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On Tuesday, November 28th, 2017, the Longmont City Council passed a bill for an ordinance making additional appropriations for expenses and liabilities of the City of Longmont for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2017.
According to city council communication, "This is the ninth additional appropriation for 2017. This ordinance appropriates an additional $1,721,451 in six funds bringing the total 2017 budget to $439,516,736."
The ordinance will fund necessary expenses and beyond the 2017 budget that was adopted in October 2016.
Expenses regarding to the Capital Improvement Program include:
* Represents expenses that have an offsetting revenue source such as grants,
donations or fees.
** Represents new, previously unbudgeted expenses which require the use of
fund balance.
# Represents new, previously unbudgeted expenses which are tied to a CIP
amendment
General Fund
* Wildland expenses (offset by non-grant federal) $40,000
** Wildland Truck (offset by fund balance reserved for Wildland) $375,000
Total General Fund $ 415,000
Storm Drainage Bond Construction Fund
# DRN034, SH66 Regional Drainage Improvement, CIP Amendment
(offset by fund balance) $100,000
CIP amendment will be presented to Council 11/28/17
Total Storm Drainage Bond Construction Fund $100,000
Youth Services Fund
* Recreation SSR Programs (offset by private donation) $500
* Parent Education Services (offset by Boulder county grant) $70,200
* Bright Eyes expenses (offset by private donation) $970
Total Youth Services Fund $ 71,670
Museum Services Fund
# PBF207, Museum Collection Storage Facility, CIP Amendment
(offset by federal grant) $89,922
CIP amendment will be presented to Council 11/28/17
* Storage Facility Operating Expenses (offset by federal grant) $58,796
* Day of the Dead expenses (offset by Boulder county grant) $2,000
(offset by private donations) $6,900
(offset by miscellaneous revenue) $2,000
* Summer Camp expenses (offset by charges for services) $9,000
* Discovery Days Education Program Leader (offset by private donation) $7,400
* Membership Solicitation Letters and Mailing (offset by private donation) $1,000
* Strategic Planning Consultant (offset by private donation) $12,000
Total Museum Services Fund $189,018
Public Buildings Community Investment Fee Fund
# PBF207, Museum Collection Storage Facility, CIP Amendment
(offset by fund balance) $15,000
CIP amendment will be presented to Council 11/28/17
Total Public Buildings Community Investment Fee Fund $15,000
Longmont Urban Renewal Fund
* Transfer to other funds
(offset by property tax increment) $213,308
(offset by sales tax increment) $717,455
Total Longmont Urban Renewal Fund $930,763
The summary of the 2017 budget expenditures by fund:
