HomeMy WebLinkAbout100 - 08/19/2014 - APPROPRIATING PRIOR YEAR RESERVES IN THE GENERAL FUND TO FUND HIGH PRIORITY SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS ORDINANCE NO. 100, 2014
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING PRIOR YEAR RESERVES IN THE GENERAL FUND
TO FUND HIGH PRIORITY SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS
WHEREAS, the City is committed to providing the public and employees with safe and
secure facilities and work environments; and
WHEREAS, a comprehensive security assessment was completed in 2013 to address the
increase in incidents of negative interaction that has resulted in heightened awareness and
concern for security in high-use public environments; and
WHEREAS, the assessment identified 260 findings with 55 of the findings classified as
high priority; and
WHEREAS, staff is requesting $190,360 from prior year General Fund reserves to
implement enhancements to address the high priority security findings; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends this project be funded from the General Fund as this
project focuses on public and employee security; and
WHEREAS, funding will include alarm systems, internal public address systems,
security cameras, and minor remodels to increase security workspace hardening; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the City Charter permits the City Council to
appropriate by ordinance at any time during the fiscal year such funds for expenditure as may be
available from reserves accumulated in prior years, notwithstanding that such reserves were not
previously appropriated.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS that there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from prior year reserves in the
General Fund the sum of ONE HUNDRED NINETY THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SIXTY
DOLLARS ($190,360) to fund high priority security enhancements.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 15th day of
July, A.D. 2014, and to be presented for final passage on the I9th day of August, A.D. 2014.
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 19th day of August, A.D. 2014.
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