Ordinance 14-50 Amendment to Information System Budget

CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

                                                                                                                                       City Manager

ORDINANCE 14-50

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, AMENDING THE FY 2014 OPERATING BUDGET BY TRANSFERRING $67,500 FROM THE INFORMATION SYSTEM BUDGET TO A DESIGNATED PROJECT EXPENSE ACCOUNT CODE WITHIN THE INFORMATION SYSTEM DEPRECIATION RESERVE FUND.

               WHEREAS, The FY 2014 Information System Operating Budget contained $30,000 for software and $37,500 for servers and storage; and

               WHEREAS, These funds were approved by the City Council in order to implement Phase I of the proposed IT Infrastructure Project which was fully described in Memorandum 13-130; and

               WHEREAS, The funds were placed in the Operating Budget instead of a special project account because it was anticipated that the work would be completed within one year; and

               WHEREAS, The project has been delayed and is not likely to be completed in 2014 due to rising server and storage costs which exceed the original estimate and because additional necessary and complimentary upgrades have been identified including improvements to the links between City buildings enabling upgrades to licensed frequencies; and

               WHEREAS, The Administration is currently taking another look at funding and implementation strategies for accomplishing all phases of the proposed IT Infrastructure Project; and

               WHEREAS, For the reasons described above, it is appropriate to transfer $67,500 from the Operating Budget to a designated project expense account code within the Information Systems Depreciation Fund so that the funds will not lapse and will be available for three years.

               NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

               Section 1.  The Homer City Council hereby amends the FY 2014 Operating Budget by transferring $67,500 from the Information Systems budget to a designated project expense account code within the information systems depreciation reserve fund as follows:

Transfer From:

Account No.                                                  Description                                                    Amount

100-0113-5990                                             Software                                                        $30,000

100-0113-5990                                            Servers/Storage                                         $37,500

Transfer To:

Account No.                                                  Description                                                    Amount

156-0398                                                        IT Infrastructure Project                         $67,500

                                                                           Memorandum 13-130

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

               ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, this ________ day of ______________ 2014.

                                                                                                         CITY OF HOMER

                                                                                                         _____________________

                                                                                                         MARY E. WYTHE, MAYOR

ATTEST:

___________________________

JO JOHNSON, MMC, CITY CLERK

YES:

NO:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

First Reading:

Public Hearing:

Second Reading:

Effective Date: 

Reviewed and approved as to form:

________________________                                             ____________________________

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

Date: ___________________                                              Date: _______________________