09-09-13 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM Appropriation Agenda Date Requested:September 9, 2013 Source of Funds:N/A Requested By:MichaelG.Dolby, CPA Account Number:N/A Department:Finance Amount Budgeted:N/A Report: Resolution:Ordinance: Amount Requested:N/A Exhibits: Notice of Public Hearing Budgeted Item:YESNO Exhibits: Presentation for Public Hearing Exhibits: SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION nd On July 22,Council approved that a Public Hearing for the Fiscal Year 2013-2014Proposed Budget be held on Monday, September9, 2013, at the regularly scheduled Council meeting. The City Council held budget workshops on August 12through August 13, 2012to discuss proposed budgets for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2013and ending September 30, 2014. The following presentation summarizesthe result of the workshops held with City Council. All changes made by Council were incorporated into the various budgets. These changes include: PD Radios moved to CIP Fund -$529,000 Golf Course Worker Added, and part-time increased to full-time -$68,516 Administration –½ of Marketing Specialist ($35,211) moved into Hotel/Motel Fund Community Investment -$5,000 added for time sensitive Council Newsletters Human Resources -$21,010 decrease to CY, and $9,984 decrease to FY2014 personnel projections Municipal Court –Adjust Training to $1,000 (increase of $856) Accounting -$3,600 added back for armored car service for deposits Non-Departmental -$32,400 to be added to grounds maintenance contract for Hwy 146 Parks Maintenance -Moved $37,000 from electrical to the library account to accurately reflect costs Inspections –added $1,000 for overtime ESD –removed command bus and added back vehicle to reflect budget approved by board Hotel/Motel –added ½ of Marketing Specialist ($35,211), increased advertising by $25,000 and deleted funding to BACVB ($70,000). La Porte Development Corporation –added $77,000 for ½ of irrigation project at Golf Course Deleted Nortside Spraypark Project -$550,000 (Revisit next year) Deleted Fairmont Spraypark Project -$500,000, but increased Fairmont Pool Renovation funding to $300,000 total Action Required by Council: Conduct the Public Hearing on the City’s FY 2013-2014Proposed Budget.