I. RECOMMENDATION:
Staff is requesting that Council adopt a budget for FY 2020-2021.
II. BACKGROUND:
On May 21, 2020, during a budget workshop, Council provided direction for a FY 2020-2021 budget.
On June 18, 2020, the budget was not approved by Council.
III. DISCUSSION:
One of the major contributing factors to the General Fund budget deficit for FY 2020-2021 is that Coalinga-Huron Unified School District and West Hills College Coalinga have both stated that will not be funding a School Resource Officer position for the first semester of the school year. Both stated they would revisit this decision in January for the remainder of the school.
During the budget workshop on May 21, 2020, staff informed Council of this. The direction provided by Council was to remove the revenue for both of the School Resource Officer positions for the entire fiscal year, not just until January, when both districts plan to revisit, and for the City to absorb the cost of those two Police Officer positions into the General Fund for the entire fiscal year.
In doing so, the General Fund budget deficit was approximately $179,000.
The two Police Officer positions are currently vacant.
Staff is recommending to the Council that the City not fill the two vacant Police Officer positions and eliminate the expenses from the budget for FY 2020-2021. If the Districts decide, in January, to fund those positions then the City can fill those positions at that time.
The draft of the budget that is currently attached, and also part of the Consent Calendar for possible adoption tonight, eliminates the two vacant Police Officer (School Resource Officer) positions and that results in a balanced General Fund budget for FY 2020-2021, with a surplus of approximately $9,000.
IV. ALTERNATIVES:
1. Make other adjustments to the budget.
V. FISCAL IMPACT:
Staff's recommendation would result in a balanced General Fund budget. |