City Council Meeting Date: December 6, 2016
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: Melanie Lammers, Finance Director
Title
Consider 2016 Budget Amendment
Body
Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council consider approving the attached resolution amending the 2016 budget initially adopted on December 1, 2015 for the funds listed below. This resolution requires a simple majority since it is not using any fund balance.
Summary Report:
Not all fund budgets require adjustment. Budget adjustments are not statutorily required, but a best practice. It is also a way to "clean up" the budget to accurately reflect actual expense. Only those funds needing modification are included in the resolution. Following are brief explanations of the budget adjustments requested.
GENERAL FUND
General Fund Departments
Revenues
* We are doing a revenue neutral adjustment to the revenue section of the General Fund. We received more Building permit fees than anticipated, however, other revenue areas are underperforming and will offset any increase.
o Building Permits $ 100,000
o Bldg Insp Plan Review Fee 110,000
o Engineering Fees (100,000)
o Parking Fines ( 20,000)
o Pool Annual Passes ( 20,000)
o Arena Ice Rental ( 70,000)
* Net |9 10|o Transfer In-Tiger Grant Monies $419,922-Per Fund Closure Resolution
Street Department
* We are adding budget dollars to several personnel wage categories in the amount of $68,500.
Ice Arena
* This is another department that is over-budget in the wage categories. We are adding $15,200 to several personnel wage categories.
General Parks
* This department is not using the full budget for personnel wages. We are subtracting $18,500 from several wage categories.
* Adding $2,000 to the motor fuel and lubricant line item.
Athletic Facilities
* We are removing $21,400 of budgetary dollars from various personnel wage line items.
Pool
* We are removing $13,000 of budget dollars from various...
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