2024-04 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, 2023

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LETTER to the DECATUR CITY COUNCIL Finance Department DATE: February 5, 2024 TO: Honorable Mayor Moore Wolfe and City Council Members FROM: Scot Wrighton, City Manager Ruby F. James, City Treasurer& Chief Financial Officer 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, 2023 SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: City Administration recommends City Council approval of the attached Ordinance. BACKGROUND: City Council adopted the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the purpose of defraying the expenses of certain departments and funds of the City of Decatur for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2023. 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 nor in previous amendments. • The Human Resources division(039)in the General Fund; increase by$20,000 the training line in this division for unbudgeted management training for senior staff. • The Executive division (015) in the General Fund; increase by $1,000 for unbudgeted salary expenses. • The Fire Department(070)in the General Fund;appropriate$1,000 in additional personnel related expenses due to three years of back pay from an unresolved contract. • The Traffic & Parking division (086) in the General Fund; appropriate $5,000 for a higher number of large traffic accidents this year that required a higher than usual amount of repairs. • Wabash Crossing TIF Fund (21)appropriate$250,000 for the 2022 tax assessment due to other tax jurisdictions now that the property tax assessment appeal has been settled. • DUI Fund (26)appropriate $10,000 for capital costs that were higher than budgeted. • Pines TIF Fund (28) appropriate $4,000 due to larger than budgeted payments to the developer. Page 1 of 2