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A Resolution of the County of Allegheny amending the Operating Budget for 2008.
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Whereas, the County Council adopted an annual operating budget for the County for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2008 and ending December 31, 2008; and
Whereas, Article VII, Section 7 of the County's Home Rule Charter allows for the amendment of the County's annual operating budget; and
Whereas, at the request of the County's Department of Budget and Finance, County Council desires to amend the 2008 Operating Budget;
The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby resolves as follows:
Section 1. Increase in Appropriation and Revenue Portions of 2008 Annual Operating Budget.
A. Allegheny County 2008 Operating Budget is amended in part to increase the appropriation portion of the previously adopted Operating Budget by $9,008,680 from $736,104,140 to $745,112,820 by increasing the following specific expenditures: Department of Emergency Services - $6,008,680; Department of Jail - $1,000,000; Department of Shuman Juvenile Detention Center - $500,000; Department of Public Works - $500,000; and Non-departmental Expenditures - $1,000,000.
B. Allegheny County 2008 Operating Budget is amended in part to increase the revenues portion of the previously adopted Operating Budget by $9,008,680 from $736,104,140 to $745,112,820 by increasing the following specific revenues: Designated Fund Balance - $6,008,680; and Undesignated Fund Balance - $3,000,000.
Section 2. Changes in Character Level of Appropriations.
The character level detail of the appropriations previously approved by Council shall be amended in part to increase the following specific expenditures: Department of Emergency Services, Operating Transfers by $6,008,680 from $-0- to $6,008,680; Department of Jail, Services by $1,000,000 from $12,736,668 to $13,736,668; Department of Shuman Juvenile Detention Center, Personnel by $500,000 from $6,309,587 to $6,809,587; Department of Public Works, Supplies by $500,000 from $806,800 to $1,306,800; and Non-departmental Expenditures, Services by $1,000,000 from $9,704,140 to $10,704,140.
Section 3. Severability. 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 4. Repealer. 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.
Resolution Amending 2008 Operating Budget
Summary of Funding
To fully fund deficits in the 9-1-1 Fund incurred from its inception through December 31, 2007. The Controller's Office designated a portion of the General Fund's fund balance in the County's 2007 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for this purpose. The 9-1-1 fund is included under the Grants and Special Accounts Budget. Also to fund unanticipated expenses for certain other departments, including increases in contractual agreements for residential arrangements at the Jail, overtime expenses at the Shuman Juvenile Detention Center, Fuel and Rock Salt purchases by the Department of Public Works, and Constable payments in Non-departmental Expenditures (see Attachment “A”).
SUMMARY OF LEGISLATION
The attached proposed legislation amends the adopted 2008 Operating Budget (Bill No. 3551-07) by assigning designated fund balance to cover the cumulative operating deficit of the 9-1-1 Fund through December 31, 2007 and assigning undesignated fund balance to fund certain unanticipated expenses in other departments (see Attachment “A”).