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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