Agenda Item #________
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
February 14, 2017
Agenda Report #___________
TO: Mayor and Councilors
SUBJECT: FY17 Mid Year 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 adjust the total approved revenue
budget of the fund of $150,457,471 by $37,950 to $150,495,421 and will adjust
the total approved expenditure budget of the fund of $150,457,471 by $1,698,318
to $152,155,789.
2009 Other Local Option Sales Tax Fund: The adjustment will adjust the
total approved revenue budget of the fund of $34,333,333 by $0 to $34,333,333
and will adjust the total approved expenditure budget of the fund of
$34,333,333 by $1,681,211 to $36,014,544.
Stormwater (Sewer) Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total
approved revenue budget of the fund of $5,470,209 and will adjust the total
approved expenditure budget of the fund of $5,470,209 by $132,655 to $5,602,864.
Paving Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total approved revenue
budget of the fund of $15,540,704 and will adjust the total approved
expenditure budget of the fund of $15,540,704 by $6,534,046 to $22,074,750.
Integrated Waste Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total
approved revenue budget of the fund of $12,529,000 and will adjust the total
approved expenditure budget of the fund of $12,529,000 by $18,636 to
$12,547,636.
Emergency Telephone Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total
approved revenue budget of the fund of $3,999,692 and will adjust the total
approved expenditure budget of the fund of $3,999,692 by $2,023 to $4,001,715.
Metra Transportation Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total
approved revenue budget of the fund of $7,739,174 by $545,201 to $8,284,375 and
will adjust the total approved expenditure budget of the fund of $7,739,174 by
$590,659 to $8,329,833.
Trade Center Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total approved
revenue budget of the fund of $3,170,411 and will adjust the total approved
expenditure budget of the fund of $3,170,411 by $1,760,191 to $4,930,602.
CDBG Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total approved revenue
budget of the fund of $1,375,681 by $846,215 to $2,221,896 and will adjust the
total approved expenditure budget of the fund of $1,375,681 by $846,215 to
$2,221,896.
UDAG 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 $15,000 by $59,800 to $74,800.
HOME Program Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total approved
revenue budget of the fund of $690,784 by $1,537,807 to $2,228,591 and will
adjust the total approved expenditure budget of the fund of $690,784 by
$1,537,807 to $2,228,591.
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 $4,884,906 by $295,000 to $5,179,906.
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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