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wpcity Of Report Number 11-152 <br /> ��N Agenda Section VI-2 <br /> the city that works for you Council Meeting Date May 24, 2011 <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION <br /> ITEM DESCRIPTION: Consideration of Amendment to the 2011 General Fund Budget for the <br /> Forestry Department <br /> DEPARTMENT HEAD'S APPROVAL: <br /> CITY MANAGER'S APPROVAL: <br /> _No comments to supplement this report Comments attached <br /> Recommendation: Adopt the Resolu io Amending the 2011 General Fund Budget for the <br /> Forestry Department. <br /> Legislative History: None <br /> Financial Impact: The 2010 Budget for the Forestry Department of the General Fund included <br /> $54,500 in appropriations for professional services. The Forestry Department used $23,321 of <br /> those appropriations in 2010, leaving a favorable variance in that line item of$31,379. In total <br /> the Forestry Department was $40,649 under budget for 2010. The General Fund ended 2010 <br /> with a favorable variance of$168,485. During our year-end closing procedures, the $168,485 of <br /> positive variances is closed out to the fund balance of the General Fund. <br /> Explanation: The Forestry Department had work ordered last year through their tree contractors <br /> which was unable to be completed due to early and heavy snow falls. The work still needs to be <br /> done, however the 2010 budget appropriations for this work expired as of December 31, 2010. <br /> The 2011 Budget does not include appropriations to finish the incomplete work ordered in 2010. <br /> It is desirable to carryover$10,000 of the unused 2010 budget appropriations for use in 2011 to <br /> complete the work. <br /> The$10,000 carryover is accomplished by amending the 2011 Budget by increasing Professional <br /> Services in the Forestry Department and keeping the General Fund in balance by increasing the <br /> use of fund balance by the same amount. <br /> Dan Maiers <br /> Finance Director <br />