To: Mark R. Hafner, City Manager
From: Aaron Rector, Director of Administrative Services
Subject:
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PUBLIC HEARING: Consider an ordinance approving certain amendments to the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Annual Operating Budget for the City of Keller, Texas, in accordance with Article VIII, Section 8.13, of the Keller City Charter.
Action Requested:
Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Annual Operating Budget for the City of Keller, Texas.
Background:
The City Council adopted the Fiscal Year 2022-23 budget on September 20, 2022. Typically, staff brings forth budget amendments during the year as part of the expenditure monitoring process. The amendments usually represent additional expenditures that were not included in the budget and are proposed for consideration by the Mayor and City Council.
The proposed amendments will impact the General Fund, the Keller Development Corporation (KDC) Fund, the Self Insurance Fund, the Street Improvement Capital Improvement Project Fund, the Parks Improvement Capital Improvement Project Fund, the Facility Replacement Fund, Water-Wastewater Utility Fund, and the Drainage Capital Improvement Project Fund. The amendments are discussed in detail in the Financial Impact section.
Article VIII, Section 8.13 of the Keller City Charter requires a notice and public hearing, along with subsequent Council action, in order to amend (increase) the budget. The required public notice was published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on September 03, 2023.
Financial Impact:
The proposed amendments include:
General Fund (100) amendments (Total Increase $1,500,000):
Increase Full-Time Equivalents Employees by 3.7 related to adding a detention officer, adding a School Resource officer (SRO) for the Westlake Academy, re-organizations of the Parks Department and Public Works Department, and reclassifying a SRO from less-than full-time to full-time.
$500,000 - To be transferred to the Keller Self Insurance Fund based upon available salary savings at the end of the fiscal year
$1,500,000 - Increase in expenditures related to a transfer to the Streets CIP for the Johnson Road Reconstruction Project.
Keller Development Corporation (110) amendments (Total Increase $2,667,049):
$2,623,733 - Increase in expenditures related to a transfer to Parks CIP for the Sports Park Revitalization Design/Engineering costs.
$43,316 - Increase in expenditures related to the purchase of an in-field groomer.
Keller Self Insurance Fund (129) proposed amendments (Total Increase $750,000):
$750,000 - Increase in revenue related to a transfer-in from the General Fund and Water-Wastewater Utility Fund based upon available actual salary savings at the end of the fiscal year.
Street Capital Improvement Project Fund (170) amendments (Total Increase $2,565,050):
$1,929,520 - Increase in revenue related to transfer-ins from the General fund of $1,500,000 and $429,520 from the Drainage CIP Fund.
$635,530 - Increase in revenue related to use of interest income.
$2,565,050 - Increase in expenditures related to the Johnson Road Reconstruction, Shady Grove Reconstruction, and Pate Orr Sidewalk projects.
Parks Capital Improvement Project Fund (170) amendments (Total Increase $3,915,463).
$3,915,463 - Increase in revenue transfer-ins from the KDC fund of $2,623,733 and $1,291,730 from the Water-Wastewater Utility Fund.
$3,915,463 - Increase in expenditures related to the Sports Park revitalization project design/engineering and utility line replacements.
Facility Replacement Fund (179) amendments (Total Increase $861,433):
$428,972 - Increase in revenue related to insurance reimbursement for April 2021 hail damage to various City facilities, property, and equipment.
$861,433 - Increase in expenditures related to hail damage repairs to various City facilities, properties, and equipment.
Water-Wastewater Utility Fund (200) amendments (Total Increase $1,668,841):
$1,291,730 - Increase in expenditures related to a transfer to the Parks CIP fund for utility line replacements at the Sports Park.
$377,111 - Increase in expenditures related to emergency water line repairs.
$250,000 - To be transferred to the Keller Self Insurance Fund based upon available salary savings at the end of the fiscal year.
Drainage Utility Fund (406) amendments (Total Increase $-):
Decrease Full-Time Equivalents Employees by 0.5 related to a re-organization of the Public Works Department.
Drainage Capital Improvement Project Fund (406) amendments (Total Increase $-):
$429,520 - To be transferred to the Streets CIP Fund for the Pate Orr Sidewalk project.
Citizen Input/Board Review:
Not applicable.
Legal Review:
Not applicable.
Alternatives:
City Council has the following alternatives:
- Approve as submitted
- Approve with changes
- Denial