Columbus, Georgia

Georgia's First Consolidated Government

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

Columbus Consolidated Government

Council Meeting

January 23, 2018



Agenda Report



TO: Mayor and Councilors



SUBJECT: FY18 Mid-Year Budget Amendment



PREPARED BY: Finance Department

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

2018 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

summary table immediately following the memorandum identifying the amount to be

appropriated in each accounting fund. 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 $147,665,427 by $184,781 to $147,850,208 and will adjust

the total approved expenditure budget of the fund of $148,485,091 by $1,377,970

to $149,863,061.



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

the total approved revenue budget of the fund of $33,666,667 and will adjust

the total approved expenditure budget of the fund of $34,015,110 by $2,470,972

to $36,486,082.



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

approved revenue budget of the fund of $5,626,935 and will adjust the total

approved expenditure budget of the fund of $5,649,385 by $90,296 to $5,739,681.



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

budget of the fund of $16,036,247 and will adjust the total approved

expenditure budget of the fund of $16,093,135 by $3,704,237 to $19,797,372.





Integrated Waste Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total

approved revenue budget of the fund of $12,602,000 and will adjust the total

approved expenditure budget of the fund of $12,640,810 by $690,164 to

$13,330,974.



Emergency Telephone Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total

approved revenue budget of the fund of $3,942,620 and will adjust the total

approved expenditure budget of the fund of $3,960,221 by $10,051 to $3,970,272.



CDBG Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total approved revenue budget

of the fund of $1,650,315 by $172,514 to $1,822,829 and will adjust the total

approved expenditure budget of the fund of $1,652,406 by $170,423 to $1,822,829.



Home Program Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total approved

revenue budget of the fund of $798,143 by $1,491,924 to $2,290,067 and will

adjust the total approved expenditure budget of the fund of $798,143 by

$1,491,924 to $2,290,067.



Metra Transportation Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total

approved revenue budget of the fund of $7,767,548 and will adjust the total

approved expenditure budget of the fund of $7,801,163 by $513,762 to

$8,314,925.



Trade Center Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total approved

revenue budget of the fund of $2,902,481 and will adjust the total approved

expenditure budget of the fund of $2,949,316 by $500,210 to $3,449,526.



Civic Center Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total approved

revenue budget of the fund of $4,994,445 by $300,00 to $5,294,445 and will

adjust the total approved expenditure budget of the fund of $5,003,172 by

$432,048 to $5,435,220.





Recommendation/Action: Approve an Ordinance amending the budgets for the

Fiscal Year 2018 by appropriating amounts in each fund for various operational

activities.

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