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Amending the spending and financing plans for various City departments.
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WHEREAS, the Police department is expected to exceed the amounts budgeted for overtime employee expenses; and
WHEREAS, the Fire department is expected to exceed amounts budgeted for overtime employee expenses; and
WHEREAS, general property tax revenue is expected to exceed the amount budgeted for 2021; and
WHEREAS, the 2021 City general fund budget includes funding for the citywide costs associated with Paid Parental Leave in the general government accounts, and
WHEREAS, the 2021 City general fund budget includes funding for the citywide costs associated with Earned Sick and Safe Time in the general government accounts, and
WHEREAS, the Fire department has identified costs within their department related to Paid Parental leave as outlined in the attached, and
WHEREAS, the Parks department has identified costs within their department related to Earned Sick and Safe Time as outline in the attached, and
WHEREAS, the City Council is projected to underspend the amounts budgeted for employee expenses, training fees, and computer software in 2021, and
WHEREAS, the City Council would like to use unspent 2021 funds for the Council Audit Committee to evaluate program performance of services provided by city departments; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to transfer unspent 2021 funds to the Citywide Innovation-Technology fund to be used in 2022, and
WHEREAS, RiverPrint ceased operations at the end of the 2020, and
WHEREAS, the City entered into an agreement with Saint Paul Public Schools to continue to pay former RiverPrint employees until retirement, and
WHEREAS, spending and financing for RiverPrint in the Special Fund can be eliminated, and
WHEREAS, transfer spending in the HREEO General Fund can be replaced with an employee expense budget, and
WHEREAS, the Mayor, pursuant to Section 10.07.1 of the Charter of the City of Saint Paul does certify that there are available for appropriation funds in excess of those anticipated in 2021 budget as indicated in the attachment, and
WHEREAS, the Mayor, pursuant to Section 10.07.4 in of the Charter of the City of Saint Paul does certify that there are appropriations available to transfer between departments, now
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Saint Paul, upon recommendation of the Mayor, that the city operating budget, as heretofore adopted and amended by this Council, be hereby further amended in the particulars as specified in the attached financial analysis.
Financial Analysis
See Attachment.