Broward County Commission Regular Meeting

MOTION TO ADOPT supplemental budget Resolution Nos. 2017-656 through 2017-666 within the Special Purpose Funds and Trust Funds in the amount of $4,560,105 to reappropriate funds for prior year commitments and to provide additional funding for other programs.

ACTION:  (T-10:55 AM)  Approved.  (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)
 
VOTE: 9-0.

Supplemental budgets are required whenever existing revenue sources are increased or decreased, resulting in a change in the total appropriations of a fund.

The primary purpose of this supplemental budget is to reappropriate funds for prior year project commitments. This budget amendment also includes a number of proposed new appropriations to address issues that have arisen since the adoption of the Fiscal Year 2018 budget.

None.

Staff typically presents three supplemental budget amendments per year to the Board. The purpose of the first supplemental budget amendment is primarily to carry forward funds for specific non-recurring items that were budgeted in the prior Fiscal Year but the purchasing transactions were not completed, or the funds were not expended for other reasons. These items are commonly referred to as “reappropriations”. This budget amendment also includes a limited number of proposed new appropriations to address issues that have arisen since the adoption of the Fiscal Year 2018 budget.

BROWARD MUNICIPAL SERVICES DISTRICT FUND - $134,383 - Fund balance is reappropriated to complete an ongoing records management project.

BUILDING CODE SERVICES FUND - $81,301 - Fund balance is reappropriated for vehicles budgeted in the prior fiscal year.

BOARD OF RULES AND APPEALS FUND - $28,000 - Fund balance is reappropriated for prior year commitments.

LICENSING, ELEVATOR & REGULATORY FUND - $476,998 - Fund balance is reappropriated for vehicles budgeted in the prior fiscal year.

TARGET RANGE FUND - $59,000 - Budgeted revenues, fund balance and personal services are adjusted and remaining funds are transferred to the General Capital Fund for repayment of capital expenses.   

E-911 FUND - $2,315,058 - Fund balance is reappropriated for professional services, computer hardware and software associated with capital projects previously budgeted in fiscal year 2017.

MANATEE PROTECTION FUND - $417,956 - Fund balance is reappropriated for prior year commitments and the completion of the design and construction of the manatee observation platform.

JUDICIAL TECHNOLOGY FEE FUND - $815,896 - Fund balance is reappropriated for prior year commitments related to the new courthouse.

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & COMMUNITY RESILIENCE CONTRACT FUND - $6,513 - Fund balance is reappropriated for prior year commitments. 

POLLUTION RECOVERY TRUST FUND - $115,000 - Fund balance is appropriated for the purchase of vehicles for the Air Pollution program and software costs related to the POSSE system.

RESTITUTION GENERAL TRUST FUND - $110,000 - Fund balance is budgeted and transferred to the General Fund for the purchase of vehicles for  Child Care Licensing and Enforcement inspectors. 

Norman Foster,  Director, OMB, (954) 357-6346