Columbus, Georgia

Georgia's First Consolidated Government

Post Office Box 1340
Columbus, Georgia, 31902-1340
(706) 653-4013
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Council Members

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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