Title
Approval of Amendment to Ordinance 6888 (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 6888
Staff Contact:
Dean Walz, Fiscal Services Director, Administrative Services Department, 360.753.8465
Presenter(s):
Dean Walz, Fiscal Services Director
Background and Analysis:
The background and analysis have not changed from the April 1 staff report presented for first 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 the ordinance 6888 relating to the operating budget.
Budget Items Not Previously Presented to the Council:
1) Appropriation of $44,000 for daytime security guard at City Hall. This is funded from cable franchise fees.
2) Appropriation of $10,000 to the Human Resources to reimburse for labor resolution costs. This is funded from an insurance recovery.
3) Appropriation of $3,000 to the Building Demolition and Nuisance Abatement Account. This is funded from a transfer from existing General Fund appropriations.
4) Appropriation of $5,000 for the Heritage Program Alley Naming/Improvement project. This is funded from a Thurston County Heritage Grant.
5) Appropriation of $30,000 for the Ambassador Program. Funding is from the PBIA Fund.
6) Appropriations of $400,000 to be transferred from the Drinking Water O&M Fund to the Drinking Water Capital Fund. This is funded from reserves in the O&M Fund excess of the operating reserve requirement.
7) Appropriation of $73,703 for the Waste ReSources 6 year plan update. This is funded from a grant from the State of Washington, Department of Ecology.
8) Appropriation of $20,000 for legal and technical services related to sampling Port of Olympia stormwater sediments sampling. Funding is provided from the Stormwater Utility fund balance.
9) Appropriation of $9,444 for the Boulevard Road pump station. Funding is provided by the Wastewater Utility fund balance.
10) Appropriation of $9,462 for the Mottman Road crosswalk beacon by SPSCC. Funding is from a grant from SPSCC.
11) Appropriation of $116,539 for cost of living increases to employees covered by the AFSCME, IUOE, Teamster, Police labor agreements. These agreements provided for a 4% cost of living increase if the 2013 sales tax increased by 5% or move over 2012. The increase over 2012 was 5.057%. The adopted 2014 budget included a 3% increase. The additional 1% is funded from increased estimates of 2014 sales tax collections. Original sales tax projections were based on a 2013 increase of 4%.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
None noted.
Options:
1) Approve ordinance amending ordinance 6888.
2) Do not approve the amending ordinance. The budget items would not be authorized.
Financial Impact:
Total increase appropriations by $721,148. The sources of funding for these appropriations are noted above.