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County of El Paso
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Item Title:Budget & Fiscal Policy - BA45
Submitted By:Wallace Hardgrove, Executive Director, Budget and Fiscal Policy Department (915) 546-2262
Subject:Approve amendment No. 45 to the County of El Paso’s 2018-2019 operating budget.  This budgetary amendment will increase Special Revenue by $1,250, increase Grants by $3,079,957.61, thus increasing the overall budget of $446,829,742.62 to $449,910,950.23.
Background:

To include statutory requirement, operational impact, or performance goal.

The County budget is being amended in accordance with Texas Local Government Code §111.0415.

 

Budget amendment is necessary:

  1. To transfer appropriations within the Golf Course divisions to cover the cost to purchase a greens/turf sprayer ride on.

  2. To transfer appropriations from the County Administration department to the General and Administrative account as per the financial policies, the department is asking to have equipment funds from FY2019 be allocated in the FY2020 budget.

  3. To transfer appropriations within the Sports Park Operation divisions to cover the cost of umpire fees for the remainder of the fiscal year.

  4. To transfer appropriations from the General and Administrative legal contingency to the District Attorneys conduct of criminal affairs account. Transfer will cover service until year end.

  5. To set up the budget for the District Attorey’s DIMS Project 2020 grant as awarded by the City of El Paso.

  6. To set up the budget of the 2019 West Texas HIDTA Border Corruption Initiative as awarded and approved by the granting agency.

  7. To set up the budget of the 2019 West Texas HIDTA Enterprise Money Laundering Initiative as awarded and approved by the granting agency.

  8. To set up the remaining budget for the Veterans Treatment Court 2019 grant as awarded by the granting agency Texas Veterans Commission, on Commissioner’s Court agenda 8/5/19.

  9. To set up the budget of the 2019 West Texas HIDTA Multi-Agency Task Force as awarded and approved by the granting agency.

  10. To set up the budget of the 2019 West Texas HIDTA Transportation Task Force as awarded and approved by the granting agency.

  11. To increase the budget for the Region 1-Border Prosecution Unit 2019 grant as awarded and approved by the granting agency to adjust award for supplemental funds received, for Commissioners Court approval on agenda 8/19/19.

  12. To set up the budget of the 2019 West Texas HIDTA Anti-Smuggling Initiative as awarded and approved by the granting agency.

  13. To set up the budget of the 2019 West Texas HIDTA Source City Metro Narcotics Initiative as awarded and approved by the granting agency.

  14. To increase the budget for the El Paso Veterans Treatment Court 2019 grant as awarded and approved by the granting agency to adjust award for program income received.

  15. To increase the budget for 2019 TJJD Alternative Education grant to reflect the actual amount received as awarded by the Texas Juvenile Justice department.

  16. To increase the budget for the Sheriff Crime Victim Services 2019 grant as awarded and approved by the Office of the Attorney General.

  17. To transfer appropriations within the special revenue Court Guardianship 2 Probate account to cover the cost of supplemental salary and fringe expenses up to year end.

  18. To increase the budget for the Wall of Honor contribution account and the wall of honor ops expenses account to reflect the actual amounts for donations received as of August 12, 2019.

  19. To transfer appropriations within the JP Security Fund to allocate funding for renovations initially approved in FY18 from the JP Security Fund to include the amended amount as approved by Commissioner’s Court on August 12, 2019, item 12.

Fiscal Impact:This budgetary amendment will Increase Special Revenue by $1,250, increase Grants by $3,079,957.61, thus increasing the overall budget of $446,829,742.62 to $449,910,950.23.
Recommendation:The recommendation is for Commissioners Court to approve amendment No. 45 to the County of El Paso’s 2018-2019 operating budget.
Prior Action:N/A
Strategic Plan:..
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DescriptionUpload Date
BA458/14/2019