Ordinance 17-34(A) Mid Year Budget Amendments

Summary

An Ordinance of the City Council of Homer, Alaska, Amending the FY 2017 Operation Budget to Provide for Necessary Mid-Year Adjustments by Increasing Revenue Projections and Appropriating and Transferring Funds from the General and Port and Harbor Funds.

Ordinance/Resolution ID: 
17-34(A)
Ordinance/Resolution Status: 
Adopted
Introduction Date: 
09/25/2017
Effective Date: 
10/10/2017
File Attachments: 
Public Hearing Date: 
10/09/2017
Second Reading Date: 
10/09/2017

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CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

City Manager/Finance Director

ORDINANCE 17-34(A)

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, AMENDING THE FY 2017 OPERATING BUDGET TO PROVIDE FOR NECESSARY MID-YEAR ADJUSTMENTS BY INCREASING REVENUE PROJECTIONS, AND APPROPRIATING AND TRANSFERRING  FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL AND PORT AND HARBOR FUNDS.  

WHEREAS, The City experienced a number of unanticipated expenses in 2017 ranging from a special election to emergency repairs; and

WHEREAS, Due to changes in the assessment methodology by the Kenai Peninsula Borough real property taxes for 2017 will come in $278,675 over 2017 budget; and

WHEREAS, It is necessary to accept the FY2017 and FY2018 Community Assistance payments from the State of Alaska it is no longer included in the operating budget; and

WHEREAS, It is necessary and appropriate to adopt a mid-year budget amendment in order to fully fund City operations, fund necessary expenditures from reserves and reflect the change in property tax revenue.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

Section 1. The City Council hereby appropriates and authorizes the expenditure of $7,380 from the Library Reserves for emergency repairs to the fire alarm system at the Homer Public Library:

Expenditure:

Account                                                            Description                                         Amount

156-0390                                                        Repair Library Fire Alarm System     $7,380

Section 2. The City Council hereby appropriates and authorizes the expenditure of $6,235 from City Hall deprecation reserves for emergency repairs to the elevator at City Hall:

Expenditure:

Account                                                            Description                                            Amount

156-0384                                                          Repair City Hall Elevator                     $6,325

Section 3. The City Council hereby appropriates and authorizes the expenditure of $2,000 from Old Middle School deprecation reserves for the purchase and install an automatic external defibrillator (AED) in the gym at Homer Education and Recreation Complex (HERC):

Expenditure:

Account                                                            Description                                                     Amount

156-0396                                                            Purchase and install AED                         $2,000

Section 4.  The City Council hereby increases Real Property Tax Revenue in the 2017 General Fund budget by $278,675 and authorizes $112,100 in increased expenditures in the following 2017 operating budget line items and $176,575 transfer to City Hall reserves:

Revenue

Account                                                            Description                            Original                       Amended

100-410123                                                    Real Property Tax               $2,914,354                 $3,193,029

Expenditure:

Account                                                            Description                       Original                      Amended

100-0100-5210                                             Professional Services        $250,000                    $312,000

                                                                                (Mayor/ Council)

100-0140-5244                                               Snow Removal (City Hall)   $7,500                      $17,000

100-0145-5244                                               Snow Removal (Library)      $10,000                   $15,000

100-0150-5244                                               Snow Removal (Fire)            $0                             $10,500

100-0160-5244                                               Snow Removal (Police)        $4,000                      $12,000

100-0100-5233                                               Computer Related Items     $500                          $8,500

                                                                                (Mayor/Council)

100-0102-5103                                                PT Wages (Elections)                  $1,707                 $2,407

100-0102-5107                                                PT Overtime (Elections)            $1,700                 $2,600

100-0102-5206                                               Food and Staples (Elections) $400                     $550

100-0102-5227                                               Advertising (Elections)              $1,500                 $2,150

100-0102-5238                                               Printing and Binding                  $4,700                 $11,400

                                                                                (Elections)

Transfer to:

Account                                                              Description                                                   Amount

156-0384                                                            City Hall Reserves                                        $50,000

Section 4. The City Council hereby transfers $99,824 from General Fund Library debt service to the Police Station Fund. 

Transfer from:

Account                                                            Description                                              Amount

100-0145-5607                                               Library debt service principal               $50,970

100-0145-5608                                               Library debt service interest                  $48,854

Transfer to:

Account                                                              Description                                                  Amount

156-0378                                                            Police Station Fund                                    $448,422

Section 5. The City Council hereby accepts $421,023 from the State of Alaska FY17 and FY 18 Community Assistance program.

Revenue:

Account                                                              Description                                          Amount

100-0030-4501                                               FY17 SOA Community Assistance       $189,000

100-0030-4501                                               FY18 SOA Community Assistance       $0                                                         

Section 6. The City Council hereby appropriates $80,000 from the Port and Harbor Depreciation Reserves for completing funding for replacing the water line under the Fish Dock, upgrades to the parking lot at Ramp 2, and refurbishing a harbor fire cart:

Expenditure:

Account                                            Description                                                 Amount

456-380                                              Waterline at Fish Dock                           $30,000

456-380                                              Parking Lot at Ramp 2                            $25,000              

456-380                                              Fire Cart Refurbish                                  $25,000                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Section 7. This is a budget amendment ordinance only, is not permanent in nature, and shall not be codified.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, this ______ day of _______, 2017.

CITY OF HOMER

_________________________
BRYAN ZAK, MAYOR

 

ATTEST:

______________________________

MELISSA JACOBSEN, MMC, CITY CLERK

 

YES:
NO:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:

 

First Reading:
Public Reading:
Second Reading:
Effective Date:

Reviewed and approved as to form:

                                                                                                                                                                                                            
Katie Koester, City Manager                                                                  Holly C. Wells, City Attorney

Date: _________________________                                                Date: _________________________