HomeMy WebLinkAbout143 - 12/01/2020 - TRANSFERRING APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GENERAL FUND FROM THE CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND, CARES ACT, TITLE V ORDINANCE NO. 143, 2020
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
TRANSFERRING APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GENERAL FUND FROM THE
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND, CARES ACT, TITLE V, TO THE
WATER AND WASTEWATER FUNDS
WHEREAS, On May 18, 2020, Governor Polis signed Executive Order D2020
070,Directing the Expenditure of Federal Funds Pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
Economic Security(CARES) Act, to establish the Coronavirus Relief Fund ("CVRF"); and
WHEREAS, On July 28,2020, City Council passed Emergency Ordinance No. 094,2020,
which appropriated all anticipated expenses associated with the CVRF monies to be spent in the
General Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Utilities Service Area, through its Wastewater and Water Utilities, have
proposed projects to appropriately use the CVRF monies, being: (1) for lab supplies being used by
the Wastewater Utility for the epidemiology study and Water Supervisory Control;and(2) for data
acquisition remote access security enhancements to support teleworking capabilities in the
Wastewater and Water Utilities;and
WHEREAS, these projects will be considered a capital asset when finished and will have
future depreciation expenses associated with the expenditures, such that the original expenditures
should be in the Wastewater and Water Funds so that depreciation is properly accounted for;and
WHEREAS, this appropriation benefits public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of
Fort Collins and serves various public purposes,including:epidemiological studies associated with
the COVID-19 pandemic that will facilitate public health; studies that improve the water and
wastewater service provided to Utilities wastewater and water customers; and improved
teleworking capabilities of Utilities staff that improves the water and wastewater service provided
to Utilities wastewater and water customers and reduces the likelihood of the spread of COVID-
19; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 10 of the City Charter authorizes the City Council, upon
recommendation by the City Manager, to transfer by ordinance any unexpended and
unencumbered 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, the purpose for which the funds were initially appropriated no longer exists,
or the proposed transfer is from a fund or capital project in which the amount appropriated exceeds
the amount needed to accomplish the purpose specified in the appropriation ordinance; and
WHEREAS,the City Manager has recommended the transfer of$27,245 from the General
Fund to the Wastewater Fund and determined that the purpose for which the transferred funds are
to be expended remains unchanged; and
WHEREAS,the City Manager has recommended the transfer of$13,562 from the General
Fund to the Water Fund and determined 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 as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That the unexpended appropriated amount of TWENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND
TWO HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($27,245) is authorized for transfer from the
Coronavirus Relief Fund in the General Fund to the Wastewater Fund for expenses occurred due
to impacts from COVID-19 appropriated therein.
Section 3. That the unexpended appropriated amount of THIRTEEN THOUSAND
FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO DOLLARS ($13,562) is authorized for transfer from the
Coronavirus Relief Fund in the General Fund to the Water Fund for expenses occurred due to
impacts from COVID-19 appropriated therein.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 17th day of
November, A.D. 2020, and to be presented for final passage on the 1st day of December, A.D.
2020.
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