Title
Amendment to Ordinance 6963 (Operating Budget)
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve amending ordinance on second reading.
Report
Issue:
Amendment to Ordinance 6963
Staff Contact:
Dean Walz, Fiscal Services Director, Administrative Services Department, 360.753.8465
Presenter(s):
Dean Walz, Fiscal Services Director
Background and Analysis:
There is no change in background and analysis from first to second reading.
To change the budget the Council must approve a new ordinance amending the budget. Generally, budgetary amendments are made quarterly. On occasion a budget change needs to be made between the quarterly updates and a separate ordinance will come before the Council. These ordinances do not officially amend the budget ordinance, but does provide authorization to expend funds. The attached ordinance reflects ordinances which may have been adopted relating to the budget since the last quarterly update, and other proposed changes to the budget.
No ordinances were passed since the adoption of ordinance 6963 relating to the Operating Budget.
Budget Items Not Previously Presented to the Council:
1) Appropriation of $48,292 for payout of unused leave upon retirement of two Fire Department employees assigned to the medic service. Funding is from reimbursements from Medic I.
2) Appropriation of $3,384 for overtime for Fire Department employees for active shooter training on April 1, 2015 at SPSCC. Funding is from a grant from Homeland Security.
3) Appropriation of $21,000 for recreation programs. Participation exceeded original projections. Funding is from additional revenue generated for the programs.
4) Appropriation of $1,350 for the recreation scholarship special account. Funding is from donations exceeding original projections.
5) Appropriation of $272 to the LEOFF 1 long-term-care special account. Funds in this account were transferred to the new LEOFF Post-Employment Benefits Fund created earlier this year by the council. The budget in the account was $272 less than funds to be transferred. This appropriation provides the authority to transfer the $272.
6) Appropriation of $150,000 within the Information Services special account for system development for the acquisition of engineering project management software. Funding is provided from existing funds within the Engineering section budget.
7) Appropriation of $14,000 for interest expense for the DOE State Avenue Stormwater Loan for 2015. At the time of development of the 2015 budget the exact amount of loan interest for 2015 was not finalized.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
None noted.
Options:
1) Approve ordinance amending ordinance 6963.
2) Do not approve the amending ordinance. The budget items not previously presented to the council would not be authorized.
Financial Impact:
Total increase appropriations by $238,298. Funding for these appropriations is noted above.