2022-49 Budget Reconciliation 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, 2022

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LETTER to the DECATUR CITY COUNCIL Finance Department DATE: December 14, 2022 TO: Honorable Mayor Moore Wolfe and City Council Members FROM: Scot Wrighton, City Manager Gregg D.Zientara, City Treasurer& Director of Finance SUBJECT: Budget Reconciliation 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, 2022 SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: City Administration recommends City Council approval of the attached Ordinance. BACKGROUND: City Council adopted the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget and Appropriation Ordinance 2021-51 on December 6, 2021 for the purpose of defraying the expenses of certain departments and funds of the City of Decatur for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2022 and ending December 31, 2022. It is now necessary to reconcile the budget and appropriate additional funds for operational expenditures for the City to effect provision of services to its citizens which were not anticipated at the time of adoption. • The City General Administration division (039) in the General Fund; reduce by$175,000 the contingency line in this division. • The Communications & Data division (018) in the General Fund; appropriate $25,000 in additional expense as this division had no budget and was created in a reorganization mid fiscal year. • The Legal division(020)in the General Fund;appropriate$40,000 for outside litigation and labor relations expense incurred due to unforeseen matters arising during the year. • The Civic Center division (038) in the General Fund; appropriate $10,000 for expenses incurred due to higher security service cost than originally budgeted. • The Neighborhood Inspections division (053) in the General Fund; appropriate $100,000 in increased expense incurred for contractual services for weed removal and lawn mowing in excess of the original budget. • Eastgate TIF Fund 23; appropriate $200,000 and provide budget approval for additional expense to defray the cost of higher-than-expected payments to the developer in accordance with the TIF district development agreement. Page 1 of 2