2022-44 An Ordinance Adopting the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget and Appropriating Monies for the Purpose of Defraying the Expenses of Departments and Funds of the City of Decatur, Illinois for the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2023

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List of Changes from Recommended to Adopted— Details 1) Interest revenue was increase as Regions bank had,after the initial projections,increased the interest payout to 1%. This amount reflects interest income on the roughly$20 million in the General Fund.Interest income from other accounts with large balances was also adjusted. 2) Pending a change to the city code,a minimal amount of revenue is now budgeted for fees to excessive users of the Fire Department for lift assists.This is a"place-holder"amount which may vary based on the actual ordinance adopted by the council and its date of adoption. 3) The City of Decatur's website will be updated for improved functionality to the public in FY23. The staff meant to make this a part of the budget presentation in November;but it was overlooked. 4) As GIS has moved from IT,to Planning,and now into the Data&Communications division,a lack of oversight due to the transitions led to missing software maintenance costs for a contract that expires in November of 2023. 5) A higher hourly rate will be paid to the off-duty officers providing security in the Civic Center,as we were increasingly unable to attract officers. This increase was negotiated late in FY22,and so was incorporated late into the FY23 budget.This arrangement is linked to efforts to improve security at the Civic Center,Transit Center,and the Decatur Public Library. 6) A scrivener's error led to extra money being budgeted for the Lake Centennial celebration.The previous version of the budget showed$125,000,it should have been a$25,000 expense. 7) As a result of a re-evaluation of the consultant study that led to the new fire stations,it was noted that the list of repairs to the legacy fire stations still has yet to be fully completed. This increase is part of a multi-year plan to finish those repairs. 8) Based on a re-calculation of the 90-day reserve to remove,as per Council policy, FY23 capital costs and to base the reserve only on operational expenses,an extra$500,000 of FY22 fund balance was freed up to spend down to the 90-day reserve. By moving an additional$500,000 to the General Fund's Special Projects Reserve,the council has more money for special projects, and retains the exact amount in the"rainy day fund"as required by policy. 9) New cameras and minor equipment to be purchased for the new Data&Communications division from PEG funds. 10) Additional revenue funds are to be transferred into the Building Fund from Transit to cover the services of the new Facilities Manger position to pay for the services of managing the recent land and building purchases for Transit. 11) This is the expense side of the transfer noted above,from the Transit Fund to the Building Fund. 12) Revenue into the Building Fund from the General Fund to pay for the services of the new Facilities Manager position was reduced to the pay/benefits of the new position. 13) The transfer from the Water Fund to the General Fund was increased based on increased use of General Fund services from the Facilities Manager and other central services and overhead. 14) Interest revenue was increase as Regions bank had,after the initial revenue projections, increased the interest payout to 1%. 15) The Benefit Fund has revenue into it from the expenses for employee health care plans in other funds. This is because the expense is double encumbered. This revenue was to high based on initial estimates of the number of plans found in other funds,so it was reduced to match the cost of the actual number of employee plans.