
Utility Billing ($31,530):
· $13,700 increase in Professional Services to pay for a temporary worker to manage the department workload.
· $14,865 increase in Postage and Freight to cover year-to-date actuals.
· $2,525 increase in Operating Supplies for the purchase of a new drop box due to heavy leaking and multiple repairs.
· $440 increase in Uniform Expense to cover uniform cleaning for the Meter Technicians for the remainder of the fiscal year. These expenses will be offset by salary savings from Line Repair. Utility Billing will nee...
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