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Consider an ordinance adopting Amendment No. 1 to the FY 2020-2021 Operating Budget. (Second Reading)
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The following budget restorations are recommended to allow General Fund departments to meet current operating needs. The proposal amendment increases the General Fund budget by a total of $871,000. These budget restorations will be funded by much higher-than-expected Sales Tax Revenues in the General Fund.
· All departments noted below made significant budget reductions for FY 2021 as the City was facing uncertain long-term revenue losses and service curtailments due to COVID related restrictions at the time the FY 2021 budget was adopted.
· The lifting of most COVID restrictions and the strong local economy has increased demands not currently allowed in the adopted budget. The increases are necessary to provide full, quality services to the community for the remainder of the fiscal year.
1) Library FY 2021 COVID-19 Budget Restorations: Library is seeking to restore their COVID-19 operating budget cuts totaling $26,000. These restorations would bring the Library’s budget back up to its FY 2019 level, when all programming and services were offered. The Library is expecting to return to full operations and hours starting this summer and for the rest of the fiscal year.
2) PARD FY 2021 COVID-19 Budget Restorations: The Parks and Recreation Department (PARD) is seeking to restore their COVID-19 operating budget cuts totaling $199,000. These restorations would bring PARD’s budget back up to its FY 2019 level, when all programming and services were offered.
3) Police FY 2021 COVID-19 Budget Cuts Restorations: The Police Department is seeking to restore their COVID-19 operating budget cuts totaling $162,000. These restorations would bring the Police Department’s budget back up to its FY 2019 level.
4) Transportation FY 2021 COVID-19 Budget Cuts Restorations: Transportation is seeking to restore their COVID-19 operating budget cuts totaling...
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