Columbus, Georgia

Georgia's First Consolidated Government

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

Agenda Item#______________



Columbus Consolidated Government

Council Meeting



March 14, 2006





Agenda Report#_________





TO: Mayor And Councilors



SUBJECT: FY06 BUDGET AMENDMENT



INITIATED BY: Finance Department





Recommendation: Approve an Ordinance amending the FY06 revised budgets by

reappropriating funds for personnel actions and various other operational

activities and revising revenue projections.



Background: The Council has adopted the city?s FY06 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 needed for

personnel actions and various other 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 and set up appropriations for expenditures since the financial

system will only allow expenditures to be made if budgets are available.

Staff is requesting adjustments for operational and capital expenditures like

donations for Fire Department and Police Department equipment, demolitions,

Mayor?s Walk donations, fuel, utilities, auto supplies; Civic Center additional

events; Metro Drug Task Force forfeitures, Sheriff?s Department forfeitures; GA

DOT funding for METRA buses; GA DOT and Trees Columbus, Inc. funding for

Veterans Parkway Streetscapes project; reconciliation of all awarded grants to

date; and WIA grant for BRAC planning of workforce needs. 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 budget went from a revised budget of $187,639,669 to

$189,079,632, a 0.78% increase. 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 $139,963 and will increase the total approved expenditure budget

of the fund by $139,963.



Transportation Fund: The adjustment will increase the total approved revenue

budget of the fund by $100,000 and will increase the total approved expenditure

budget of the fund by $100,000.



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

budget of the fund by $1,200,000 and will increase the total approved

expenditure budget of the fund by $1,200,000.



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

revenue budget of the fund by $89,000 and will increase the total approved

expenditure budget of the fund by $89,000.



Sheriff?s Forfeiture Fund: The adjustment will increase the total approved

revenue budget of the fund by $225,000 and will increase the total approved

expenditure budget of the fund by $225,000.



SPLOST ? Capital Projects Fund: The adjustment will increase the total

approved revenue budget of the fund by $1,925,448 and will increase the total

approved expenditure budget of the fund by $1,925,448.



Multi-Governmental Fund: The adjustment will increase the total approved

revenue budget of the fund by $2,826,204 and will increase the total approved

expenditure budget of the fund by $2,826,204.



Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Fund: The adjustment will increase the total

approved revenue budget of the fund by $250,000 and will increase the total

approved expenditure budget of the fund by $250,000.



Recommendations / Actions: Approve the attached Ordinance amending the FY06

revised budgets by reappropriating funds for personnel actions and various

other operational activities and revising revenue projections.





FY06 REVISED BUDGET AMENDMENT

WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT (WIA) FUND



Nov 2005

Adopted Revised New Revised

Department Budget Budget Requests Budget



WIA



$1,705,958 $1,705,958 $250,000 $1,955,958

TOTAL $1,705,958 $1,705,958 $250,000 $1,955,958





Adopted Revised

Budget Revised

Revenues Budget Budget



WIA



$1,705,958 $1,705,958 $250,000 $1,955,958

TOTAL $1,705,958 $1,705,958 $250,000 $1,955,958











BRAC planning grant $250,000







































































































































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