Columbus, Georgia

Georgia's First Consolidated Government

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

Agenda Item #________

Columbus Consolidated Government

Council Meeting

November 22, 2011



Agenda Report #___________



TO: Mayor and Councilors



SUBJECT: FY11 Final Budget Adjustment



INITIATED BY: Finance Department

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

2011 by appropriating amounts in each fund for projects, purchase orders and

other Fiscal Year 2010 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 $145,238,609 and will adjust the total approved

expenditure budget of the fund of $150,964,190 by $243,815 to $151,208,005.



2009 Other Local Option Sales Tax Fund: The adjustment will adjust the

total approved revenue budget of the fund of $21,210,000 by $953,167 to

$22,163,167 and will adjust the total approved expenditure budget of the fund

of $36,984,381 by $1,798,941 to $38,783,322.



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

approved revenue budget of the fund of $4,781,819 and will adjust the total

approved expenditure budget of the fund of 4,781,819 by $835,020 to $5,616,839.



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

budget of the fund of $13,676,754 and will adjust the total approved

expenditure budget of the fund of $13,676,754 by $50,901 to $13,727,655.



Medical Center Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total approved

revenue and expenditure budget of the fund of $12,606,257 by $568,770 to

$13,175,027.



Integrated Water Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total

approved revenue budget of the fund of $9,864,049 and will adjust the total

approved expenditure budget of the fund of $9,864,049 by $20,427 to $9,884,476.



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

budget of the fund of $3,264,640 and will adjust the total approved expenditure

budget of the fund of $3,264,640 by $12,300 to $3,276,940.



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

budget of the fund of $5,593,029 and will adjust the total approved expenditure

budget of the fund of $6,154,962 by $2,881,184 to $9,036,146.



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

revenue budget of the fund of $2,676,854 and will adjust the total approved

expenditure budget of the fund of $2,749,438 by $16,819 to $2,766,257.

Civic Center Fund: The adjustment will not adjust the total approved revenue

budget of the fund of $5,556,264 and will adjust the total approved expenditure

budget of the fund of $5,556,264 by $292,299 to $5,848,563.



Economic Development Authority Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total

approved revenue budget by $33,724 and will adjust the total approved

expenditure budget of the fund by $33,724 from $1,008,501 to $1,042,225.



Community Development Block Grant Fund: The adjustment will adjust the

total approved revenue budget of $1,959,970 by $908,017 to $2,867,987 and will

adjust the total approved expenditure budget of the fund of $1,959,970 by

$908,017 to $2,867,987.



Workforce Investment Act Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total

approved revenue budget by $3,774,916 and will adjust the total approved

expenditure budget of the fund by $3,774,916 from $1,614,134 to $5,389,050.



HOME Program Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total approved

revenue budget of $1,206,773 by $23,493 to $1,230,266 and will adjust the total

approved expenditure budget of the fund of $1,206,773 by $23,493 to $1,230,266.



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

approved revenue budget by $4,654,475 and will adjust the total approved

expenditure budget of the fund by $4,654,475 from $1,787,000 to $6,441,475.



Greenspace Trust Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total approved

revenue budget by $916 and will adjust the total approved expenditure budget of

the fund by $916 from $0 to $916.



Hotel/Motel Tax Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total approved

revenue budget by $425,531 and will adjust the total approved expenditure

budget of the fund by $425,531 from $4,870,032 to $5,295,563.



METRO Drug Task Force Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total

approved revenue budget by $217,553 from $0 to $217,553 and will adjust the

total approved expenditure budget of the fund by $117,553 from $100,000 to

$217,553.



Neighborhood Stabilization Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total

approved revenue budget by $1,532,883 and will adjust the total approved

expenditure budget of the fund by $1,532,883 from $0 to $1,532,883.



1999 Special Local Option Sales Tax Proceeds Account Fund: The

adjustment will adjust the total approved revenue budget by $144,295 and will

adjust the total approved expenditure budget of the fund by $144,295 from $0 to

$144,295.



Special Projects Fund: The adjustment will adjust the total approved

revenue budget of $2,921,192 by $19,075,189 to $21,996,381 and will adjust the

total approved expenditure budget of the fund by $19,075,189 from $3,771,192 to

$22,846,381.



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 $463,000 from $0 to $463,000.



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

Fiscal Year 2011 by appropriating amounts in each fund for projects, purchase

orders and other Fiscal Year 2010 carryovers and other various operational

activities.



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