Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
February 12, 2019
Agenda Report
TO: Mayor and Councilors
SUBJECT: FY19 Mid-Year Budget Amendment
PREPARED BY: Finance Department
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Recommendation: Approve an Ordinance amending the budgets for the Fiscal Year
2019 by appropriating amounts in each fund for various operational activities.
Background: The Council has adopted the City?s Annual Operating budget and in
special actions has adopted various special purpose budgets. All of these
budgets appropriate funding for planned operations. During the course of the
year, adjustments become necessary to increase or redistribute funding based on
actions of Council, changes in departmental activities and changes in funding
sources.
Staff is requesting a budget amendment to appropriate monies needed for various
operational activities. As provided in the charter and state law, only
Council has the authority to change spending levels. Adjustments are included
in this Ordinance to reflect changes needed to complete organizational
objectives. These adjustments are necessary to modify budgets to change to the
legal level of control at the department level as per O.C.G.A. Chapter 36.
Staff is requesting adjustments for operational expenditures like
administrative and operating costs for the following funds. In order to keep
an accurate record of authorized spending levels and positions, this budget
amendment is submitted for Council consideration.
Analysis: The recommended budget adjustments are outlined on the attached
summary table immediately following the memorandum identifying the amount to be
appropriated in each accounting fund. The appropriation will change the total
approved budget of each fund as follows:
General Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total approved revenue
budget of the fund of $150,604,260 by $21,852 to $150,626,112 and will adjust
the total approved expenditure budget of the fund of $151,549,355 by $1,072,401
to $152,621,756.
2009 Other Local Option Sales Tax Fund: The adjustment will not adjust
the total approved revenue budget of the fund of $33,666,667 and will adjust
the total approved expenditure budget of the fund of $34,115,831 by $1,685,085
to $35,800,916.
Stormwater (Sewer) Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total
approved revenue budget of the fund of $5,832,210 and will adjust the total
approved expenditure budget of the fund of $5,832,210 by $8,743 to $5,840,953.
Paving Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total approved revenue
budget of the fund of $16,461,875 and will adjust the total approved
expenditure budget of the fund of $16,461,875 by $2,514,668 to $18,976,543.
Integrated Waste Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total
approved revenue budget of the fund of $13,277,000 and will adjust the total
approved expenditure budget of the fund of $13,277,000 by $413,786 to
$13,690,786.
CDBG Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total approved revenue budget
of the fund of $2,066,470 by $762,952 to $2,829,422 and will adjust the total
approved expenditure budget of the fund of $2,066,470 by $520,000 to $2,829,422.
Home Program Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total approved
revenue budget of the fund of $754,315 by $913,272 to $1,667,587 and will
adjust the total approved expenditure budget of the fund of $754,315 by
$913,272 to $1,667,587.
County Drug Abuse Treatment Fund: The adjustment will adjust not the
total approved revenue budget of the fund of $68,000 and will adjust the total
approved expenditure budget of the fund of $68,000 by $26,400 to $94,400.
METRO Drug Task Force Fund: The adjustment will adjust not the total
approved revenue budget of the fund of $150,000 and will adjust the total
approved expenditure budget of the fund of $150,000 by $8,040 to $158,040.
Metra Transportation Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total
approved revenue budget of the fund of $9,352,775 by $700,000 to $10,052,775
and will adjust the total approved expenditure budget of the fund of $9,414,073
by $1,214,145 to $10,628,218.
Trade Center Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total approved
revenue budget of the fund of $3,042,000 and will adjust the total approved
expenditure budget of the fund of $3,088,227 by $245,099 to $3,333,326.
Bull Creek Golf Course Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total
approved revenue budget of the fund of $1,250,200 by $21,000 to $1,271,200 and
will adjust the total approved expenditure budget of the fund of $1,250,200 by
$21,000 to $1,271,200.
Civic Center Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total approved
revenue budget of the fund of $5,373,143 by $103,450 to $5,476,593 and will
adjust the total approved expenditure budget of the fund of $5,373,143 by
$145,541 to $5,518,684.
Recommendation/Action: Approve an Ordinance amending the budgets for the
Fiscal Year 2019 by appropriating amounts in each fund for various operational
activities.
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