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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014 Resolution No. 043.. RESOLUTION NO. !13. SERIES OF 2014 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION TO THE 2014 BUDGET. WHEREAS. the City of Englewood is required by City Charter to ensure that expenditures do not exceed legally adopted appropriations; and WHEREAS, the 2014 Budget was submitted and approved by the Englewood City Council on October 21, 2013; and WHEREAS, in March 2014 the City Manager announced his retirement and City Council requested staff prepare a request for proposal (RFP) to recruit a professional recruiter; and WHEREAS, funds were not budgeted for this expenditure as the City Manager's retirement was not lmow at the time the 2014 Budget was prepared; and WHEREAS, the Englewood City Council hires and retains a City Manager as the chief executive and head of the executive branch of the City Government. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Budget for the General Fund of the City of Englewood. Colorado, is hereby amended for the year 2014, as follows: GENERAL FUND SOURCE OF FUNDS: Unassigned Fund Balance $25,000 USE OF FUNDS: Human Resources Department -Professional Services $25,000 Section 2. The City Manager and the Director of Finance and Administrative Services are hereby authorized to make the above changes to the 2014 Budget for the City of Englewood. ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 5th day of May, 2014. ATTEST: .. I, Loucrishia A. Ellis, City Clerk fo~ty of Englewood, Colorado, hereby certify the above is a true copy of Resolution No. Series of 2014. , J. 6 • • COUNCIL COMMUNICATION Date: Agenda Item: Subject: May 5, 2014 11 Ci Resolution for a Supplemental Appropriation to the 2014 Budget Initiated By: Staff Source: Finance and Administrative Services Department Frank Gryglewicz, Director COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION City Council has discussed recruiting a new City Manager since Gary Sears announced his retirement on March 2, 2014. Council directed staff to prepare a request for proposal (RFP) to recruit a professional recruiter. Council discussed and narrowed the field to three candidate firms at the April 21, 2014 Study Session. RECOMMENDED ACTION Staff recommends City Council approve the attached resolution for a supplemental appropriation to the 2014 Budget as follows: SOURCES AND USES OF FUNDS: GENERAL FUND: SOURCE OF FUNDS: Unassigned Fund Balance $25,000 USE OF FUNDS: Human Resources Department• Professional Services $25,000 BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED City Council hires and retains a City Manager as the chief executive and head of the executive branch of the City Government. City Council enacts legislation, sets public policy and determines the City's direction and goals. It is the City Manager's responsibility to allocate the necessary human and capital resources to implement legislation and achieve Council's goals. Funds were not budgeted for this expenditure as the City Manager's retirement was not known at the time the 2014 Budget was prepared. FINANCIAL IMPACT The General Fund's Unassigned Fund Balance will be reduced $25,000. LIST OF ATTACHMENTS Proposed Resolution