Columbus, Georgia

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Council Members



Agenda Item#_________



Columbus Consolidated Government

Council Meeting



February 14, 2012





Agenda Report#______________





TO: Mayor And Councilors



SUBJECT: FY12 Purchase Order Carryover BUDGET AMENDMENT



INITIATED BY: Finance Department











Recommendation: Approve an Ordinance amending the FY12 budgets by appropriating

funds for Purchase Orders carried over from FY11.



Background: The Council has adopted the city?s FY12 Annual Operating Budget

and Nonoperating Budget in separate actions. Both budgets appropriate funding

for planned operations. Pursuant to state and local laws, these budgets are

for a single fiscal year, and unspent appropriations lapse at the end of the

fiscal year.



Staff is requesting a budget amendment to appropriate monies for purchase

orders carried over from FY11. As provided by 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 and set up

appropriations for expenditures since the financial system will only allow

expenditures to be made if budgets are available. 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 reappropriated in each accounting fund. These adjustments

change the total spending authority of the designated departments. The total

operating funds adopted budget is increased to a revised operating budget of

$260,608,411. Other Operating and Non-Operating Funds will also be amended.

The reappropriation will change the total approved budget of each fund as

follows:



General Fund: The adjustment will increase the total approved revenue budget

of the fund by $0 and will increase the total approved expenditure budget of

the fund by $295,150.



Other Local Option Sales Tax Fund: The adjustment will increase the total

approved revenue budget of the fund by $0 and will increase the total approved

expenditure budget of the fund by $1,592,796.



Stormwater (Sewer) Fund: The adjustment will increase the total approved

revenue budget of the fund by $0 and will increase the total approved

expenditure budget of the fund by $77,820.



Paving Fund: The adjustment will increase the total approved revenue budget of

the fund by $0 and will increase the total approved expenditure budget of the

fund by $23,620.



METRA Transportation Fund: The adjustment will increase the total approved

revenue budget of the fund by $0 and will increase the total approved

expenditure budget of the fund by $194.



Civic Center Fund: The adjustment will increase the total approved revenue

budget of the fund by $0 and will increase the total approved expenditure

budget of the fund by $2,650.



CDBG Fund: The adjustment will increase the total approved revenue budget of

the fund by $238,701 and will increase the total approved expenditure budget of

the fund by $238,701.



Multi-Governmental Fund (Grants): The adjustment will increase the total

approved revenue budget of the fund by $945,568 and will increase the total

approved expenditure budget of the fund by $945,568.



METRO Drug Task Force Fund: The adjustment will increase the total approved

revenue budget of the fund by $0 and will increase the total approved

expenditure budget of the fund by $25,119.



Special Projects (Capital Projects) Fund: The adjustment will increase the

total approved revenue budget of the fund by $0 and will increase the total

approved expenditure budget of the fund by $8,699,408.



Financial Considerations: The Budget as proposed is balanced.



Legal Considerations: Per Section 7-401 of the Columbus Charter, any changes to

the Budget must be adopted by ordinance.



Projected Annual Fiscal Impact: No annual fiscal impact.



Recommendations / Actions: Approve an Ordinance amending the FY12 budgets by

appropriating funds for Purchase Orders carried over from FY11.



AN ORDINANCE

NO. __________



AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE BUDGETS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2012 BEGINNING JULY 1,

2011 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2012, FOR CERTAIN FUNDS OF THE CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT

OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, APPROPRIATING AMOUNTS SHOWN IN EACH FUND FOR PURCHASE

ORDER CARRYOVERS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1.

The General Fund budget in the amount of $149,349,960 for the fiscal year

beginning July 1, 2011 and ending June 30, 2012, is hereby increased by

$295,150 to $149,645,110 for the departments listed on the attached chart.

The Other Local Option Sales Tax budget in the amount of $32,500,000 for the

fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011 and ending June 30, 2012, is hereby

increased by $1,592,796 to $34,092,796 for the departments listed on the

attached chart.

The Stormwater (Sewer) Fund budget in the amount of $4,799,501 for the fiscal

year beginning July 1, 2011 and ending June 30, 2012, is hereby increased by

$77,820 to $4,877,321 for the departments listed on the attached chart.

The Paving Fund budget in the amount of $17,726,678 for the fiscal year

beginning July 1, 2011 and ending June 30, 2012, is hereby increased by $23,620

to $17,750,298, for the departments listed on the attached chart.

The METRA Transportation Fund budget in the amount of $5,820,729 for the fiscal

year beginning July 1, 2011 and ending June 30, 2012, is hereby increased by

$194 to $5,820,923 for the departments listed on the attached chart.

The Civic Center Fund budget in the amount of $6,203,871 for the fiscal year

beginning July 1, 2011 and ending June 30, 2012, is hereby increased by $2,650

to $6,206,521 for the departments listed on the attached chart.

The CDBG Fund budget in the amount of $2,169,160 for the fiscal year beginning

July 1, 2011 and ending June 30, 2012, is hereby increased by $238,701 to

$2,407,861 for the departments listed on the attached chart.

The Multi-Governmental (Grants) Fund budget in the amount of $4,842,452 for the

fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011 and ending June 30, 2012, is hereby

increased by $945,568 to $5,788,020 for the departments listed on the attached

chart.

The METRO Drug Task Force Fund budget in the amount of $200,000 for the fiscal

year beginning July 1, 2011 and ending June 30, 2012, is hereby increased by

$25,119 to $225,119 for the departments listed on the attached chart.

The Special Projects (Capital Projects) Fund budget in the amount of

$10,879,011 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011 and ending June 30,

2012, is hereby increased by $8,699,408 to $19,578,419 for the departments

listed on the attached chart.

Each budget increase provided herein is to be funded with fund balances and

various revenue sources of the accounting fund that is being affected by stated

actions.

Within the overall budget limitations, authority is hereby delegated to the

City Manager, or the Finance Director when acting on the authority delegated by

the City Manager, to effect such intra-fund transfers of appropriation and

revenue anticipation as may be deemed necessary to the effective performance

and delivery of services approved herein.

13. The minimum budget requirements set forth in O.C.G.A. Title 36, Chapter

81, are hereby adopted.



SECTION 2.



All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are

hereby repealed.

_____________________



Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia,

held on the 14th day of February, 2012; introduced a second time at a regular

meeting held on the _______ day of _____________, 2012 and adopted at said

meeting by the affirmative vote of _______ members of said Council.





Councilor Allen voting ________

Councilor Baker voting ________

Councilor Barnes voting ________

Councilor Davis voting ________

Councilor Henderson voting ________

Councilor Huff voting ________

Councilor McDaniel voting ________

Councilor Pugh voting ________

Councilor Thomas voting ________

Councilor Woodson voting ________





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TINY B. WASHINGTON, CLERK TERESA PIKE TOMLINSON, MAYOR













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