Title
a. Amend the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014-15 Health Department Animal Services Division (4000-HEA001) Adopted Budget to increase estimated appropriations and General Fund Contribution in the amount of $50,000 (4/5ths vote required); and
b. Amend FY 2014-15 Health Department Environmental Health (4000-HEA005) Adopted Budget to decrease in appropriations and General Fund Contribution by $50,000 (4/5ths vote required).
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Amend the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014-15 Health Department Animal Services Division
(4000-HEA001) Adopted Budget to increase estimated appropriations and General Fund Contribution in the amount of $50,000 (4/5ths vote required); and
b. Amend FY 2014-15 Health Department Environmental Health (4000-HEA005) Adopted Budget to decrease in appropriations and General Fund Contribution by $50,000 (4/5ths vote required).
SUMMARY:
The Health Department's Animal Services Division (HEA001) requests an increase in estimated appropriations and General Fund Contribution in the amount of $50,000 due to unanticipated expenditures to be offset by a $50,000 decrease in appropriations and General Fund Contribution in Environmental Health (4000-HEA005).
DISCUSSION:
The Health Department requests an amendment to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014-15 Health Department Animal Services Division (4000-HEA001) Adopted Budget to increase estimated appropriations and General Fund Contribution in the amount of $50,000 to ensure adequate appropriations to cover increased costs associated with unanticipated need to replace old equipment, as well as unanticipated cost of outside counsel services.
The FY 2014-15 Animal Services Division Year-End estimate submitted in January projected no increase to the $1,392,180 in General Fund Contribution. However, in the months following that projection, the commercial grade dish washer at the Animal Services Center had to be replaced (a cost of about $6,000). Furthermore, the Animal Service Division has had to address a number of issues that required outside legal counsel advice (a cost of approximately $44,000).
During FY 2014-15 Environmental Health experienced a number of vacancies, resulting in salary savings. Due to these salary savings, the Department of Health is requesting a decrease in appropriations and General Fund Contribution in Environmental Health (4000-HEA005).
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
None
FINANCING:
The Health Department is requesting an increase in appropriations and General Fund Contribution for Animal Services Division (4000-HEA001) in the amount of $50,000 and a decrease in appropriations and General Fund Contribution for Environmental Health (4000-HEA005) in the amount of $50,000 in FY 2014-15. There will be no impact on Health Department's FY 2014-15 Adopted General Fund Contribution of $3,749,824 resulting from this action.
Prepared by: Teresa Rios, Management Analyst III, 755-8979
Approved by: Ray Bullick, Director of Health, 4526