Agenda Item #________
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
June 10, 2014
Agenda Report #___________
TO: Mayor and Councilors
SUBJECT: FY14 Budget Adjustment
INITIATED BY: Finance Department
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Recommendation: Approve an Ordinance amending the budgets for the Fiscal Year
2014 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 adjust the total approved revenue
budget of the fund of $151,200,490 by $97,357 to $151,297,847 and will adjust
the total approved expenditure budget of the fund of $151,200,490 by $1,484,771
to $152,685,261.
2009 Other Local Option Sales Tax Fund: The adjustment will not adjust
the total approved revenue budget of the fund of $33,000,000 and will adjust
the total approved expenditure budget of the fund of $33,000,000 by $6,482,832
to $39,483,832.
Stormwater (Sewer) Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total
approve revenue budget of the fund of $5,276,954 and will adjust the total
approved expenditure budget of the fund of $5,276,954 by $13,874 to $5,290,828.
Paving Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total approve revenue
budget of the fund of $15,026,462 and will adjust the total approved
expenditure budget of the fund of $15,026,462 by $431,959 to $15,458,421.
Integrated Waste Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total
approved revenue budget of the fund of $10,311,100 and will adjust the
expenditure budget of the fund of $10,311,100 by $289,233 to $10,600,333.
METRA Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total approved revenue
budget of the fund of $6,236,609 and will adjust the total approved expenditure
budget of the fund of $6,236,609 by $25,831 to $6,262,440.
Trade Center Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total approved
revenue budget of the fund of $2,751,363 and will adjust the total approved
expenditure budget of the fund of $2,751,363 by $3,377to $2,754,740.
Civic Center Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total approved
revenue budget of the fund of $5,839,940 and will adjust the total approved
expenditure budget of the fund of $5,839,940 by $70,313 to $5,910,253.
CDBG Program Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total approved
revenue budget of the fund of $1,461,583 and will adjust the total approved
expenditure budget of the fund of $1,416,583 by $49,121 to $1,465,704.
HOME Program Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total approved
revenue budget of the fund of $789,217 and will adjust the total approved
expenditure budget of the fund of $789,217 by $14,771 to $803,988.
Multi Gov?t Project Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total
approved revenue budget of the fund of $3,787,570 and will adjust the total
approved expenditure budget of the fund of $3,787,570 by $49,981 to $3,837,551.
METRO Drug Task Force Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total
approved revenue budget of the fund of $200,000 and will adjust the total
approved expenditure budget of the fund of $200,000 by $11,915 to $211,915.
Recommendation/Action: Approve an Ordinance amending the budgets for the
Fiscal Year 2014 by appropriating amounts in each fund for various operational
activities.
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