TOTAL BUDGET AMENDED EXPENSE: $2,179,959

Includes:

1) Additional expense offset by new revenues: $132,525

2) Application of designated funds: $165,391

3) City-wide application of unassigned cash: $1,882,043

This is the second and final budget amendment to the FY2017-2018 approved budget and has been scheduled for Council consideration at the June 19, 2018 meeting.  Following is a summary of the budget amendment categories:

1) Additional expenses offset by new revenues:  This category provides expenditure authority for grant related costs totaling $8,187 for Gillette Historic Preservation programs; donations of $25,015 for various Police tactical team training and gear, Gillette Historic Preservation operations, memorial program and Trash-a-Thon expenses; $7,975 for Mayor's Art Council sponsorships and art sale; and $90,023 from Internal Services provided for increased Customer Service staffing and expenditures.

2) Application of designated funds:  This category provides expenditure authority to utilize funds that have been set aside over the years for specific purposes as designated by Council.  Included is $157,645 for tree removal/replacement from prior year insurance proceeds; $1,515 for memorial program expenditures, $5,500 for Police expenditures utilizing forfeiture funds; $284 for K-9 Program expenditures utilizing Pet Ring Foundation donated funds; and $447 for Trash-a-Thon expenditures utilizing Keep America Beautiful designations.

3) City-wide application of unassigned cash:  This category provides additional funding for unbudgeted/under budgeted expenses and includes:  blade center and technology upgrades - $375,000; pavement management, pathway and patching projects - $183,500; additional drive and drop expenditures - $26,850, traffic signal projects - $72,982; compensation payouts and benefit changes - $377,021; funding for Cam-Plex capital - $14,000; City portion of CCFD operating expenses - $28,837; cable franchise extension expenditures - $90,000; various pool repairs and maintenance - $91,000; various increase in internal service charges to utilities - $90,023; Wastewater Treatment Plant and equipment repairs and maintenance - $155,000; and other miscellaneous - $22,900.

4) City-wide application of unassigned cash for carryover requests:  This category provides funding for expenses budgeted in a prior year to be carried over to the current fiscal year and includes: pavement management projects - $325,000; sewer main replacement projects - $29,792 and dispatch technology - $1,463.

The Budget Amendment will result in the following applications of unassigned cash:

General Fund:  $907,896

1% Fund:  $638,124

Enterprise Funds:  $336,023

A detailed itemization of the budget amendment requests is attached.  All requests included for your consideration have been reviewed and recommended for approval by the Finance Department and Administration, as well as reviewed by Council at the June 19, 2018 Council Pre-Meeting.