City of Long Beach - File #: 11-0892

• File #: 11-0892
• Version: 2
• Name: FM - A-18 ORD - appropriations ord FY12
• Type: Emergency Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 8/24/2011
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 9/13/2011
• Final action: 9/13/2011
• Title: Recommendation to declare ordinance approving and adopting the Official Budget of the City of Long Beach for the Fiscal Year 2011-2012, creating and establishing the funds of the Municipal Government of the City of Long Beach and appropriating money to and authorizing expenditures from said funds for said fiscal year; declaring the urgency thereof, and providing that this ordinance shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 2011, read and adopted as read. (Ordinance No. ORD-11-0020). (A-18)
• Sponsors: Financial Management
• Indexes: Budget
• Related files: 26174_009

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/13/2011	2	City Council	approve recommendation and adopt	Pass
9/6/2011	1	City Council	approve recommendation to declare Emergency Ordinance No. ORD- , read, and adopted as read and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading	Pass

TITLE
Recommendation to declare ordinance approving and adopting the Official Budget of the City of Long Beach for the Fiscal Year 2011-2012, creating and establishing the funds of the Municipal Government of the City of Long Beach and appropriating money to and authorizing expenditures from said funds for said fiscal year; declaring the urgency thereof, and providing that this ordinance shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 2011, read and adopted as read. (Ordinance No. ORD-11-0020). (A-18)

DISCUSSION
On August 2, 2011, the City Manager’s Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2012 (FY 12) was delivered by the Mayor to the City Council and community with recommended amendments for consideration. Subsequent hearings were set for August 2, August 16, August 23, August 30, and September 6, along with approximately three Budget Oversight Committee (BOC) meetings and 11 community meetings at which the FY 12 Proposed Budget was discussed. We are pleased to report that through the scheduled hearings, BOC and community meetings, presentations have been made by multiple City departments resulting in 19 separate opportunities for public feedback, deliberation and input.

At the conclusion of the hearings, the City Council will be asked to amend the proposed budget as it deems appropriate, and to adopt the proposed budget as amended. Since the publication of the FY 12 Proposed Budget, updated estimates of revenue and expense, which address technical corrections as well as decisions made by elected offices, are listed by fund and department in Attachments B and C to this letter, respectively.

The Appropriations Ordinance officially adopts the FY 12 budget and authorizes expenditures in conformance with the adopted budget. To become effective October 1, 2011, this Ordinance must include a finding of emergency. Specific resolutions provide for approval of the budgets for the Harbor, Sewer and Water fund; and certain fee adjustments. Requests for approval inclu...