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Recommendation to approve the Third departmental and fund budget appropriation adjustments for Fiscal Year 2014 in accordance with existing City Council policy. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
On September 3, 2013, the City Council adopted the Appropriations Ordinance governing the City’s Adopted Budget for Fiscal Year 2014 (FY 14). Periodically, changes in revenue or operating conditions require appropriation adjustments. For example, in certain cases, these adjustments enable departments to expend recently awarded grant revenue for which there is no existing appropriation. In addition, changes for multi-year grants/projects are necessary to bring appropriations in line with final grant/project award amounts. In accordance with the City’s financial policies, these adjustments are presented periodically to the City Council for consideration. Please see Attachment A for a Summary of Proposed Adjustments of impacted City funds and Attachment B for a recap of FY 14 General Fund Expenditure Budget Adjustments.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Amy R. Webber on September 8, 2014.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
The following requests for adjustments to FY 14 departmental and fund appropriations are necessary to reflect changes in operating conditions. City Council action is requested on October 7, 2014 to enable the timely processing of payments.
FISCAL IMPACT
Civil Service
The Civil Service Department is responsible for providing Police and Fire Academy recruitment and testing services for the City. Due to the timing of these Academies in FY 14, Civil Service managed the recruitment and testing process for three separate Academies; Fire Academy Class 2014A, Police Academy Class 87; and an expedited Police Academy Class 88. In addition to the greater number of Academies in the current fiscal year, higher costs resulted from expanded outreach efforts that included placing ads in local newspapers, local radio stations, and various online job boards. Ca...
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