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RESOLUTION 0 . ..J,!,C---.
SERIES OF 2009
A RESOLUT ION APP ROVING A SUPPLEMENT AL Al'PROP~ ~ TION TO THE 2009
BUDGET FOR TH E HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTH PL,\TTE ALLEY .
WHEREAS, th e City of Englewood is required by Cit y Chart er lo ensLre th at expenditures do
not exceed legnll y ndop ted appropriations; an d
WHEREAS, the 2009 Budget was subrniued and approved by th e Englewood ~ity Co un ci l oo
October 24 , 2008; and
WHEREAS, th e City Council of the City of Englewood authorized an appropriation of
SI 00 ,000 for the Colorado Humane Society Guarantee to pay the outstanding ob ligations of the
Colorado Humane Society by the passage of Resolution No. 42, Series of 2009; and
WHEREAS , this supp lemental appropriation to the 2009 Budget is needed for a $ I 00,000
contribution to the Humane Society of South Platte Valley; and
WHEREAS, thi s expenditure could not be foreseen and therefore was not included in th e 2009
Bud get.
NOW , THEREFORE, B.:: IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCD.. OF THE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS :
~tion 1. The Budget for the Ci ty of Englewood, Colorado, is he;, ·,y amend ed for the year
ending 2009, as follows:
GENERAL FUND
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
Con tingency SI00,000
USE OF FUNDS:
Contribution 10 the Humane Society of South Platte Valley $100,000
Section 2. ·1 he City Manager and the Director of Finance and Admi nistrative Services are
hereby authori zed to make the nbove changes to the 1009 Budg et for the City of Eng lewood .
ADOPTED AND APPROVED thi s 2"" day of November, 2009 .
James K. Woodward , Mayor
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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
Date : Agenda Item : Subject :
November 2, 2009 11 C iii Reso lulion for a Supplemental Appropria ti on for
Humane Society of So uth Platte Va ll ey
Initiated By:
Fin ance and A dmi nis trati ve Serv ices D epartment
I Staff Source :
Frank Gryglewicz, Direc tor
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
Council discussed a supplemental appropriation for th e Colo rado Humane Society ar,d th e issu es
surroun di ng It at the June 8, 2009 Study Session an d determin ed City staff shoul.' tak e th e
necessary actions required to pay the outstanding obligations of th e Colorado Human e Society.
City Cou nci l appropri ate d $100,000 for th e Colorado Humane Soc iety Guarantee on Jun e 16,
2009. The funds were put into contingency but no t use d .
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff recommends Council approve th e attached Suppl emental Resolution for a $100,000 for capital
contributio n to th e Humane Society of So uth Platt e Va ll ey.
BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED
In D ecember o f 2008, th e D is trict Court removed the management of the Colo rado Humane
Society and placed th e operati o ns of th e she lter th at serve s th e cities of Er.glewood and Littleton
under the con trol of a custodian. Th e Court and the custo dian have worked with th e two ci ti es to
provide for co ntinued operati o ns o f th e shelter with the intenti on of transferring o peral ions o f th e
shelter to permanent managem ent. H owever, du e to financial and legal constraints, th e transfer of
CHS to new m anage ment has n ot b een accompli shed. Mr. Fisher has es ta blished a n ew non-profit
orga niza ti on, th e H umane Society of So uth Platte Vall ey for purposes of operatin g an an imal shelter
and re lated services for i he benefit of th e ci ties of Englewood an d Li ttl eton and !heir respective
communities. Durin g th e City Council Study Session o f October 19, 2009, Mr. Fish er p res ented a
proposal to Council for ope ration o f a new anima l shelter and a reques t for capital funding to he':
offset th e cos ts of providing a faci lity sui tab le fo r th e continued housing and ca re of impoun ded
anima ls and related services
SOURCES AND USES OF FUNDS :
GENERAL FUND :
SOURCE OF FUNDS :
Conti n gency $100,000
USE OF FUNDS :
Capi tal Con tr ib ution to the Humane Soc iety o f So uth Platte Valley $100,000
FINANC IAL IMPACT
Th e General Fund 's Unreserved/Undesignated fund bal ance will be not change a · th e', 100,000
was prev iously ap prop riat ed in Co nt in gen cy for th e Colorddo Human e Society .
LIST Of ATTACHMENTS
Prop osed Res olut io n
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