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ORDINANCE NO. 9218
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE POLICE SAFETY
TAX FUND AND MAKING APPROPRIATION FOR SAID
FUND
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PUEBLO that:
SECTION 1.
The Police Safety Tax Fund is hereby established, effective January 1, 2018.
SECTION 2.
At the General Municipal Election held on November 7, 2017, the electors of the
City of Pueblo, Colorado have enacted Ordinance No. 9141, providing for a one-fifth
cent (.02) sales and use tax rate increase for a five-year period, pledging the revenue
therefore for police personnel and operating needs. The anticipated revenue from this
tax rate increase for the Fiscal Year 2018 is $3,600,000, and all of such tax revenues
shall be deposited into the Police Safety Tax Fund and are hereby budgeted and
appropriated for police personnel and operating needs as set forth in the following
classification of expenditures:
Personnel
Wages$913,642
Overtime8,100
FPPA retirement73,091
Health insurance363,036
Dental insurance4,320
Life insurance1,374
Disability insurance23,756
Medicare11,693
Workers comp38,288
Total personnel1,437,300
Operating supplies and equipment2,162,700
Total expenditures$3,600,000
SECTION 3.
Authorized staff positions within all departments of the City, as well as the
salaries therefore, are approved and adopted by separate Ordinances. All information
pertaining to staffing and salary included in the budget document incorporated herein is
solely for the purpose of providing additional information to the user of the document.
SECTION 4.
Pursuant to Sections 7-12 and 7-13 of the Charter of the City of Pueblo, the City
Manager is hereby authorized to maintain budgetary control over approved allotments
within each department by classification of expenditure category, rather than line item.
SECTION 5.
The officers and the staff of the City are authorized and directed to perform any
and all acts consistent with the intent of this Ordinance to implement the policies and
procedures described herein.
SECTION 6.
No expenditures shall be made or warrants issued against any monies
appropriated except in strict conformity with the Charter of the City of Pueblo and in
accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 7.
This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon final passage and approval.
INTRODUCED: December 11, 2017
BY: Ed Brown
PASSED AND APPROVED: December 26, 2017
City Clerkâs Office Item # R-9
Background Paper for Proposed
Ordinance
COUNCIL MEETING DATEDecember 11, 2017
:
TO: President Stephen G. Nawrocki and Members of City Council
VIA: Brenda Armijo, Acting City Clerk
FROM: Sam Azad, City Manager
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE POLICE SAFETY TAX FUND AND
MAKING APPROPRIATION FOR SAID FUND
SUMMARY:
The City charter requires that the City Council, through the adoption of the budget, approve all
City expenditures. This budget sets forth a plan for the 2018 expenditures.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
None.
BACKGROUND:
The citizens of the City of Pueblo, in the November 7, 2017 general municipal election,
approved a ballot issue establishing a 1/5 cent (.2%) sales tax for police personnel and
operating needs effective January 1, 2018. It is estimated that this new tax will generate
approximately $3.6 million in 2018. This ordinance will budget and appropriate the estimated
$3.6 million of revenues and expenditures for 2018 into the newly established Police Safety Tax
Fund.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
See background.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Not applicable.
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS
See background.
ALTERNATIVES:
Not applicable.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approval of this Ordinance.
Attachments:
Proposed Ordinance