2019-253 Ordinance Appropriating Additional Monies for the Purpose of Defraying the Expenses for Certain Funds of the City of Decatur, Illinois for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2019

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LETTER to the DECATUR CITY COUNCIL Financial Management Department #2019-15 DATE: December 10, 2019 TO: Honorable Mayor Moore Wolfe and City Council Members FROM: Scot Wrighton, City Manager Gregg D. Zientara, City Treasurer& Director of Finance SUBJECT: Ordinance Appropriating Additional Monies for the Purpose of Defraying the Expenses for Certain Funds of the City of Decatur, Illinois for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2019 SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: City Administration recommends City Council approval of the attached Ordinance. BACKGROUND: City Council adopted the Annual Appropriation Ordinance 2019-10 on March 18, 2019 for the purpose of defraying the expenses of certain departments and funds of the City of Decatur for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2019 and ending December 31, 2019. It is now necessary to appropriate additional funds for operational expenditures for the City to effect provision of services to its citizens which were not anticipated at the time the City Council adopted Ordinance 2019-10. • Economic Development Fund #12. Appropriate $146,000 to defray certain Council approved expense for the Decatur Park District amphitheater design engineering costs, certain expense for the Council approved Mueller facility land acquisition, and developer agreement tax payment rebate expense higher than defined in the original appropriation, payable from cash balance in the fund. • Southeast TIF Fund #20. Appropriate $272,000 to defray the cost of additional redevelopment costs approved for reimbursement to the developer per the TIF development agreement and not envisioned in the original appropriation, payable from the incremental tax revenues received in the Southeast TIF Fund. • DUATS Fund #22. Appropriate $5,000 to defray the cost of additional grant expenses related to the Midwest Inland Port logistics study not envisioned in the original appropriation, funded by DUATS grant revenue received from the State of Illinois. • Foreign Fire Insurance Fund #37. Appropriate $60,000 to defray the cost of expenses in support of fire operations payable from the Foreign Fire Insurance Fund and not envisioned in the original appropriation, funded by Foreign Fire tax revenue received by the City. • Capital Fund #45. Appropriate$135,000 to defray the cost of expenses not envisioned in the original appropriation,funded by cash available in the capital fund, including additional Page 1 of 2