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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 47-2002 - Failed, RESOLUTION NO. 47-02 RESOLUTION TO AMEND 2003 BUDGET WHEREAS,primarily due to lack of projected growth in Sales Tax collection,total projected revenues and operating incomes available for budgeting for 2003 are insufficient to meet projected City needs as outlined by the City Manager for 2003, and WHEREAS,the City Manager identified and listed several important"priority" needs which have not yet been funded, and WHEREAS,the City Council's policies have established certain reserve funds which aggregate more than $2,000,000, and WHEREAS,Ends Policy #1, Financial Stability, Guideline C, Section I, Sub-section B, creates a reserve that".....may be used at the Council's discretion to address............unanticipated economic downturns.......,"a condition which now exists, and WHEREAS, creating this "rainy day" fund surely contemplates that it will be used, if needed, during periods of temporary revenue short-fall to enable the City to continue its on-going operations, and WHEREAS, good business practice requires properly repairing or replacing worn out equipment on a timely basis creating a safe working environment for the City's employees and protecting members of the public, simultaneously increasing employee productivity and efficiency at a time when increased productivity is most needed, and funding on-going community services and programs strengthens partnership relationships with important community organizations to achieve the city's goals. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,that$167,000 be transferred from the sub-section B reserve to the 2003 City Budget to be applied by the City Manager to the list of un-funded "priority" needs identified in his budget presentation, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that the reserve balance in sub-section B be fully restored as soon as future budgets will allow. FAILED this 23rd day of September 2002. CITY OF BROOKINGS Mayor Virgil H. Herriott ATTEST: Shari Thornes, City Clerk