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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)
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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 - $15,0...
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