Columbus, Georgia

Georgia's First Consolidated Government

Post Office Box 1340
Columbus, Georgia, 31902-1340
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Council Members

Agenda Item #________

Columbus Consolidated Government

Council Meeting

December 7, 2010



Agenda Report #___________



TO: Mayor and Councilors



SUBJECT: FY10 Final Budget Adjustment



INITIATED BY: Finance Department

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Recommendation: Approve an Ordinance amending the budgets for the Fiscal Year

2010 by appropriating amounts in each fund for personnel actions, purchase

orders and other Fiscal Year 2009 carryovers and other 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 $141,803,993 and will adjust the total approved

expenditure budget of the fund of $145,771,599 by $703,099 to $146,474,698.

The budget ordinance will also add (2) Correctional Officers to the Sheriff?s

Office that were approved during the budget process but not included in the

Ordinance No. 09-26 in error.



2009 Other Local Option Sales Tax Fund: The adjustment will not adjust

the total approved revenue budget of the fund of $21,000,000 and will adjust

the total approved expenditure budget of the fund of $21,000,000 by $12,213 to

$21,012,213. The budget ordinance will also reserve $21,849,062 of Other Local

Option Sales Tax for the 2011 Millage Rollback requirement.



Stormwater (Sewer) Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total

approved revenue budget of the fund of $4,801,171 and will adjust the total

approved expenditure budget of the fund of $5,301,171 by $49,573 to $5,350,744.



Paving Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total approved revenue

budget of the fund of $13,692,120 and will adjust the total approved

expenditure budget of the fund of $13,692,120 by $48,682 to $13,740,802.



Medical Center Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total approved

revenue budget of the fund of $12,426,041 by $10,367 to $12,436,408 and will

adjust the total approved expenditure budget of the fund of $12,426,041 by

$1,046,430 to $13,472,471.



Integrated Water Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total

approved revenue budget of the fund of $9,973,491 and will adjust the total

approved expenditure budget of the fund of $9,973,491 by $51,397 to

$10,024,888.



E911 Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total approved revenue

budget of the fund of $3,206,271 and will adjust the total approved expenditure

budget of the fund of $3,206,271 by $200,234 to $3,406,505.



Debt Service Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total approved revenue

budget of the fund of $6,076,917 by $4,360,000 to $10,436,917 and will adjust

the total approved expenditure budget of the fund of $6,076,917 by $4,360,000

to $10,436,917.



METRA Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total approved revenue

budget of the fund of $6,186,556 by $2,769,671 to $8,956,227 and will adjust

the total approved expenditure budget of the fund of $6,186,556 by $3,098,269

to $9,284,825.



Civic Center Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total approved revenue budget

of the fund of $5,017,622 by $769,324 to $5,786,946 and will adjust the total

approved expenditure budget of the fund of $5,017,622 by $1,029,329 to

$6,046,951.



Economic Development Authority Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total

approved revenue budget by $31,181 and will adjust the total approved

expenditure budget of the fund by $31,181 from $994,083 to $1,025,264.



Risk Management Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total approved

revenue budget of $3,387,000 by $146,301 to $3,533,301 and will adjust the

total approved expenditure budget of the fund of $3,387,000 by $162,951 to

$3,549,951.



Community Development Block Grant Fund: The adjustment will adjust the

total approved revenue budget of $1,798,257 by $758,163 to $2,556,420 and will

adjust the total approved expenditure budget of the fund of $1,798,257 by

$1,374,697 to $3,172,954.



UDAG Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total approved revenue

budget of $0 by $109,059 to $109,059 and will adjust the total approved

expenditure budget of the fund of $70,000 by $109,059 to $179,059.



HOME Program Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total approved

revenue budget of $1,213,632 by $441,203 to $1,654,835 and will adjust the

total approved expenditure budget of the fund of $1,213,632 by $441,203 to

$1,654,835.



Multi Gov?t Project Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total

approved revenue budget by $3,650,716 and will adjust the total approved

expenditure budget of the fund by $3,650,716 from $3,686,906 to $7,337,622.



METRO Drug Task Force Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total

approved revenue budget of $100,000 and will adjust the total approved

expenditure budget of the fund by $129,832 from $100,000 to $229,832.



Workforce Investment Act Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total

approved revenue budget by $4,706,015 and will adjust the total approved

expenditure budget of the fund by $4,706,015 from $1,614,134 to $6,320,149.



Neighborhood Stabilization Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total

approved revenue budget by $2,933,374 and will adjust the total approved

expenditure budget of the fund by $2,933,374 from $0 to $2,933,374.



1999 Special Local Option Sales Tax Proceeds Account Fund: The

adjustment will adjust the total approved revenue budget by $126,906 and will

adjust the total approved expenditure budget of the fund by $126,906 from $0 to

$126,906.



Special Projects Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total approved

revenue budget of $2,782,894 by $191,249 to $2,974,143 and will adjust the

total approved expenditure budget of the fund by $14,334,751 from $2,782,894 to

$17,117,645.



1999C Columbus Building Authority Bonds Projects Fund: The adjustment

will not adjust the total approved revenue budget of $0 and will adjust the

total approved expenditure budget of the fund by $750,000 from $0 to $750,000.



2010A Columbus Building Authority Bonds Projects Fund: The adjustment

will adjust the total approved revenue budget of the fund by $23,222,807 and

will adjust the total approved expenditure budget of the fund by $23,222,807

from $0 to $23,222,807.



2010B Columbus Building Authority Bonds Projects Fund: The adjustment

will adjust the total approved revenue budget of the fund by $72,320,000 and

will adjust the total approved expenditure budget of the fund by $72,320,000

from $0 to $72,320,000.



2010C Columbus Building Authority Bonds Projects Fund: The adjustment

will adjust the total approved revenue budget of the fund by $2,090,000 and

will adjust the total approved expenditure budget of the fund by $2,090,000

from $0 to $2,090,000.



Recommendation/Action: Approve an Ordinance amending the budgets for

the Fiscal Year 2010 by appropriating amounts in each fund for personnel

actions, purchase orders and other Fiscal Year 2009 carryovers and other

various operational activities.

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