Title
Approval of Amendment to Ordinance 7059 (Operating Budget)
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve amending Ordinance 7059 on second reading.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve the Amendment to Ordinance 7059.
Staff Contact:
Dean Walz, Fiscal Services Director, Administrative Services Department, 360.753.8465
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
Background and Analysis has not changed 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 separate ordinances were passed since the adoption of ordinance 7059 relating to the Operating Budget.
Budget Items not previously presented to the Council:
1) Appropriation of $90,000 from the Community Development Block Grant and $26,438 from the Sewer Collection Utility for funding the Artesian Park restroom. The budget amendments include $26,438 to be transferred from Wastewater utility to fund the project. The funding from the Community Development Block Grant is within the existing budget of the grant program.
2) Appropriation of $70,201 for additional portable restrooms, funding provided by the Wastewater Utility.
3) Appropriation of $14,540 for emergency management staffing, funded by a grant from FEMA.
4) Appropriation of $19,384 for the shared leave program. This is funded by employee donations, which have not been previously appropriated.
5) Appropriation of $200,000 for ...
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