ORDINANCE making a general appropriation of certain revenues of the City in support of Annual Budgets for Fiscal Year 2020; authorizing certain transfers; amending Ordinance No. 2010-0476, as amended, to rename the Parking Management Special Revenue Fund to ParkHouston Special Revenue Fund; amending Various Sections of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas related to parking

The City begins each fiscal year operating on an interim spending plan until the General Appropriations Ordinance or annual certification is brought forward and approved by City Council.  The FY2020 interim spending plan was adopted by City Council along with the annual budget in June 2019, using FY2019 spending estimates.

Ordinance 2019-453 approved the General Fund Adopted Budget of $2,531,093,765. The annual certification process requires the City Controller to certify the level of funding that the Controller’s Office analysis indicates will be available for the current year.  This action will establish the General Fund appropriation at $2,553,271,503, which is $22,177,738 more than the adopted budget for General Fund expenditures.  City Council approval of the budget transfers and appropriation ordinance is requested including:

General Funds:

• Budget transfer from the General Fund ending fund balance:

  • To Police in the amount of $9.6 million mainly due to the following:

    • Funding for workers’ compensation $4.6 million,

    • Funding for overtime $3.0 million,

    • Funding for Microsoft Cloud purchase $1.8 million,

    • Funding for unanticipated 2019 Tropical Storm Imelda costs $261,064

  • To Solid Waste in the amount of $8.4 million mainly due to the following:

    • Funding for overtime $2.0 million,

    • Funding for unanticipated 2019 Tropical Storm Imelda costs $1.8 million,

    • Funding for trash removal activities to prevent mosquito and disease control $1.4 million,

    • Funding for compensation plan adjustments $934,615,

    • Funding for refuse disposal carts purchase $845,623,

    • Funding for recycling collection services $790,000,

    • Funding for temporary personnel services $654,000

  • To City Council in the amount of $1.3 million to reflect prior year Council District Service Fund rollover,

  • To various departments in the amount of $621,349 to reflect higher than anticipated service chargeback funds mainly for interfund vehicle services,

  • To General Government in the amount of $612,646 due to the following:

    • Funding for unspent City Council funds from prior year $412,646,

    • Funding for consulting services for Fleet and Solid Waste managed competition $200,000

  • To Library in the amount of $460,993 to restore frontline vacant positions,

  • To Parks and Recreation in the amount of $350,000 to maintain and improve historic building in Sam Houston Park,

  • To Houston Health in the amount of $325,638 due to higher than anticipated reimbursement for 1115 Health Waiver Program,

  • To City Secretary in the amount of $295,876 mainly to reflect termination pay.

Enterprise Funds:

• Aviation Fund

• Decrease the Aviation Operating Fund by $52.8 million due to delays in management consulting services, lower than anticipated electricity, advertising, building maintenance services, savings in personnel, supplies, and less operating transfers.

Other Funds:

• Budget transfers and appropriation to ending fund balance:

  • From the ParkHouston Special Revenue Fund in the amount of $2.5 million to reflect savings in personnel, supplies, services and delays in equipment purchases,

  • From the Storm Water Fund in the amount of $4.8 million due to delays in vehicle purchases and personnel savings,

  • From the Parks Golf Special Fund in the amount of $482,557 to reflect personnel savings.

          

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Tantri Emo

Director of Finance

Ord. #2019-455 (Continuing Appropriation), June 19, 2019

Ord. #2019-453 (Adopted of the FY2020 Budget), June 19, 2019

William Jones, Deputy Director