Ordinance 13-33 Amendments to FY 2013 Operating Budget for Mid Year Adjustments

CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA
                                                                                                     City Manager/
        Finance Director
ORDINANCE 13-33

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, AMENDING THE FY 2013 OPERATING BUDGET TO PROVIDE FOR NECESSARY MID-YEAR ADJUSTMENTS BY APPROPRIATING AND TRANSFERRING  FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL FUND, WATER AND SEWER, AND PORT AND HARBOR RESERVE FUNDS TO THE HEALTH INSURANCE FUND, AND THE LIBRARY, FIRE DEPARTMENT, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND PORT AND HARBOR BUDGETS.   

WHEREAS, The City has experienced unanticipated and necessary expenditures during this fiscal year (FY 2013) which were not included in the adopted FY 2013 Operating Budget; and
WHEREAS, These expenditures include deficit spending in the Health Insurance Plan, capital improvements to leased property, emergency / health and safety equipment purchases, and projected cost overruns in operating budgets; and

WHEREAS, It is necessary and appropriate to adopt a mid-year budget amendment in order to fully fund City operations.
  
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

Section 1.  The City Council hereby appropriates and transfers $800,000 from the General Fund, Water and Sewer, and Port and Harbor Reserve Funds to the Health Insurance Fund to cover the FY 2012 deficit and the projected deficit in 2013 as follows:

Transfer From:
Account                                 Description                                         Amount
100-100                                    General Fund Reserve   $584,000
256-378/379                                       Water Reserve    $  44,000
256-379                                               Sewer Reserve    $  44,000
456-380    Port and Harbor Reserve  $128,000
     Total     $800,000

Transfer To:
Account                                Description                              Amount
600-800                                               Health Insurance Plan                    $800,000

Section 2: The City Council hereby appropriates and transfers $1,910 from the General Fund Reserve to the Library Reserves to fully fund an authorized software purchase and resolve a conflict between the amount needed and authorized in Ordinance 12-33 (A) (S) and Memorandum 12-115, as follows:

Transfer From:
Account                                  Description                            Amount
156-375                                                   General Fund Reserve                      $1,910

Transfer To:
Account                               Description                                   Amount
156-390    Library Reserves   $1,910

Section 3: The City Council hereby appropriates and transfers $8,700.00 from the General Fund Reserve to the Fire Department Depreciation Reserve for emergency procurement of new fire hose to replace hose that must be taken out of service due to age and inspection failure as follows:

Transfer From:
Account                                  Description                                  Amount
156-375    General Fund Reserve                        $8,700

Transfer to:
Account                                     Description                                 Amount
156-393                                               Fire Department Depreciation         $8,700

Section 4: The City Council hereby amends the FY 2013 Budget by de-obligating $89,000 of the $93,000 appropriated from the Fire Department Depreciation Reserve for acquisition of SCBA equipment upgrades to reflect that fact that a grant ultimately provided most of the funds needed as follows:

Amendment:                                      
Account                                    Description                                     Amount
156-393    SCBA Equipment Upgrades       $4,000

Section 5. The City Council hereby amends the budget by appropriating $5,137 from the Information Technology Reserves for emergency acquisition of network switches at City Hall as follows:

Expenditure:

Account                                         Description                                         Amount 
156-398                                               IT Reserves                               $5,137.62

Section 6. The City Council hereby appropriates $19,000 from the Port and Harbor Depreciation Reserves for engineering and design work related to drainage improvements on leased property and purchase of OHSA required safety equipment on the docks as follows:

Expenditure:
Account                            Description                                         Amount
456-380                                               Design / Drainage Improvements   $14,000
456-380                                               OSHA Safety Equipment                 $  5,000
                                                                                                          $19,000 
Section 7. The City Council hereby appropriates / transfers $17,500 from the Port and Harbor Reserves to the Port and Harbor Operating Budget for unanticipated cost overruns in advertising and credit card fees as follows:

Transfer From:
Account                                         Description                               Amount
456-380                                              Port & Harbor
     Depreciation Reserves              $17,500
Transfer To:
Account                               Description                                       Amount
400-600-5227                               Advertising                                        $  2,500
400-600-5252                              Credit Card Expense                        $15,000
                                                                                                                        $17,500

Section 8. 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 _______, 2013.

CITY OF HOMER

_________________________
MARY E. WYTHE, MAYOR

ATTEST:

______________________________
JO JOHNSON, CMC, 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: _________________________