Ordinance 14-25 Budget Amendment to Reappropriate Water Fund Budget Item to Reduce Disinfection By-Products in the Drinking Water

CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA

City Manager/

Public Works Director

ORDINANCE 14-25

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, AMENDING THE 2014 OPERATING BUDGET TO REALLOCATE A WATER FUND CAPITAL BUDGET ITEM EXPENDITURE AT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT TO REDUCE DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCTS IN THE DRINKING WATER.

WHEREAS, The 2014 Operating Budget authorized the expenditure of $29,000.00 to install a mixed oxidant chlorination system at the Water Treatment Plant to reduce disinfection by-products in the drinking water; and

WHEREAS, Upon further evaluation, Public Works has identified potential solutions that could cost less and be more effective; and

WHEREAS, The current funds authorized would be better spent evaluating five different potential solutions at a cost of $18,459.00.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

Section 1.  The FY 2014 Operating Budget is hereby amended to reallocate Public Works Line 31 Mixed Oxidant Disinfection in the amount of $29,000.00 to Reduce Disinfection By-Products in the Drinking Water in the amount of $18,459.00 at the Water Treatment Plant.

From:

Account No.                                                 Description                                                                  Amount

256-0378 (Water Reserve)                      Mixed Oxidant Disinfection at

Water Treatment Plant                                          $  29,000.00

To:

Account No.                                                 Description                                                                  Amount

256-0378 (Water Reserve)                      Reduce Disinfection By-Products in the

Drinking Water at Water Treatment Plant   $  18,459.00

Section 2. This is a budget amendment ordinance, is not permanent in nature, and shall not be codified.

ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOMER, ALASKA, this _____ day of June, 2014.

CITY OF HOMER

______________________
MARY E. WYTHE, MAYOR

ATTEST:

____________________________

JO JOHNSON, MMC, CITY CLERK

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

First Reading:

Public Reading:

Second Reading:

Effective Date:

Reviewed and approved as to form:

                                                                                                                                                                                                  
Walt Wrede, City Manager                                                                      Thomas F. Klinkner, City Attorney

Date: ____________________________                                              Date: ____________________________