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09-17-1991 VC B WS-M,,:,:,~ ~« '~ M E M O RAND U M VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH T0: Mayor & Village Council FROM: Dennis W. Kelly, Village Manage RE: Budgetary Changes - FY 91-92 Proposed Budget DATE: September 17, 1991 .•• 1. The following budget amendments represent changes made to the budget on Thursday, September 12, 1991, following the Public Hearing which preceded the regular Council meeting: The General Fund budget was balanced at $6,450,872.00. The following represents reductions in revenues as voted on by the Council: A. Ad Valorem Taxes $ (65,352.00) B. Electric Utilities Tax (80,000.00) C. Marina (9,200.00) D. Marina Decal (440.00) E. Administrative Fee - Country Club (8,000.00) Total: ${162,992.00) The following expenditures were reduced by Council action: A. Village Manager Contingency $(10,000.00) B. PBC Municipal League (2,800.00) C. Labor Services (1,500.00) Total: $(14,300.00) As a result of these reductions the budget is out of balance by $148,692.00. 2. The Village Council met on Sunday, September 15, 1991, at 8:30 ,_ Mayor & Village Council September 17, 1991 Page 2 a.m. in a workshop session for purposes of reviewing the budget and making additional changes. General Fund: The following represents consensus to amendments to the budget: A. A6416-35294 - Uniforms & Shoes - Change from $2,651 to $2,176. B. A4600-09100 - Appropriated Fund Balance - Change from $350,000 to $500,000. C. Council decided to not loan the $165,000 to the North Palm Beach Country Club out of the General Fund; the impact of that decision is to require the Country Club Fund to borrow the necessary funds from the open market. Country Club Fund: .~ A. L8045-11540 - Bonuses - Change from $787 to $0. B. L2151-03631 - Pool - Resident - Change from $27,570 to $18,947. C. L2151-03632 - Pool -Nonresident - Change from $36,675 to $29,515. Council made a policy decision to not loan the North Palm Beach Country Club the requested $165,000 from the General Fund; it is the position of the Council that the Country Club Administrative Board seek other sources for their respective loan. 3. The following items were discussed among Council members with the conclusion that some of the items will require research and analysis and reports back to the Council but did not include any substantive dollar changes to the budget: A. A5812-34010 - Travel - The Fire Department has budgeted two rooms at $55/night x 4 = $440. This is housing for attendance by Volunteer fire fighters to the State Fire College in Ocala. The question raised is why are the Volunteers using a hotel instead of the Fire College dormitory facilities? B. Median Watering: Examine the capital cost vs the operation and maintenance cost for the watering of the medians on U.S. 1 and Northlake Boulevard. _ Mayor & Village Council September 17, 1991 Page 3 C. Group Health - "Variable" Premium - When claims are filed and the Village is required to add additional funds for increased claims experience, that amount is not being passed on as a pro rata share to employees contributing for family coverage; what is the prorated share for family coverage when the Village has to make up the difference for claims experiences? D. Summer Recreation Program - Questions raised as to the offset of the fees compared to the revenue generated and the expenses incurred. E. Toxic Study - Question raised as to where the toxic study mentioned on page 122 of the budget is in fact budgeted; response was that Solid Waste Authority is probably doing that study or providing grants in that respect. F. Police Travel - Captain Warren's Labor Relations Information Systems Course mentioned on page 78. Would that money be better spent for the FBI retraining session ~ that the Public Safety Director attends and, if so, could Captain Warren attend that meeting not being a graduate of the FBI Academy? G. Sanitation - Auto Parts - page 123 - Emergency invoices be forwarded to Council at the time they are incurred as opposed to waiting until a series or a number of emergency invoices have accumulated throughout the fiscal year. H. Forward information regarding Country Club changes, in particular the requirement to borrow $165,000 from sources other than the General Fund, the decrease in pool revenue and the elimination of the 2~ bonus for the Golf Course Maintenance Superintendent to the Country Club Administrative Board in time for them to respond to the Council by Thursday, September 19. I. Conduct a salary survey on the Village Clerk. J. Library - Increase $2,000 for books, if an equal offsetting expense within the Library budget is identified. DWK:sh