AN ORDINANCE
NO. __________
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE BUDGETS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2008 BEGINNING
JULY 1, 2007 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2008, FOR CERTAIN FUNDS OF THE CONSOLIDATED
GOVERNMENT OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, APPROPRIATING AMOUNTS SHOWN IN EACH FUND FOR
CAPITAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
1. The General Fund budget in the amount of $138,195,855 for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2008, is hereby increased by
$17,377,553 to $155,573,408 for the departments listed on the attached chart.
2. The Sewer Fund budget in the amount of $3,951,655 for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2008, is hereby increased by
$2,045,401 to $5,997,056 for the departments listed on the attached chart.
3. The Paving Fund budget in the amount of $12,722,624 for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2008, is hereby increased by
$1,372,897 to $14,095,521, for the departments listed on the attached chart.
4. The Integrated Waste Fund budget in the amount of $10,195,550 for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2008, is hereby increased by
$157,307 to $10,352,857 for the departments listed on the attached chart.
5. The Emergency Telephone Fund budget in the amount of $3,404,612 for the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2008, is hereby
increased by $758,823 to $4,163,435 for the departments listed on the attached
chart.
6. The METRA Transportation Fund budget in the amount of $5,680,597 for the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2008, is hereby
increased by $542,261 to $6,222,858 for the departments listed on the attached
chart.
7. The Parking Management Fund budget in the amount of $342,761 for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2008, is hereby increased by
$20,700 to $363,461 for the departments listed on the attached chart.
8. The Trade Center Fund budget in the amount of $2,570,921 for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2008, is hereby increased by $41,369
to $2,612,290 for the departments listed on the attached chart.
9. The Civic Center Fund budget in the amount of $6,29,438 for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2008, is hereby increased by
$1,906,999 to $8,202,437 for the departments listed on the attached chart.
10.The CDBG Fund budget in the amount of $2,144,925 for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2008, is hereby increased by
$389,744 to $2,534,669 for the departments listed on the attached chart.
11.The HOME Program Fund budget in the amount of $1,158,238 for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2008, is hereby increased by
$572,868 to $1,731,106 for the departments listed on the attached chart.
12.The Multi-Governmental (Grants) Fund budget in the amount of $1,923,000 for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2008, is hereby
increased by $51,208 to $1,974,208 for the departments listed on the attached
chart.
13.The Workforce Investment Act Fund budget in the amount of $1,499,979 for the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2008, is hereby
increased by $103,939 to $1,603,918 for the departments listed on the attached
chart.
14.The Drug Abuse Treatment (DATE) Fund budget in the amount of $130,000 for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2008, is hereby
increased by $21,354 to $151,354 for the departments listed on the attached
chart.
15.The METRO Drug Task Force Fund budget in the amount of $100,000 for the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2008, is hereby
increased by $78,000 to $178,000 for the departments listed on the attached
chart.
16.The Special Projects (Capital Projects) Fund budget in the amount of
$3,468,945 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2008,
is hereby increased by $12,306,870 to $15,775,815 for the departments listed on
the attached chart.
17.Each budget increase provided herein is to be funded with fund balances and
various revenue sources of the accounting fund that is being affected by stated
actions.
18.Within the overall budget limitations, authority is hereby delegated to the
City Manager, or the Finance Director when acting on the authority delegated by
the City Manager, to effect such intra-fund transfers of appropriation and
revenue anticipation as may be deemed necessary to the effective performance
and delivery of services approved herein.
19.The General Fund will be authorized the following positions Planner-G20 and
2 Planners-G17 (Planning), 12 Firefighters-PS12 (Fire Department), 9
Correctional Officers-PS12 (Muscogee County Prison), Deputy Clerk II-G12
(Juvenile Court), Case Manager-G16 (Adult Drug Court), 2 Reserve Deputy-Court
Security Only-Classified same as Bailiff (Marshal?s Office), Lieutenant-PS20
(Sheriff?s Office).
20.The General Fund will be authorized the following personnel related items:
Sr. Buyer to Buyer Specialist for CPPB certification in accordance with
established career ladder effective date of certification, increase for
Part-time Parks & Recreation employees not classified in the UGA Study to
comparable classifications effective March 1, 2008, the supplement for the
Juvenile Drug Court judge and the Juvenile Drug Court public defender will be
increased by 5% effective March 1, 2008, the Municipal Court public defender
will increase to $833/month effective March 1, 2008,Tech pay for 2 Corporal
positions in the Marshal?s Office PS16 effective March 1, 2008, and a $10,000
annual supplement for the Superior Court-Court Coordinator effective March 1,
2008.
21.The METRA Transportation Fund will be authorized the following positions and
personnel related items: 2 Bus Operators-G12 and the reclassification of the
Asst. Director-G23 to Director-G25 effective March 1, 2008.
22.The travel and training time for the Recorder?s Court full time and part
time judges will be based on the hourly rate of each judge and paid up to 8
hours per day effective March 1, 2008. For hourly rate calculation, one
session will be equal to 3 hours.
