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Vote to approve Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget Amendments and Amended Project Ordinance concerning the Radio System Upgrade
Abstract
Introduction & Background: During the fiscal year, the budget must be amended as changing conditions warrant. The fiscal year 2024-2025 budget ordinance authorizes the County Manager to transfer funds within a department without limitation. The Manager may also transfer amounts of up to $5,000 between departments of the same fund and transfer amounts up to $50,000 from contingency with a memorandum report of such transfers to the Board. The Board must approve all other transfers.
Section 13.2 of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes of North Carolina states that a project ordinance shall be adopted by the governing board for all capital projects.
Discussion & Analysis: The attached proposed amendments must be approved by the Board of Commissioners for Fiscal Year 2025.
The County Manager’s department budget is being increased by $210,747 to roll balances forward from fiscal year 2023 and 2024 for the BIC Language Access Grant.
The Recreation department budget is being increased by $53,716 for costs of acquiring parcel 87890.
The Library department budget is being increased by $4,080 for receipt of a LSTA Grants for Continuing Education Scholarship.
The Human Resources budget is being increased by $18,289 for receipt of a NC Department of Military and Veterans Affairs grant.
The Soil and Water budget is being increased by $1,340 for NC Department of Agriculture travel expense reimbursement.
The General Services budget is being decreased by $385,000 for use of contingency which will increase Management Information Systems budget by $75,000 for CMRP and Maintenance of Equipment, increase Fleet budget by $15,000 for Contracted Services, increase Facilities budget by $220,000 for Electricity and Water Utilities, and increase Emergency Communications budget by $75,000 for Communications Telephone.
The General Services budget for Transfer Out to Capital Reserve is being decreased by $650,000 which will increase the Capital Maintenance and Repair Program budget in Management Information Systems by $150,000 and Facilities by $500,000.
The General Services budget for ARPA Enabled programs is being decreased by $1,208,561 to increase Transfer Out for Tech System Improvements for completion of the Fiber Project.
The Council on Aging budget for Reserve is being decreased by $500,000 to increase Transfer Out for Facilities Projects to fund the Siler City Center for Active Living Renovations.
The Utility Fund budget is being increased by $35,000,000 to adequately account for needed Transfers Out for the merger with City of Sanford Tri-River Utility.
The Utility Equipment Reserve Fund budget is being increased by $550,000 to adequately account for needed Transfers Out for the merger with City of Sanford Tri-River Utility.
The Utility Capital Reserve Fund budget is being increased by $16,500,000 to adequately account for needed Transfers Out for the merger with City of Sanford Tri-River Utility.
Budgetary Impact: The proposed amendments increase the General Fund by $288,172 and the appropriated fund balance by $210,747. General Fund use of contingency totals $385,000. General Fund transfers between departments have no budgetary effect. The proposed amendments increase the Utility Fund by $35,000,000, the Utility Equipment Reserve Fund by $550,000 and the Utility Capital Reserve Fund by $16,500,000.
The budget for the Radio System Upgrade is $21,071,146 and will be funded by debt proceeds, interest earnings and capital reserves.
Recommendation/Motion: Motion to approve Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget Amendments and the Amended Project Ordinance concerning the Radio System Upgrade as proposed by staff.