HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 03/02/1999 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 34, 1999, AUTHORIZI AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 18
DATE: March 2, 1999
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Doug Smith
SUBJECT:
First Reading of Ordinance No. 34, 1999, Authorizing the Transfer of Existing Appropriations
Between Funds.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
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e nnua ro nation ordinance for fiscal year 1999 approved by City Council included $2,273,205 appropriated for
employee compensation in the General Fund and for those funds that have employees subsidized by the General Fund. The
$2,273,205 was pooled in the General Fund to be distributed in 1999.This Ordinance authorizes the transfer of$902,109 from
the appropriated$2,273,205 in the General Fund employee compensation pool and appropriates the$902,109 in those funds that
have employees subsidized by the General Fund.
Cemetery Fund $ 11,110
Cultural Services& Facilities Fund $ 117,990
Recreation Fund $ 171,152
Transit Services Fund $566,426
Transportation Fund 35,431
TOTAL $902,109
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
On August 18, 1998, Council adopted the City's 1998-1999 Pay Plan. With that approval,the City
now has a more descriptive, accurate, and streamlined classification system for its employees and
each classification has an up-to-date market-based pay structure in line with the City's compensation
policy.
The original concept was to accomplish the implementation of the Pay Plan within the existing funds
set aside in the 1999 adopted budget. However, as employees began to assess how the plan would
affect them,several concerns surfaced.To address those very real concerns,a recommendation was
presented to Council for full implementation of the Pay Plan in 1999. The estimated cost at that time
for full implementation was approximately $3.2 million for the General Fund and those funds that
have employees subsidized by the General Fund.The decision made by Council was to phase-in the
implementation of the City Pay Plan over a two-year period(1999 and 2000).
The Annual Appropriation Ordinance adopted by Council for fiscal year 1999 included$2,273,205
appropriated in the General Fund for compensation of General Fund employees and those funds that
have employees subsidized by the General Fund for the first year of the two-year implementation
of the 1998-1999 City Pay Plan. The appropriation of the $2,273,205 included $1,563,320 of
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existing monies that was approved by Council in the original adoption of the 1999 budget, and the
appropriation of$709,885 of one-tune monies from the General Fund Productivity Savings Reserve.
The $2,273,205 was pooled in the General Fund to be distributed in 1999 for employee
compensation in the General Fund and those funds that have employees subsidized by the General
Fund. Of the $2,273,205, $902,109 is for employee compensation in the subsidized funds. The
Ordinance presented to Council for approval authorizes the transfer of the $902,109 from the
General Fund to those funds that have employees subsidized by the General Fund and appropriates
that amount in those various funds.
The second year of the 1998-1999 City Pay Plan implementation as recommended by Council,will
be included in the 2000 budget as part of the recommended 2000-2001 biennial budget presented
to Council in September, 1999.
ORDINANCE NO. 34, 1999
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF EXISTING
APPROPRIATIONS BETWEEN FUNDS
WHEREAS, in August 1998,the Council approved Ordinance No. 136, 1998, adopting the
1998-1999 City Pay Plan; and
WHEREAS,the decision was made by Council to phase-in the implementation of the 1998-
1999 City Pay Plan over a two-year period, 1999 and 2000; and
WHEREAS, funds in the amount of$2,273,205 were appropriated with the 1999 annual
budget for the first year of the two-year implementation of the 1998-1999 City Pay Plan; and
WHEREAS, these funds were appropriated in the General Fund for compensation of
employees in the General Fund and in funds subsidized by the General Fund; and
WHEREAS,of the total amount of$2,273,205 appropriated forthe 1998-1999 City Pay Plan,
$902,109 is for compensation of employees in funds subsidized by the General Fund; and
• WHEREAS, it is necessary to transfer the $902,109 from the General Fund to the funds
subsidized by the General Fund for the compensation of employees; and
WHEREAS,Article V, Section 10, of the Charter authorizes the City Council to transfer by
ordinance any unexpended appropriated amount or portion thereof from one fund or capital project
to another fund or capital project,provided that the purpose for which the transferred funds are to
be expended remains unchanged.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS thatthe unexpended appropriated amount ofNINE HUNDRED TWO THOUSAND ONE
HUNDRED NINE DOLLARS($902,109)is hereby authorized for transfer from the General Fund
to the following funds:
Cemetery Fund $ 11,110
Cultural Services &Facilities Fund 117,990
Recreation Fund 171,152
Transit Services Fund 566,426
Transportation Fund 35,431
TOTAL $902,109
for the first year of the two-year implementation of the 1998-1999 City Pay Plan and appropriated
therein.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 2nd day of
March, A.D. 1999, and to be presented for final passage on the 16th day of March,A.D. 1999.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 16th day of March, A.D. 1999.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk