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Vote on a request to approve the FY 2022 - 2023 Budget Ordinance
Abstract
Action Requested: Vote on a request to approve the FY 2022 - 2023 Budget Ordinance
Introduction & Background: At the May 24, 2022, budget work session, the Board of Commissioners stated their intent to approve the FY 2022 - 2023 Recommended Budget with a few corrections and changes. Staff was instructed to make the corrections and changes in advance of the Board of Commissioners voting to approve the ordinance at the regularly scheduled June 21st meeting.
Discussion & Analysis: At the May 24, 2022, budget work session the Board of Commissioners stated their intent to approve the FY 2022 - 2023 Recommended Budget with a few corrections and changes. The corrections were due to errors that staff found in the document and are listed below:
The Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) department is to be funded wholly by occupancy tax revenues, because of salary/benefits changes the budgeted revenue was short by $2,076 dollars. Staff increased the occupancy tax revenue to balance this department's budget.
During the budget work session, the Board of Commissioners instructed staff to increase the salary for the Elections Director to $80,000 and to approve and fund a Trails Coordinator position in the Parks and Recreation Department with an effective start date of January 1, 2023.
Finally, due to the aforementioned changes, the General Fund did not balance as required by state statute. Staff increased the FY 2022 - 2023 sales tax budget by $39,921 to bring the budget back into balance.
Additionally, in the Utility Fund, after the Recommended Budget was submitted, staff was notified of significant cost increases for equipment and chemicals. Staff increased the budget of these items and increased appropriated fund balance to bring the fund back into balance as required by state statute.
How does this relate to the Comprehensive Plan: The FY 2022 - 2023 Budget Ordinance continues to use...
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