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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-10-13 10-344 RESOLVECOUNCIL ACTION {s A4 Item No. Date: 10-13-2010 Item/Subject: Resolve, Appropriating $71,500 from the General Fund's Undesignated Fund Balance for the Purpose of Funding a Performance Management Review of the Police and Fire Departments Responsible Department: Finance Commentary: On July 26, 2010 the Council authorized the issuance of a Request for Qualifications for Consultant Services to Review Public Safety Operations. A combined staff/ Council committee recently completed interviews of four of the respondents and expects to bring forward a recommendation to the Finance Committee on October 18th along with this accompanying funding Resolve. If recommended for approval by the Finance Committee, both the award of contract(s) and funding Resolve would return to the Council on October 25th The attached Resolve will appropriate $71,500 from the General Fund's Undesignated Fund Balance to fund the costs associated with these services. As of June 30, 2009 the City's Undesignated Fund Balance of $8,743,388 exceeded the Council target of 7.5% of operating expenditures by $2,411,281. To date only $141,000 of this amount has been committed by the Council for other purposes. In general, the City's Fund Balance policy indicates that undesignated fund balance should be used primarily to insure adequate designated reserves, to respond to unforeseen emergencies and to provide overall financial stability. Based on the unforeseen, unique and non-recurring nature of this appropriation, this Resolve appears to meet the intent of the City's Fund Balance policy. Manager's Comment: A/ 41 l(M112;,Xrd��ISi�I'1 Associated Information: Resolve Budget Approval: Legal Approval: Introduced for Passage X First Reading x Referral —Finance Committee of 10/18/2010 Department Head City Manager T7 Finance Director 1_�Z� City Solicitor Page _ of _ V) 344 Assigned to Councilor - Bronson October 13, 2010 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) RESOLVE, Appropriating $71,500 from the General Fund's Undesignated Fund Balance for the Purpose of Funding a Performance Management Review of the Police and Fire Departments BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR THAT $71,500 is hereby appropriated from the General Fund's Undesignated Fund Balance to fund the costs associated with contracting for Performance Management Review Services at Bangor Police and Fire Departments. IN CITY COUNCIL October 13, 2010 First Reading & Referral to Finance Committee Meeting of 10/18/10 at 5 pm. IN CITY COUNCIL October 25, 2010 Motion Made and Seconded for Passage Passed (4 .0 CITY CLE �c�(1 (TITLEs)_Anpropriating X71,500 from the r- maril Fund's Undesignated Fund Balance for the Purpose of Funding a Performance Management Review of the Police and Fire Departments Assigned -to Councilor �% - 0