TITLE
Title
COVID-19 RESPONSE FLEXIBILITY - ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS AND AMEND MANAGER'S TRANSFER AUTHORITY
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Marty Lawing
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BACKGROUND
Background
As the county responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, additional budgetary flexibility is needed to ensure the County Manager can address initial emerging issues on a timely basis. While the county anticipates future federal reimbursements for any additional expenses incurred in response to the national emergency, the current budget does not include sufficient budget authority to support the significant additional costs of emergency response. This item requests (1) an appropriation of $1 million of anticipated Federal/State funds (CARES Funding) to the County Administration - Manager's Contingency budget and (2) a temporary amendment of the Manager's authority to transfer funds from the Manager's Contingency to departments and from one department to another within the same fund. Currently, during a local state of emergency, section VIII.C. of the FY 2020 Budget Ordinance restricts the Manager's transfers from contingency to no more than $90,000 for each expenditure and transfers between departments to no more than $100,000 per transaction. Transfers must be reported to the Board at its next regular meeting. This item recommends allowing the Manager to make transfers from contingency and/or between departments in the same fund in support of COVID-19-related expenditures in any amount. All transfers will continue to be reported to the Board at its next regular meeting. This authority would expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Additional flexibility for next fiscal year will be included in the proposed FY 2021 Budget Ordinance.
Additional budget increases may be required as the situation evolves.
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BUDGET IMPACT
Budget Impact
Budget Ordinance Amendment
General Fund
$1,000,000 Increase Federal/State Funds (Anticipated CARES Funding)
$1,000,000 Increase County Adm...
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