HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 17638-07-2007Ordinance No. 17638-07-2007
AN ORDINANCE INCREASING APPROPRIATIONSIN THE GENERAL FUND IN
THE AMOUNT OF $60,000 AND DECREASING UNAUDITED, UNRESERVED,
UNDESIGNATED FUND BALANCE BY THE SAME AMOUNT, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF REIMBURSING THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT FUND FOR
ACTUARIAL SERVICES PERFORMED BY THE GABRIEL ROEDER SMITH AND
COMPANY ON BEHALF OF THE GITY OF FORT WORTH; PROVIDING FOR A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GIN COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That in addition to those amounts allocated to the various City departments for Fiscal Year 2006-
2007 in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased appropriations in the General
Fund in the amount of $60,000 and decreasing the unaudited, unreserved, undesignated fund
balance by the same amount, for the purpose of reimbursing the Employee Retirement Fund for
actuarial services performed by the Gabriel Roeder Smith and Company on behalf of the City of
Fort Worth.
SECTION 2.
That should any portion, section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid,
inoperative or void for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion or
judgment shall in no way impair the remaining portions, sections, or parts of sections of this
ordinance, which said remaining provisions shall be and remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3.
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No. 17142 and all other ordinances and
appropriations amending the same except in those instances where the provisions of this ordinance
are in direct conflict with such other ordinances and appropriations, in which instance said
conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed.
SECTION 4.
This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption.
APPR ED G' ORM AND LEGALITY:
Assistant City Attorney
ADOPTED AND EFFECTIVE: July 10, 2007
City of Fort VI/orth, 1"exas
Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 7/10/2007 -Ord. No. 17638-07-2007
DATE: Tuesday, July 10, 2007
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REFERENCE NO.: *~C-22218
SUBJECT:
Authorize the City Manager to Reimburse the Employee Retirement Fund for Actuarial Services
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager to:
1. Adopt the attached supplemental appropriation ordinance increasing appropriations in the General Fund
in the amount of $60,000 and decreasing unaudited, unreserved, undesignated fund balance by the same
amount; and
2. Reimburse the Employee Retirement Fund (ERF) for a cost not to exceed $60,000 for actuarial
services performed by Gabriel, Roeder, Smith and Company on behalf of the City of Fort Worth.
DISCUSSION:
In April 2007, the City of Fort Worth requested the assistance of the ERF's actuary in efforts to conduct
several actuarial cost impact studies on proposed changes to the ERF of the City of Fort Worth. The
studies evaluated (1) how overtime is treated for the purposes of determining the "compensation base" for
benefits under the ERF, (2) the impact of increased employer and/or employee contributions to the fund,
and (3) changes to the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) benefit for retirees.
The ERF allowed the City of Fort Worth to provide input on actuarial assumptions to Gabriel Roeder Smith
and Company (GRS). City and ERF staff agreed that GRS would provide the results of the study to the
City of Fort Worth, but bill the ERF for all expenditures. As a result, the City would reimburse the ERF of
any expenses paid by the fund based on the City's request for actuarial services. The cost of the studies
was initially projected to be no more than $21,000, but based on the presentations to the City's Audit and
Finance Advisory Committee and the City Council, many additional studies and variations were requested
by the City.
As of June 28, 2007, the Employee Retirement Fund has incurred $42,655 for the following actuarial
services that were performed by GRS at the request of the City:
Initial Overtime Studies Report $21,000.00
Attendance. and report for Pre-Council Meetings on 5/15/07 and 5/27/07 $1,800.00
Attendance and report for Audit and Finance Committee 4/20/07; 4/26/07 and 5/9/07 $6,507.00
Attendance and report for Ad Hoc COLA Committee Meetings on 4/27/07 and 5/7/07 $3,898.00
Additional Contribution and overtime Scenarios 9 450.00
Total $42,655.00
Therefore, it is recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager to reimburse the ERF for a
cost not to exceed $60,000 for actuarial services in order to evaluate the impact of changes in the ERF,
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salary, benefits and personnel costs on the City's budget and long-term financial forecasts/projections.
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION:
The Finance Director certifies that upon approval of the above recommendations and adoption of the
attached supplemental appropriation ordinance, funds will be available in the current operating budget, as
appropriated, of the General Fund. Upon approval, the unaudited, unreserved, undesignated fund balance
of the General Fund will be $2,971,081, which is the amount available above the minimum reserved fund
balance of $46,845,951 required by the City's Financial Management Policy Statements (i.e., 10 percent of
the current-year adopted budget expenditures less the annual transfer from the General Fund to the Debt
Service Fund).
TO Fund/AccountlCenters FROM Fund/Account/Centers
0001 531200 0905500 $60,000.00 GG01 531200 0905500 $60,000.00
Submitted for City Manager's Office b~ Karen Montgomery (6222)
Originating Department Head: Karen Marshall (7783)
Additional Information Contact: Mark Washington (8058)
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