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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2003 1203 CC REG ITEM 10ITO: FROM: DATE: MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT Honorable City Council ITEM Deborah S. Traffenstedt, ATCM /City Clerk S November 24, 2003 (CC Meeting of 12/3/03) SUBJECT: Consider Budget Amendment for In -house City Engineer Position, Including Adoption of Resolution Amending Fiscal Year 2003/04 Budget BACKGROUND At the City Council's July 2, 2003 meeting, the Council approved an in -house City Engineer position and authorized the City Manager to proceed with recruitment and selection. A City Engineer has been hired and is scheduled to start work on December 1, 2003. The report for the July 2 meeting identified the estimated costs. Attached to this staff report is a draft resolution to amend the Fiscal Year 2003/04 Budget to allocate the funds for salary and benefits, office supplies, memberships & dues, education and training, conferences and meetings, mileage (including car allowance), travel costs, cellular phones, computer equipment, and furniture and fixtures. At this time, the funding for the City Engineer ($92,175 total for the remaining fiscal year) is proposed to be added to the Public Works Department Budget. A renaming of the Public Works Department to be inclusive of the new City Engineer may be considered in conjunction with the Fiscal Year 2004/05 Budget. DISCUSSION As stated in the July 2 report, for the first 18 months, it is proposed that the City Engineer position be funded by a combination of General Fund Reserve, project related funds, including the Los Angeles Avenue AOC, Citywide Traffic Fund, Traffic Systems Management Fund, and $100,000 paid by Pacific Communities for processing of Los Angeles Avenue improvements. Initially, the 000117 Honorable City Council December 3, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 2 funding will be allocated from the General Fund Reserve, which would then be repaid as specific time is billed to various funds based on actual work performed each time period. An analysis of the public works and engineering functions will be performed, which will affect the ultimate funding of the City Engineer position. After retirement of the current Public Works Director, gas tax funding could be used to fund a significant portion of the City Engineer position. Use of gas tax prior to that time is not recommended, since it would come at the expense of street maintenance expenditures. STAFF RECODMENDATION (ROLL CALL VOTE REQUIRED) Adopt Resolution No. 2003- Attachment: Draft Resolution 000118 RESOLUTION NO. 2003- RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2003/04 BUDGET TO APPROPRIATE $92,175 FOR THE CITY ENGINEER POSITION FROM THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE BALANCE (1000) TO THE PUBLIC WORKS EXPENDITURE BUDGET (1000.8100) WHEREAS, on June 18, 2003, the City Council adopted the FY 2003/04 Budget; and WHEREAS, on December 3, 2003, staff presented the Council with a report which requests the appropriation of $92,175 from the General Fund Reserve balance to the Public Works Expenditure Budget; and WHEREAS, Exhibit "A ", hereof, describes said budget amendment and its resultant impacts to the budget line items. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. A budget amendment to allocate $92,175 from the General Fund Reserve Balance to the Public Works Department expenditure budget, as more particularly described in Exhibit "A ", attached hereto, is hereby approved. SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of the resolution and shall cause a certified resolution to be filed in the book of original resolutions. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of December, 2003. Patrick Hunter, Mayor ATTEST: Deborah S. Traffenstedt, City Clerk Attachment: Exhibit A - Budget Revision 000119 Resolution No. 2003 - Page 2 EXHIBIT A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR PUBLIC WORKS FY 2003 -04 FUND ALLOCATION FROM: Fund Account Description Account Number Amount General 1000 - 8100 - 0000 -9002 1000 -5500 $ 92,175 $ 59,623 $ 103,760 1000 -8100- 0000 -9010 Group Insurance Total 13,268 22,260 $ 92,175 DISTRIBUTION OF APPROPRIATION TO EXPENSE ACCOUNTS: Account Number Account Description Current Budget Revision Amended Budget 1000 - 8100 - 0000 -9002 Salaries (full time) $ 44,137 $ 59,623 $ 103,760 1000 -8100- 0000 -9010 Group Insurance 8,992 13,268 22,260 1000 -8100- 0000 -9012 Unemployment Insurance 87 70 157 1000 - 8100 - 0000 -9013 PERS Contribution 4,593 6,169 10,762 1000 - 8100 - 0000 -9014 Medicare 655 865 1,520 1000 -8100- 0000 -9202 Office Supplies 1,500 1,200 2,700 1000 - 8100 - 0000 -9221 Membership & Dues - 800 800 1000 - 8100 - 0000 -9222 Education /Training - 400 400 1000 -8100- 0000 -9223 Conferences and Meetings - 1,500 1,500 1000 - 8100 - 0000 -9224 Mileage 300 2,000 2,300 1000 - 8100 - 0000 -9225 Travel Costs - 950 950 1000 - 8100 - 0000 -9424 Telephone - Cellular 200 280 480 1000 -8100- 0000 -9502 Furniture & Fixtures - 2,150 2,150 1000 - 8100 - 0000 -9503 Computer Equipment - 2,900 2,900 Total $ 60,464 $ 92,175 $ 152,639 Approved as to Form: v 000120