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File #: 3551-07    Version: Name: Resolution of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, adopting an Operating Budget pursuant to Article IV, §2 and Article VII, §4 of the Home Rule Charter, by setting forth appropriations to pay the expenses of conducting the public busines
Type: Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 11/20/2007 In control: Committee on Budget and Finance
On agenda: Final action: 12/4/2007
Title: Resolution of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, adopting an Operating Budget pursuant to Article IV, §2 and Article VII, §4 of the Home Rule Charter, by setting forth appropriations to pay the expenses of conducting the public business of Allegheny County and for meeting debt charges for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2008 and ending December 31, 2008.
Sponsors: William Robinson, Rich Fitzgerald, Brenda Frazier
Attachments: 1. 51-07-RE Bill No. 3551-07.PDF, 2. 3551-07 version 2.doc

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Resolution of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, adopting an Operating Budget pursuant to Article IV, §2 and Article VII, §4 of the Home Rule Charter, by setting forth appropriations to pay the expenses of conducting the public business of Allegheny County and for meeting debt charges for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2008 and ending December 31, 2008.

 

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Be it resolved by the Council of Allegheny County as follows:

 

Section 1.                     Revenues derived from taxes and available from other sources for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2008 and ending December 31, 2008, are estimated to be sufficient to meet total budgeted expenditures of $736,104,140 for the 2008 County Operating Budget.

 

The following constitutes revenue estimates upon which this budget is based:

 

                     Property Tax                     $261,668,000

                     Sales Tax                     $41,365,000

                     Drink Tax                     $28,000,000

                     Car Rental Tax                     $4,000,000

                     Federal Funds                     $107,562,350

                     State Funds                     $188,224,850

                     Charges & Fees                     $76,152,200

                     Miscellaneous                     $29,131,740                                                               

 

Section 2.                     Expenditure appropriations for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2008 and ending December 31, 2008, are authorized for the following line items in accordance with Section 801.06(A) of the Administrative Code:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                          

 

                                          

                                          

 

 

 

 

                                          

 

                                          

 

 

 

 

                                          

 

                                          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 3.                     The County Director of Budget and Finance shall submit to the County Controller the cost center object level budget for each of the above line item appropriations by December 31, 2006.

 

Section 4.                     Expenses incurred and revenues received for conducting the public business of Allegheny County and meeting the debt charges shall be recorded by the County Controller in accordance with General Accepted Accounting Principals as related to the operation of State and local governments.

 

Section 5.                     All expenses made pursuant to the adopted 2008 Operating Budget shall adhere to requirements set forth in the Home Rule Charter, the Administrative Code of Allegheny County, and where applicable, the Second Class County Code.

 

Section 6.                     All agencies receiving appropriations from the County shall make their financial records open at reasonable times to the visitation, inspection, and examination by duly authorized officers, inspectors, and accountants of the County.

 

Section 7.                     The line item detail of the adopted appropriations shall be delivered to the County Executive within three (3) days of this adoption.

 

Section 8.                     Transfers made between line items and departments shall be made in accordance with Chapter 805 of the Administrative Code of Allegheny County.

 

SECTION 9.                                          If any provision of this Resolution shall be determined to be unlawful, invalid, void or unenforceable, then that provision shall be considered severable from the remaining provisions of this Resolution which shall be in full force and effect.

 

SECTION 10.                     Any Resolution or Ordinance or part thereof conflicting with the provisions of this Resolution is hereby repealed so far as the same affects this Resolution.