SUBJECT: GENERAL BUSINESS
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PUBLIC HEARING: An Ordinance of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Erie Providing for the Supplemental Appropriation of Money to Various Funds for the 2021 Budget Year
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DEPARTMENT: Finance
PRESENTER: Malcolm Fleming, Town Administrator
Candice Huot, Finance Manager
TIME ESTIMATE: 10 minutes
only required for non-consent items
FISCAL SUMMARY:
Revenues: The current total projected revenue for all funds (excluding debt proceeds and transfers) is $94.6 million, an increase of approximately $2 million compared to the current Amended budget. The current total projected revenue for the General Fund (excluding debt proceeds and transfers) is $36.1 million, a decrease of approximately $486,000 compared to the current Amended budget.
Expenditures: Net increase of approximately $9.7 million in total expenditures, primarily related to Capital (Coal Creek Park, Schofield Farm, etc...).
General Fund Surplus: Staff projects the General Fund will need to use approximately $7.7 million of available fund balance in 2021.This funding is available as a result of building up General Fund reserves over the past several years.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends the Board of Trustees approve the ordinance that provides for a supplemental appropriation for the 2021 budget year.
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
The Town of Erie adopted the 2021 Budget on December 8, 2020. Typically, at least twice yearly staff reviews the adopted budget and year-to-date actual revenues and expenditures to determine if changes to the adopted budget are required. Based on these reviews, staff proposes supplemental appropriations to update the budget to reflect actual revenues and expenditures of the prior and current year, year-to-date Board of Trustee actions, and projected revenues and expenditures for the remaining fiscal year.
The 2021 2nd Supplemental Appropriation represents staff's conservative and prudent...
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