The accompanying ordinance, upon passage, will authorize appropriations (expenditures) for the City of Brentwood for Fiscal Year 2018-2019.
The FY 2019 proposed budget was submitted to the City Commission on April 30, 2018, and was subject to detailed review at the budget work session held on May 10, 2018. As discussed at the May 10 meeting, the proposed General Fund budget has been adjusted in the appropriations ordinance to reallocate funding for new positions originally budgeted in the Insurance and Other Benefits activity to the various General Fund departments where those new positions will reside (Police, Public Works, and Finance). A revised FY 2019 line item budget incorporating the reallocation of these expenditures is provided as an attachment to this ordinance.
In order to simplify the process for allocating funding in the FY 2019 proposed budget on final reading, please find summarized below several potential items for consideration by the City Commission and specific action and process that will be needed for each item under consideration.
- Allocation of funding for Education
$235,000 is available in the proposed budget for eligible public schools. A motion to amend the draft budget to specifically allocate this funding to each school is required prior to final adoption of the budget.
Last year’s funding was allocated as follows: Brentwood and Ravenwood High - $60,000 each; Brentwood, Sunset and Woodland Middle Schools - $15,000 each; and Crockett, Edmonson, Kenrose, Lipscomb, Scales, and Sunset Elementary Schools - $10,000 each. Note that additional funding ($10,000) is provided in the proposed FY 2019 budget for Jordan Elementary school that will open in August of 2018.
Attached for your information are copies of the funding requests from the schools for next year, including the additional funding request of Brentwood High School ($160,000) and details regarding student populations for Sunset Middle and Elementary schools.
- Allocation of funding for recreation program services.
A total of $102,000 is available in the proposed FY 2019 budget for allocation to various recreational and community service providers. This amount is $15,000 more than in FY 2018. A motion to amend the draft budget to specifically allocate this funding to the various service providers is required prior to final adoption of the budget.
Last year’s funding was allocated as follows: FiftyForward Martin Center. - $45,000; YMCA - $12,000; Brentwood Civitan - $20,000 and Brentwood Blaze - $10,000. City Commissioners have previously received a list of funding requests, with accompanying support, from various agencies for next year.
- Adjustment to City Manager’s Salary
The proposed FY 2019 budget includes a 4% market pay or "across the board" adjustment for all employees. Per the terms of his employment agreement, the City Manager is due this market adjustment under the same terms and conditions as all other employees. However, subject to the agreement of the City Manager, the Commission has the option to apply the raise as part of the City Manager's base pay or make a portion of it a one-time bonus.
- Other Amendments Not Currently Funded in the Budget
Any other adjustments to the budget for programs or expenditures not currently provided for will require an amendment to the budget to increase both estimated revenues and associated appropriations. If any commissioner plans to present a proposed amendment, please notify staff so that we can provide appropriate guidance regarding which revenue and expenditure categories would be impacted by such an amendment.
After the City Commission approves any or all of the potential items noted above, the final action of the Board should be to approve the Appropriations Ordinance (Ordinance 2018-07) on second and final reading.
Section 6-22-124(b) of the City Charter requires the Board of Commissioners to adopt the Appropriations Ordinance before the first day of the new fiscal year beginning July 1. Two public hearings on Ordinance 2018-07 have been held to date at the May 29, 2018 and June 12, 2018 meetings. There have been no public comments provided at either hearing. A third and final public hearing is scheduled for the June 25, 2018 meeting prior to final consideration and approval of the FY 2019 appropriations ordinance.
Please contact the Finance Director or City Manager if you have any questions or need additional information.