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Resolution supplementing the Fiscal Year 2024 Operating and Capital Budget for unanticipated revenue for the American Rescue Plan Act, Capital Projects and General Funds, revenue replacement for the General Fund, and unanticipated fund balance for the General Fund. Realign appropriation from General Fund Reserves for unanticipated expenditures at the Public Safety Complex.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Conduct a public hearing and adopt the attached resolution recognizing and appropriating unanticipated revenue and revenue replacement and realigning of funds in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget as follows:
• Realign $2,640,000.00 from General Fund Reserves and appropriate $440,000.00 to the Department of Administrative Services for the purchase of a fuel replenishment system for the Public Safety Complex (PSC) generator and $2,200,000.00 to the Transfer to Capital Projects Fund Account. Recognize $2,200,000.00 in the Capital Projects Fund and appropriate to the Ground Water Return Wells at PSC project 006192A.
• Recognize $6,000.00 in unanticipated revenue in the General Fund and appropriate $6,000.00 to Human Services’ Pinellas County Health Facilities Authority project.
• Recognize $172,000.00 in unanticipated fund balance for the General Fund and appropriate to the State Attorney for a previously approved budget amendment for funding to purchase radios (Res-23-67).
• As was previously approved by the Board of County Commissioners in FY23 on August 15, 2023, in Granicus Item 23-1082A, this item proposes to recognize $1,230,850.00 in unanticipated revenue for the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Fund due to a previously approved transfer (Res-23-67) that was reversed in FY23 and appropriate $1,230,850.00 to the Transfer to General Fund Account. Recognize $1,230,850.00 in revenue replacement from ARPA Fund in the General Fund and appropriate $1,230,850.00 to Safety and Emergency Services’ (SES) personnel services. Realign $1,230,850.00 from SES’ personnel services to General Government’s aid to private organizations. This is requested because the transaction was anticipated in FY23 but is now happening in FY24. The financial transactions are proposed now exactly as they were proposed in FY23.
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Strategic Plan:
Ensure Public Health, Safety, and Welfare
2.1 Provide planning, coordination, prevention, and protective services to create and enhance a safe, secure, and healthy community.
Foster Continual Economic Growth and Vitality
4.2 Invest in communities that need the most.
Deliver First Class Services to the Public and Our Customers
5.1 Maximize partner relationships and public outreach.
5.2 Be responsible stewards of the public’s resources.
5.3 Ensure effective and efficient delivery of County services and support.
5.4 Strive to serve the needs of all Pinellas County residents and customers.
Summary:
Summary
The ARPA Fund will recognize $1,230,850.00 in unanticipated revenue due to a previously approved transfer (Res-23-67) that was not completed in FY23 and therefore appropriately reversed and appropriate $1,230,850.00 to the Transfer to the General Fund Account. The General Fund will recognize $1,230,850.00 in revenue replacement that is transferred from the ARPA Fund and $1,230,850.00 will be appropriated to SES for personnel services expenditures. Additionally, $1,230,850.00 will be realigned from SES personnel services to General Government for aid to private organizations.
The General Fund will recognize $6,000.00 in unanticipated revenue from a donation and appropriate to Human Services’ Pinellas County Health Facilities Authority project.
The General Fund will recognize $172,000.00 in unanticipated fund balance for the General Fund and appropriate to the State Attorney for a previously approved budget amendment for funding to purchase radios (Res-23-67).
The General Fund will realign $2,640,000.00 from Reserves and appropriate $440,000.00 to DAS for the purchase of a fuel replenishment system for the PSC generator and $2,200,000.00 to the Transfer to Capital Projects Fund Account.
The Capital Projects Fund will recognize $2,200,000.00 in unanticipated revenue transferred from the General Fund and appropriate to the Ground Water Return Wells at the PSC project.
