Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
November 28, 2017
TO: Mayor and Councilors
SUBJECT: FY17 Final Budget Amendment
INITIATED BY: Finance Department
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Recommendation: Approve an Ordinance amending the budgets for the Fiscal Year
2017 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
tables with the summary tables immediately following the memorandum identifying
the amount to be appropriated in each accounting fund. These adjustments
change the total spending authority of the designated departments. The
appropriation will change the total approved budget of each fund as follows:
General Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total approved revenue
budget of the fund of $150,495,421 and will not adjust the total approved
expenditure budget of the fund of $152,155,789.
Medical Center Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total approved
revenue budget of the fund of $14,253,667 by $312,328 to $14,565,995 and will
adjust the total approved expenditure budget of the fund of $14,253,667 by
$312,328 to $14,565,995.
Metra Transportation Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total
approved revenue budget of the fund of $8,284,375 by $102,463 to $8,181,912 and
will not adjust the total approved expenditure budget of $8,329,833.
HOME Program Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total approved
revenue budget of the fund of $2,228,591 by $400,000 to $2,628,591 and will
adjust the total approved expenditure budget of the fund of $2,228,591 by
$400,000 to $2,628,591.
Multi-Governmental Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total approved
revenue budget of the fund of $3,255,366 by $300,105 to $2,955,261 and will
adjust the total approved expenditure budget of the fund of $3,446,103 by
$300,105 to $3,145,998.
Hotel/Motel Tax Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total approved
revenue budget of the fund of $4,880,000 by $10,000 to $4,890,000 and will
adjust the total approved expenditure budget of the fund of $4,880,000 by
$10,000 to $4,890,000.
Police Forfeiture Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total
approved revenue budget of the fund of $100,000 and will adjust the total
approved expenditure budget of the fund of $100,000 by $2,468 to $102,468.
County Drug Abuse Treatment Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the
total approved revenue budget of the fund of $68,000 and will adjust the total
approved expenditure budget of the fund of $71,209 by $14,000 to $85,209.
Metro Drug Task Force Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total
approved revenue budget of the fund of $100,000 and will adjust the total
approved expenditure budget of the fund of $106,519 by $82,896 to $189,415.
Neighborhood Stabilization Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the
total approved revenue budget of the fund of $0 and will adjust the total
approved expenditure budget of the fund of $0 by $59,000 to $59,000.
Down Payment Assistance Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total
approved revenue budget of the fund of $0 by $73,050 to $73,050 and will adjust
the total approved expenditure budget of the fund of $0 by $73,050 to $73,050.
SPLOST Proceeds Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total approved
revenue budget of the fund of $0 by $7,214 to $7,214 and will adjust the total
approved expenditure budget of the fund of $0 by $7,214 to $7,214.
TSPLOST Discretionary Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total
approved revenue budget of the fund of $2,500,000 and will adjust the total
approved expenditure budget of the fund of $2,500,000 by $1,715,000 to
$4,215,000.
Bond and Lease Purchase Pools Fund: The adjustment will adjust the
total approved revenue budget of the fund of $3,480,000 by $8,487,006 to
$11,967,006 and will adjust the total approved expenditure budget of the fund
of $4,540,197 by $8,487,006 to $13,027,203.
Risk Management Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total
approved revenue budget of the fund of $4,884,906 and will adjust the total
approved expenditure budget of the fund of $5,179,906 by $110,000 to $5,289,906.
Recommendation/Action: Approve an Ordinance amending the budgets for the
Fiscal Year 2017 by appropriating amounts in each fund for various operational
activities.
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