Explanation
The following ordinance is similar to ordinances submitted annually by this office. It gives the Auditor the ability to transfer and increase, if necessary, appropriations within each fund to ensure that final costs occuring prior to passage of the 2016 budgets can be met.
The ordinance also authorizes the payment of payrolls and other obligations occuring prior to the passage of the 2016 appropriation ordinances.
Fiscal Impact
Possibly no net impact. Some increases, however, in appropriations may occur, but only to the extent as described herein.
Title
To authorize the City Auditor to transfer and increase, if necessary, appropriations within any of the various funds of the City to provide for payrolls, internal services, tax adjustments, and other obligations for periods prior to passage of the 2016 budget, and to authorize the payment of payrolls and other obligations occuring prior to the passage of the 2016 appropriation ordinances; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the last pay period of fiscal year 2015 will end on December 19, 2015 and will be paid on December 24, 2015, and
WHEREAS, it may be necessary to make various budget transfers and or encumbrance cancellations within appropriated funds and to increase appropriations, if necessary, to meet said payroll, bills for internal services, tax adjustments, and other obligations for 2015, and
WHEREAS, pay periods may end in 2016 before the 2016 annual appropriation ordinances will be approved by Council so this ordinance is being submitted as an emergency measure; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the City Auditor to transfer and increase, if necessary, appropriations within any of the various funds of the City to provide for payrolls, internal services, tax adjustments, and other obligations occuring prior to the passage of the 2016 appropriation ordinances thereby preserving the ...
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