HomeMy WebLinkAbout151 - 12/05/2029 - APPROPRIATING PRIOR YEAR RESERVES IN THE GENERAL FUND AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FUND FOR SNOW REMOORDINANCE NO.151,2023
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING PRIOR YEAR RESERVES IN THE GENERAL FUND AND
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FUND FOR SNOW REMOVAL
WHEREAS,the City established a snow removal budget of $1,900,000 for 2023;and
WI-IEREAS,the 2023 snow removal budget already has been exceeded by $600,000;and
WHEREAS,in anticipation of snowstorms in November through December of 2023,snow
removal costs for 2023 are projected to exceed the 2023 budget by $1,980,000,for a total of
$3,860,000;and
WHEREAS,the actual costs of snow removal by the City have exceeded annual budget
allocations on a yearly basis for more than ten years;and
WHEREAS,three primary factors in the increase of snow removal costs are increased
operational costs,extremely cold temperatures,and large storms;and
WHEREAS,increased operational costs for snow removal include increases in personnel
costs,material costs,contractor sidewalk snow removal costs,and the increase in the number of
lane miles;and
WHEREAS,the presence of extremely cold temperatures requires the use of greater
amounts of de-icing material and more labor hours to remove ice to keep roads safe;and
WHEREAS,large storms drive up costs due to plowing residential roads,removal of
downtown snow via truck,and increased costs for sidewalk snow removal;and
WHEREAS,the purpose of this Ordinance is to appropriate $1,980,000 from General Fund
prior year reserves,and $93,000 from Harmony Road Fund prior year reserves to cover costs
already incurred and any additional costs necessary for snow removal and associated costs for the
remainder of 2023,to avoid the diversion of funds from other budgeted purposes to cover these
costs;and
WHEREAS,this appropriation benefits the public health,safety and welfare of the
residents of Fort Collins and serves the public purpose of providing community-wide snow
removal;and
WHEREAS,Article V,Section 9 of the City Charter permits the City Council,upon
recommendation of the City Manager,to make supplemental appropriations by ordinance at any
time during the fiscal year,provided that the total amount of such supplemental appropriations,in
combination with all previous appropriations for that fiscal year,does not exceed the current
estimate of actual and anticipated revenues and all other funds to be received during the fiscal year;
and
WHEREAS,the City Manager has recommended the appropriation described herein and
determined that this appropriation is available and previously unappropriated from the General
Fund and the Harmony Road Reserves in the Transportation Services Fund will not cause the total
amount appropriated in the General Fund and the Harmony Road Reserves in the Transportation
Services Fund,as applicable,to exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to
be received in that fund during any fiscal year.
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 there is hereby appropriated from prior year reserves in the General
Fund the sum of ONE MILLION NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
($1,980,000)to be expended in the General Fund for Snow Removal.
Section 3.That there is hereby appropriated from prior year reserves in the Harmony
Road Reserves in the Transportation Services Fund the sum of NINETY-THREE THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($93,000)to be expended in the Transportation Services Fund for Snow Removal.
Introduced,considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 21st day of
November,2023,and to be presented for final passage on the 5th day of December,2023.
AEFEST:
City Clerk
Passed and
A’fl’EST:
City Clerk