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Some of the larger items driving this amendment are the following: <br />• Dispatcher stipends and related benefits increased the General Fund budget by <br />$79,248. <br />• Fire stipends and related benefits increased the General Fund budget by $368,648. <br />• EMS stipends and related benefits increased the General Fund budget by $215,371. <br />• Building demolitions increased the General Fund budget by $108,140. This increase <br />was offset by a RAM Foundation donation. <br />• Construction of the Belford parking lot increased the General Fund budget by <br />$120,596. <br />• The pump track lighting project increased the General Fund budget by $57,313. This <br />increase was offset by a RAM Foundation donation. <br />• Property tax grants increased the General Fund budget by $68,971. <br />• Sales tax grants increased the General Fund budget by $136,586. <br />• The meter replacement program increased the Water Fund budget by $100,000. <br />• Vehicle purchases increased the Water Fund budget by $69,177. These purchases <br />were omitted from the original budget. <br />• Grant match for the Sewer CDBG project increased the Water Fund budget by <br />$75,000. <br />• Audit fees increased the Water Fund budget by $45,721. This is because the City paid <br />for two fiscal years' audits this year. <br />RECOMMENDATION: For Council to approve the Budget Amendment Ordinance in order to <br />authorize the additional expenditures and help to ensure that the City is following state law <br />as it relates to the budget. <br />