Title
Approval of an Ordinance Amending Ordinance 7084 (Operating Budget)
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve amending ordinance on second reading.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve the amendment to Ordinance 7084.
Staff Contact:
Bill Sampson, Acting Fiscal Services Director, Administrative Services Department, 360.753.8473
Presenter(s):
Bill Sampson, Acting Fiscal Services Director
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.
There was one ordinance passed relating to the Operating Budget not included in previous Budget Amendments. Ordinance 7081 adopted by the Council 6/6/2017 appropriated the following:
Shared Leave Donations $ 30,000
Budget Items not previously presented to the Council:
1) Appropriation of $17,000 for increased costs of equipment lease for Probation / Day Reporting. Funding provided by additional Probation / Day Reporting Fees collected.
2) Appropriation of $30,000 for increased credit card service charges in Utility Billing. Funding provided from the Utilities effected.
3) Appropriation of $15,000 for Park Stewardship. Funding provided from a grant provided by REI.
4) Appropriation of $120,000 for Fire Department Fleet Operations. Funding provided by revenue from Fire Fleet external customers.
5) Appropriation of $144,831 for various Community, Planning...
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