REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
October 23, 2014
FROM: JANE SUMPTER, Budget Manager
Budget and Management Studies
BY: SCOTT MOTSENBOCKER, Senior Budget Analyst
Budget and Management Studies
SUBJECT
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*** RESOLUTION - 22nd amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2014-95 appropriating $10,100 in Council Department operating and capital infrastructure funds based on the carryover balances from fiscal year 2014 (Requires 5 affirmative votes)
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RECOMMENDATION
Council has directed staff to prepare enabling documents to appropriate unexpended and unencumbered FY 2014 City Council Department operating and capital infrastructure appropriations to the Council Department for discretionary purposes in FY 2015.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Council approved a motion in FY 2011 directing staff to automatically carryover Council Department operating and capital infrastructure funding that is unexpended and unencumbered by June 30th of each year. The enabling documents to appropriate the funds in the current year are attached.
BACKGROUND
City Council operating and capital infrastructure funds were appropriated for various projects and purposes in FY 2014; however, all funds were not expended or encumbered by June 30, 2014.
Unexpended FY 2014 balance estimates were provided by the City Council during the budget process and were included in the FY 2015 Adopted Budget. This action is a true-up to those estimates.
The Charter of the City of Fresno, Section 1206, provides that all appropriations shall lapse at the end of the fiscal year (June 30), meaning that unexpended funds at the end of a fiscal year cannot be used in the subsequent year without Council approval. The attached resolution will allow Council to budget the unexpended appropriations in the Council Department for discretionary purposes in FY 2015.
ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS
By the definition provided in the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378 the Council Carryover action does not qualify as a project and is therefore exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act requirements.
LOCAL PREFERENCE
Not applicable because this is not a competitive bid. State law requires that professional firms are selected based on their qualifications and experience.
FISCAL IMPACT
This action utilizes resources from the General Fund carryover revenue resulting from unexpended appropriations at June 30, 2014. The General Fund portion is currently available for any General Fund purpose including Council discretionary appropriations.
Attachment: The 22nd Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution