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A Resolution of the County of Allegheny amending the Operating Budget for 2007.
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Whereas, the County Council adopted an annual operating budget for the County for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2007 and ending December 31, 2007; 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 2007 Operating Budget;
The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby resolves as follows:
Section 1. Increase in Appropriation and Revenue Portions of 2007 Annual Operating Budget.
A. Allegheny County 2007 Operating Budget is amended in part to increase the appropriation portion of the previously amended Operating Budget by $9,000,000.00 from $708,554,500.00 to $717,554,500.00 by increasing the following specific expenditures: Administrative Services, Division of Administration - $500,000; Department of Human Services, Division of Children, Youth and Families - $2,000,000; Shuman Center - $500,000; Juvenile Court Placement - $500,000; Health - $1,000,000; Jail - $1,400,000; Non-Department Expenses - $1,500,000; and Court of Common Pleas - $1,600,000.
B. Allegheny County 2007 Operating Budget is amended in part to increase the revenues portion of the previously amended Operating Budget by $9,000,000.00 from $708,554,500.00 to $717,554,500.00 by increasing the following specific revenues: Taxes - $6,800,000; and Federal - $2,200,000.
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: Administrative Services, Division of Administration, Services by $500,000 from $3,520,825 to $4,020,825; Department of Human Services, Division of Children, Youth and Families, Services by $2,000,000 from $137,499,992 to $139,499,992; Shuman Center, Salaries by $500,000 from
$6,171,574 to $6,671,574; Juvenile Court Placement, Services by $500,000 from $25,686,769 to $26,186,769; Health, Services by $1,000,000 from $11,710,010 to $12,710,010; Jail, Services by $1,400,000 from $11,152,700 to $12,552,700; Non-Department Expenses, Salaries by $500,000 from $801,000 to $1,301,000; Non-Department Expenses, Services by $1,000,000 from $9,180,500 to $10,180,500; and Court of Common Pleas, Salaries by $1,600,000 from $26,676,259 to $28,276,259.
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 2007 Operating Budget
Summary of Funding
The County has received a one time increase in the 2006/2007 TANF Allocation of $1,800,000 which will provide for additional appropriation needed in the Department of Human Services, Division of Children, Youth and Families.
US Marshall's Maintenance of Prisoners revenues is averaging $425,000 per month, which will result in $400,000 in additional revenues above what was estimated in the 2007 budget.
The portfolio of tax receivables for which the County is currently accepting RFPs has been sized, and is larger than initially estimated. The 2007 Adopted Budget for Real Estate Liened Tax Revenue is $21,957,000. Based upon the portfolio size and the initial bid amounts received, $6,000,000 of additional tax revenue is available. In addition actual sales tax receipts for the first ten months of fiscal year 2007 indicate that total collections for the year will exceed the budgeted amount by $800,000, which will provide for additional appropriation to various departments as needed.
SUMMARY OF LEGISLATION
The attached proposed legislation amends the adopted 2007 Operating Budget (Bill No. 2885-06) by incorporating additional sources of funding not contained in the original resolution.