23.The minimum budget requirements set forth in O.C.G.A. Title 36, Chapter 81,
are hereby adopted.
SECTION II.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance
are hereby repealed.
INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the Council of Colum?bus, Georgia,
held on the 26TH day of February, 2008; introduced a second time at a regular
meeting held on the ______ day of February, 2008 and adopted at said meeting by
the affirmative vote of __________ members of said Council.
Councilor Allen voting________________.
Councilor Anthony voting______________.
Councilor Baker voting________________.
Councilor Barnes voting_______________.
Councilor Davis voting________________.
Councilor Henderson voting____________.
Councilor Hunter voting_______________.
Councilor McDaniel voting_____________.
Councilor Pugh voting_________________.
Councilor Woodson voting______________.
______________________________ ___________________________
TINY B. WASHINGTON JIM WETHERINGTON
CLERK MAYOR
Agenda Item#_________
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
February 26, 2008
Agenda Report#______________
TO: Mayor And Councilors
SUBJECT: FY08 Mid Year BUDGET AMENDMENT
INITIATED BY: Finance Department
Recommendation: Approve an Ordinance amending the FY08 budgets by
reappropriating funds for capital purchases, personnel actions and various
other operating activities and revising revenue projections.
Background: The Council has adopted the city?s FY08 Annual Operating Budget
and Nonoperating Budget in separate actions. Both budgets appropriate funding
for planned operations. Pursuant to state and local laws, these budgets are
for a single fiscal year, and unspent appropriations lapse at the end of the
fiscal year.
Staff is requesting a budget amendment to appropriate monies needed for capital
equipment purchases and various operating activities. As provided by 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 and set up appropriations for expenditures since the financial system
will only allow expenditures to be made if budgets are available. Staff is
requesting adjustments for purchase orders and approved requests from FY07
carried over to FY08 and additional operational and capital expenditures to
include, but not limited to, Information Technology, Engineering, Public
Services, Parks & Recreation, Fire Department, Police Department, Sheriff?s
Office, Marshal, pay plan implementation funding allocation. 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 reappropriated in each accounting fund. These adjustments
change the total spending authority of the designated departments. The total
operating funds adopted budget is increased to a revised budget of
$229,736,156. The reappropriation will change the total approved budget of
each fund as follows:
General Fund: The adjustment will increase the total approved revenue budget
of the fund by $51,665.16 and will increase the total approved expenditure
budget of the fund by $17,377,553.
Sewer Fund: The adjustment will increase the total approved revenue budget of
the fund by $0 and will increase the total approved expenditure budget of the
fund by $2,045,401.
Paving Fund: The adjustment will increase the total approved revenue budget of
the fund by $0 and will increase the total approved expenditure budget of the
fund by $1,372,897.
Integrated Waste Fund: The adjustment will increase the total approved revenue
budget of the fund by $0 and will increase the total approved expenditure
budget of the fund by $157,307.
E911 Fund: The adjustment will increase the total approved revenue budget of
the fund by $0 and will increase the total approved expenditure budget of the
fund by $758,823.
METRA Transportation Fund: The adjustment will increase the total approved
revenue budget of the fund by $0 and will increase the total approved
expenditure budget of the fund by $542,261.
Parking Management Fund: The adjustment will increase the total approved
revenue budget of the fund by $0 and will increase the total approved
expenditure budget of the fund by $20,700.
Trade Center Fund: The adjustment will increase the total approved revenue
budget of the fund by $0 and will increase the total approved expenditure
budget of the fund by $41,369.
Civic Center Fund: The adjustment will increase the total approved revenue
budget of the fund by $1,675,000 and will increase the total approved
expenditure budget of the fund by $1,906,999.
CDBG Fund: The adjustment will increase the total approved revenue budget of
the fund by $0 and will increase the total approved expenditure budget of the
fund by $389,744.
HOME Program Fund: The adjustment will increase the total approved revenue
budget of the fund by $0 and will increase the total approved expenditure
budget of the fund by $572,868.
Multi-Governmental Fund (Grants): The adjustment will increase the total
approved revenue budget of the fund by $0 and will increase the total approved
expenditure budget of the fund by $51,208.
Workforce Investment Act Fund: The adjustment will increase the total approved
revenue budget of the fund by $0 and will increase the total approved
expenditure budget of the fund by $103,939.
Drug Abuse Treatment (DATE) Fund: The adjustment will increase the total
approved revenue budget of the fund by $0 and will increase the total approved
expenditure budget of the fund by $21,354.
METRO Drug Task Force Fund: The adjustment will increase the total approved
revenue budget of the fund by $78,000 and will increase the total approved
expenditure budget of the fund by $78,000.
Special Projects (Capital Projects) Fund: The adjustment will increase the
total approved revenue budget of the fund by $11,351,531 and will increase the
total approved expenditure budget of the fund by $12,306,870.
Recommendations / Actions: Approve the attached Ordinance amending the FY08
operating and non-operating budgets by reappropriating funds for capital
purchases, personnel actions and various other operational activities and
revising revenue projections.
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