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City Clerk’s Office Item # R-15
As Amended
November 26, 2018
Background Paper for Proposed
Ordinance
COUNCIL MEETING DATENovember 12, 2018
:
TO: President Christopher A. Nicoll and Members of City Council
VIA: Brenda Armijo, Acting City Clerk
FROM: Sam Azad, City Manager
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE MAKING APPROPRIATION FOR THE GENERAL
FUND, SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS, DEBT SERVICE FUNDS, CAPITAL
PROJECT FUNDS, ENTERPRISE FUNDS, AND INTERNAL SERVICE
FUNDS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2019 AND ADOPTING THE BUDGET
FOR THE YEAR 2019
SUMMARY:
The City charter requires that the City Council, through the adoption of the budget,
approve all City expenditures. The annual budget sets forth a plan for the 2019
expenditures. Provided in this Ordinance is the City Manager’s recommended budget.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
None.
BACKGROUND:
This budget as originally presented to the City Council and the citizens of Pueblo on
October 1, 2018, sets forth a plan whereby the City will expend all anticipated general
fund revenues, plus an additional $5,847,098 from the reserves, for the operations of
the City for the year 2019. This amount will decrease the Council designated minimum
reserve to 12% for the fiscal year 2019. The budget document includes total spending
from the General Fund in the amount of $95,297,047.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
See background.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Not applicable.
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS
The recommended budget has been available on the City’s web site, as well as at the
Rawlings library location, since October 1, 2018. In addition, per the requirements of
Section 7-9 of the Charter for the City of Pueblo, a public hearing was held in the
Council Chambers during the regular meeting of the City Council on October 22, 2018.
ALTERNATIVES:
Not applicable.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approval of this Ordinance.
Attachments:
Proposed Ordinance
As Amended
November 26, 2018
ORDINANCE NO. 9373
AN ORDINANCE MAKING APPROPRIATION FOR THE
GENERAL FUND, SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS, DEBT
SERVICE FUNDS, CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS,
ENTERPRISE FUNDS AND INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2019 AND ADOPTING THE
BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 2019
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PUEBLO that:
SECTION 1.
The budget for the fiscal year 2019 as proposed by the City Manager and as
amended by the City Council, the original of which is on file with the Director of Finance,
is incorporated herein in full, and hereby approved and adopted.
SECTION 2.
The General Fund Revenue for Fiscal Year 2019 is hereby estimated and the
General Fund Appropriation by Department for Fiscal Year 2019 is hereby made as
follows:
REVENUE BY SOURCE AMOUNT APPROPRIATION BY AMOUNT
DEPARTMENT
Taxes 74,330,748 General Government 12,603,654
Licenses & Permits 820,000 Police 30,294,053
Intergovernmental 3,479,881 Fire 18,879,129
Charges for Service 4,409,348 Public Works 8,641,405
Fines & Forfeits 2,136,400 Parks 6,111,007
Other Revenue 479,000 Non-Departmental 6,553,744
Transfers In 3,794,572 Transfers Out 12,214,055
Fund Balance Reserves 5,847,098
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 95,297,047 GENERAL FUND TOTAL 95,297,047
SECTION 3.
Revenue is hereby estimated and appropriations hereby made for the Fiscal
Year 2019 for all other Funds of the City of Pueblo as follows:
OTHER FUNDS REVENUE APPROPRIATION
INTERGOVERNMENTAL
5,279,162 5,279,162
SPECIAL CHARGES
3,474,395 3,474,395
SPECIAL DISTRICTS
640,086 640,086
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE
251,100 251,100
HUD GRANTS
2,335,000 2,335,000
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FUND
2,533,400 2,533,400
DEBT SERVICE FUND
4,257,043 4,257,043
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TAX
9,274,126 9,274,126
POLICE SAFETY TAX
3,600,000 3,600,000
ELMWOOD GOLF COURSE
1,278,300 1,278,300
WALKINGSTICK GOLF COURSE
1,238,100 1,238,100
HONOR FARM PROPERTIES
74,789 74,789
MEMORIAL HALL
1,309,644 1,309,644
MEMORIAL AIRPORT
1,960,027 1,960,027
PUEBLO TRANSIT
6,856,331 6,856,331
PARKING FACILITIES
880,116 880,116
WASTEWATER ENTERPRISE
23,786,956 23,786,956
STORMWATER UTILITY
4,995,592 4,995,592
STREET REPAIR UTILITY
1,000,000 1,000,000
INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS
5,952,621 5,952,621
SECTION 4.
The City of Pueblo, Colorado has enacted Ordinance No. 8902, providing for a
one-half cent sales and use tax rate increase for a five-year period ending December
31, 2021, pledging the revenue therefore for job creating capital improvement projects.
The anticipated revenue from this tax rate increase for the Fiscal Year 2019 is
$9,274,126 and the full amount thereof, plus any amount available in the fund balance,
is hereby appropriated for projects to be determined by City Council by Resolution.
SECTION 5.
It is the policy of the City Council to accumulate and maintain a general fund
reserve. Effective with the adoption of the FY 2019 budget, this reserve amount will be
equal to 12% of the annual general fund expenditures and transfers out.
SECTION 6.
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 7.
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 8.
The officers and the staff of the City are directed and authorized to perform any
and all acts consistent with the intent of this Ordinance to effectuate the policies and
procedures described herein.
SECTION 9.
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.
INTRODUCED November 12, 2018
BY: Ed Brown
MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL
APPROVED:
PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL
ATTESTED BY:
ACTING CITY CLERK
PASSED AND APPROVED: November 26, 2018