HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-161-11/20/2001-REPEALING RESOLUTION 99-46 AND ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POLICIES RESOLUTION 2001-161
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
REPEALING RESOLUTION 99-46 AND ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT
TO THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POLICIES
WHEREAS, City Council has adopted certain Financial Management Policies for the City
pursuant to Resolution 94-174; and
WHEREAS, Resolution 94-174 states that the Council may adopt amendments to those
City's Financial Management Policies; and
WHEREAS, by the adoption of Resolution 99-46, the City Council established certain
specific principles for budget planning,which principles were later incorporated into the Financial
Management Policies through the adoption of Resolution 99-134; and
WHEREAS, said principles for budget planning include a list of"Primary Services"as such
services are defined therein; and
WHEREAS,the current list of Primary Services includes the provision of streets in the City;
and
WHEREAS, the Council believes that the term "streets" should be changed to the term
"transportation" so that the provision of all forms of transportation will be viewed, for budget
planning purposes, as a Primary Service; and
WHEREAS, accordingly, Transfort should be deleted from the current list of Secondary
Services in said principles, since Transfort is a form of transportation which would be included as
a Primary Service by reason of the above referenced amendment; and
WHEREAS, because the principles for budget planning have been incorporated into the
Financial Management Policies; and said principles may be subject to additional future
modifications, it is advisable to repeal Resolution 99-46, so that any future amendments to the
principles of budget planning need be made only to the Financial Management Policies themselves
and not to Resolution 99-46.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That Section 1.6 of the City's Financial Management Policies, entitled
Principles for Budget Planning, are hereby amended as shown on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference, so that the list of Primary Services shown in paragraph D
thereof includes the term"transportation"rather than"streets",and so that"Transfort"is eliminated
from the list of Secondary Services shown in paragraph E thereof.
Section 2. That Resolution 99-46 is hereby repealed.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council helq this 20th day of November,
A.D. 2001.
Mayor — _>
ATTEST:
City Clerk
EXHIBIT "A"
1 .6 PRINCIPLES FOR BUDGET PLANNING
The City provides a wide variety of services to the residents of the community. It
is the responsibility of City Council to adopt a budget and manage the available
resources to best meet the service needs for the overall good of the community.
To aid in planning for the allocation of resources to meet the good of the whole
community, Council adopted Resolution 99-46 that set forth the Principles for
Budget Planning. Those Principles as adopted by Council are as follows.
a. The City should strive to attain the lowest possible interest rates on debt
in order to minimize the cost to taxpayers and users of City services.
b. The City should maintain adequate reserve levels to ensure minimal loss
of service to the community should there be unforeseen reductions in
revenues or a catastrophic occurrence.
C. Employees of the City are a valuable resource in providing services to the
community, and a compensation policy should be maintained for City
employees that reflects the value of attracting and retaining quality
employees.
d. Primary services are those services that are necessary for the good of the
entire community. They are basic to the safety, health, and welfare of the
community, and the allocation of all resources necessary for the provision
of primary services is the first priority in budget preparation. Primary
services are
Police Water Wastewater
Fire Streets Transportation Stormwater
Building Inspection Electric Natural Resources
Development Review Engineering Affordable Housing
Facilities Maintenance Pedestrian Access
(all public facilities
including parks)
e. Secondary services are those services that enhance the quality of life of
the residents and to many, increase the value of living and working in the
community. While the value of secondary services is recognized, the
allocation of resources to those services shall be considered only after the
necessary allocation has been made to fund primary services. Secondary
services are
Recreation T-Fan6f84 Neighborhood Resources
Performing Arts Human Rights Library
Cemeteries Golf Human Services Contract
Airport Parks Natural Areas
Museum
f. Support services provide the management, guidelines, and operational
assistance to carry out the provision of primary and secondary services.
Resources should be allocated to support services to support the level and
quality of primary and secondary services expected and desired by the
community. Support services are
General Administration Finance Legal
Budget Human Resources City Clerk
Clerical Support Fleet Management
Information Technology Geographic Information Systems
g. No new services, other than those identified as primary services, shall be
undertaken by the City until all existing primary, secondary, and support
services have received a sufficient level of funding to meet the needs of
the community.
h. Any adjustment to the existing budget shall take into account the effect
that such adjustment would have on future budget resources.