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Background Information:
The ARPA Fund will recognize $1,230,850.00 in unanticipated revenue due to a previously approved transfer (Res-23-67/23-1082A) that did not occur and was appropriately reversed in FY23 and appropriate $1,230,850.00 to the Transfer to the General Fund Account. The transfer in FY23 was meant to replace SES’ General Fund revenue and support the department’s personnel services. SES was unable to make $1,230,850.00 in expenses in FY23 that met ARPA compliance due to the late timing of the amendment and the transfer was reversed in FY23 by the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller.
The General Fund will recognize $1,230,850.00 in revenue replacement that is transferred from the ARPA Fund and $1,230,850.00 will be appropriated to SES for personnel services expenditures. Additionally, $1,230,850.00 will be realigned from SES personnel services to General Government for aid to private organizations. This portion of the resolution replicates the previously approved Res-23-67 and will allow General Fund revenue to be appropriated to General Government just as it did in FY23.
The General Fund will recognize $6,000.00 in unanticipated revenue from a donation and appropriate $6,000.00 to Human Services’ Pinellas County Health Facilities Authority project. Through Human Services, the Board of County Commissioners will donate $3,000 to the St. Petersburg Free Clinic and $3,000 to the Clearwater Free Clinic to assure that the medically indigent are served, as adopted by the Pinellas County Health Facilities Authority during their September 13, 2023 meeting.
The General Fund will recognize $172,000.00 in unanticipated fund balance for the General Fund and appropriate to State Attorney for a previously approved budget amendment for funding to purchase radios (Res-23-67/23-1082A). State Attorney was unable to procure the radios in FY23.
The General Fund will realign $2,640,000.00 from Reserves and appropriate $440,000.00 to DAS for the purchase of a fuel replenishment system for the PSC generator and $2,200,000.00 to the Transfer to Capital Projects Fund Account. The PSC’s generator experienced a failure of the automatic fuel replenishment system in 2019 and in the interim, a manual system has been in place until a replacement system could be procured and installed. The current manual system is not adequate for emergency conditions and DAS currently has a procurement in progress (23-1649A) for a replacement fuel replenishment system, however, DAS does not have adequate funding in the FY24 Adopted Budget for the procurement.
The Capital Projects Fund will recognize $2,200,000.00 in unanticipated revenue transferred from the General Fund and appropriate to the Ground Water Return Wells at PSC project 006192A. This is an urgent capital project. The existing return wells were not built as designed, and as a result are causing high back pressure readings and will result in a total system failure if not re-built to meet design criteria.
Fiscal Impact:
Approval of this resolution:
Recognizes unanticipated revenue in the amount of $1,230,850.00 for the ARPA, $2,200,000.00 to the Capital Projects, and $6,000.00 to the General Funds. It then appropriates $1,230,850.00 to ARPA Fund’s Transfer to General Fund Account, $2,200,000.00 to the Capital Projects Fund Ground Water Return Wells at PSC project 006192A, and $6,000.00 to the General Fund’s Pinellas County Health Facilities Authority project.
Recognizes $1,230,850.00 in revenue replacement transferred from the ARPA Fund to the General Fund and appropriates $1,230,850.00 to SES’ personnel services. Additionally, it will realign $1,230,850.00 from SES’ personnel services to General Government’s aid to private organizations.
Recognizes $172,000.00 in unanticipated fund balance in the General Fund and appropriates $172,000.00 to State Attorney’s Communication Services Repair and Maintenance Account.
Realigns $2,640,000.00 from General Fund Reserves for Contingencies to DAS’ Repair and Maintenance Account ($440,000.000) and Transfer to Capital Projects Fund Account ($2,200,000.00).
Staff Member Responsible:
Shane Kunze, Budget and Financial Management Analyst, Office of Management and Budget
Chris Rose, Director, Office of Management and Budget
Partners:
Department of Administrative Services
Human Services
Safety and Emergency Services
State Attorney
Attachments:
Resolution 23-XX
Notice of Public Hearing.