HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 17264-11-2006Ordinance No. 17264-11-2{306
AN ORDINANCE 1NCRI=ASING 1=STIMATED RECEIPTS AND
APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GRANT FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $430,33()
FROM AVAILABLE FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING REPAYMENT
OF GRANT DEFICITS FOR THE ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT'S BUSINESS ASSISTANCE CENTER;
PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; MAKING TH15 ORDINANCE
CUMULATIVE OF PR10R ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HER)=WITH; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE G1TY 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 and in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased estimated receipts and
appropriations in the Grant Fund in the amount of $430,330 from available funds for the purpose of
funding repayment of grant deficits far the Economic and Community Development Department's
Business Assistance Center.
SECTION 2.
That should any portion, section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid,
inoperative ar void for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion ar
judgment shall in na 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conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed.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.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Assistant City Attorney
ADOPTEb AND EFFECTIVE: November 7 2006
~i~y of F®rt Vlfvr~f~, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION: Approved As Amended on 71/7/2006 - Ordlnance No, 772fi3-17-2006 &
7 7264-71-2006
CONTINUED FROIVI A PRE1/10U5 WEED
DATE: Tuesday, October 31, 2Q06
LOG NAI~IE: 17BACAPPRC}P REFERENCE NO.: G-75475
SUBJECT:
Authorize Transfer of Funds to the Grant Fund for the Business Assistance Center of the Economic
& Community Development Department and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance
RECOMMENDATI®N:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt the attached supplementai appropriation ordinance increasing appropriations in the General Fund
by $430,330 and decreasing the unreserved, undesignated General Fund balance by the same amount fnr
the purpose of repayment of grant deficits for the Business Assistance Center of the Economic and
Community Development Department;
2. Authorize the transfer of $430,330 from the General Fund to the Grant Fund; and
3. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the Grant
Fund by $430,330 from available funds.
DISCUSSION:
The Business Assistance Center (BAC) have been funded from a variety of sources including the City's
General Fund, program revenue, facility rental, and federal grants received from the U.S. Small Business
Administration agency (SBA) and Community Development Block Grant program. The multiple funding
sources with independent spending constraints and incongruent fiscal years created financial tracking and
operational challenges for the on-going operations afi the BAC. It has been discovered that the Grant Fund
which included federal grant funds, rental income from the BAC facility, and program income, has an overall
deficit of $430,330 that must be cleared in order to balance the account. This defiicit accumulated over a
period of four years from Program Grant Years 2002 through 2005.
During this same timeframe, FY 2001-02 through FY 2004-05, the Economic and Community Development
Department {ECD) had savings in its General Fund Budget of approximately $415,000. In essence, the
ECD has increased the General Fund fund balance by not expending their entire appropriation for the
department. Staff is recommending that the savings from the ECD department and an additional $15,330
from the General Fund fund balance be utilized to adjust the grant balances and eliminate the grant deficits
of the BAC.
The FY06-07 Economic and Community Development General Fund budget includes a complete program
budget far the BAC, therefore minimizing the financial tracking and operational challenges related to grant
funding.
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FISCAL 1NFORMATIONICERTIFICATION:
The Finance Director eerti~es that upon approval of the above recommendations and adoption of the
attached supplemental appropriation ordinance, fiends will be available in the current operating budgets, as
appropriated, of the Grant Fund.
Amend Line item #4 to reed $125,935.116
TO FundlAccountlCenters
GG01 53807D D174020 $430,330.00
GR76 472001 DD2432726000 $168 456.31
GR76 472DD1 0174328D5040 $79,38$.91
GR76 472001 0174328840D0 $125,395.D8
GR76 472001 0174329944D0 $56,549.72
GR76 5 VARIOUS 002432726000 $168,458.31_
GR76 5 VAR[OU5 417432805DD0 X79.388.61
GR76 5 VARIOUS 017432884000 125 935.06
GR76 5 VARIOUS 417432994000 56 &49.72
FROlfdl FundlAccauntlCenters
GG41 538070 0174020 $430,334.40
Submitted for City Mans er`s Office b Dale Fisseier {614n)
Originating Department Head: Tom Higgins (6192)
Additional Information Contact: Dorothy Wing {212-2665}
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