Title
An Ordinance approving Amendment No. 1 to the budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, as adopted by Ordinances 10400, 10401, and 10402, by amending the authorized expenditures for the City. (F&BC 7/6/26)
Body
Issue/Request:
An Ordinance approving Amendment No. 1 to the budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, as adopted by Ordinances 10400, 10401, and 10402, by amending the authorized expenditures for the City.
Key Issues:
Through the Fiscal Year 2027 budget approval process, the Finance and Budget Committee recommended, and the Mayor and Council approved and directed staff to reinstate funding for the following:
- Federal Lobbyist services in the amount of $60,000. This budget amendment would increase the spending authority within Administration for these services. Federal lobbyist services are not one-time expenses, therefore staff will adjust the approved FY27 budget by planning to cover the election expense for the Charter as a one-time expense and as such, staff would plan to utilize the unallocated general fund balance to cover election costs if needed.
- The Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) update in the amount of $110,000. This initiative meets the criteria of a one-time expense and can be expensed out of unallocated fund balance in the Public Safety Sales Tax Fund
- Specific line item expenditures for the Fire Department and Police Department to be reinstated into the FY27 budget in the amount of $611,500 for the Fire Department and $85,000 for the Police Department.
Fire Department funding reinstated - $611,500 total:
Peer Support - $20,000
Paramedic School - $54,000
Training Overtime - $83,000
Communications Training - $33,500
Live Burn Facility - $51,000
Burn Tower R&M - $16,000
Fire Ops Training - $10,000
HazMat/Tech Rescue/Tac Medic - $115,000
Public Education / Public Events - $60,000
Honor Guard - $25,000
Mentor Program - $ 10,000
Pre-Plan Coordinator - $5,000
EMS Continuous Quality Improvement - $15,000
Training / Travel - $26,000
EMS Supply Coordinator - $20,000
SCBA/Bunker Gear/Tools Coordinator - $50,000
Annual Awards Ceremony - $5,000
Accreditation Renewal - $13,000
Police Department funding reinstated - $85,000 total:
Downtown Foot Patrols - $50,000
Community Programming - $20,000
Youth Programming - $15,000
- The reinstated expenses for the Fire and Police Department are ongoing operational expenditures and not considered one-time expenses, therefore relying on Public Safety Sales Tax unallocated fund balance to sustain these operational expenses is not financially sustainable. The Finance and Budget Committee recommended, and the Mayor and Council approved the utilization of the Public Safety Sales Tax unallocated fund balance to provide the funding (if necessary) for these expenditures for the FY27 budget, and therefore these expenditures are contained within this budget amendment. Over the course of this fiscal year, Administration will work with the Fire and Police Departments to identify adjustments that can be made in preparing for these operational expenses in the FY28 budget so as not to rely on unallocated reserves for these expenditures.
Impact/Analysis:
Reinstating funding for these expenditures is being accomplished by authorizing the use of resources from the General Fund unallocated reserve fund as well as the Public Safety Sales Tax unallocated reserve fund. It is not recommended to continue funding ongoing operational expenditures from unallocated reserve funds in future years and adjustments will be necessary to incorporate these expenditures within annual operating budgets.
Presenter
Mark Dunning, City Manager
Recommendation
Recommendation: