Title
Ordinance to Confirm the Adoption and Appropriation of the City Manager's Recommended Budget for the General Fund (City and Schools) of the City of Hampton for Fiscal Year 2024 beginning July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2024 and to Correct a Clerical Error in Non-Coded Budget Ordinance 23-0073
Purpose
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
Subsequent to City Council's adoption and appropriation of the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget, it was discovered that the expenditure schedule attached to Non-Coded Ordinance 23-0073 was incorrect, and did not comport with the City Manager's Recommended Budget. This ordinance confirms that it is the City Manager's Recommended Budget FY24 Recommended Budget that was approved and appropriated by Council's action on May 10,2023.
Discussion:
This ordinance confirms City Council's adoption and appropriation of the City Manager's Recommended Budget for the General Fund (City and Schools) for Fiscal Year 2024 ("Manager's Recommended FY24 Budget"); and corrects a clerical error in the expenditure schedule attached to Resolution 23-0073. City Charter Section 6.09 requires that the total proposed general fund expenditures shall not exceed the total of estimated general fund income. The Manager's Recommended FY24 Budget proposed general fund revenue and expenditures, each in the amount of $611,451,337. In addition to the Manager's Recommended FY24 Budget being available online, in the library branches, and at locations within City Hall, those recommended revenue and expenditures were accurately advertised in the Daily Press on April 16, 2023; and were accurately stated in the "Budget in Brief" document made available to attendees at those public hearings conducted on April 26, 2023 and May 3, 2023, as well as at other locations throughout the City. Each of those items is attached to this file. Subsequent to those publications and events, it was discovered that the expenditure schedule attached to Resolution 23-0073 erroneously reflected total general fund expenditures in the amount of $611,451,377. The error relates to amounts stated therein to be appropriated to outside agencies through department 840. A re-reporting of general fund revenues, and a corrected reporting of general fund expenditures are incorporated in the resolution.
Impact:
This action corrects the public record regarding the City Council Approved Fiscal Year 2024 Budget.
Recommendation:
Approve the Non-Coded Ordinance.
Body
WHEREAS, the City Council is required to annually consider the City Manager's Recommended Budget for the next fiscal year; and to adopt a budget and appropriate, by ordinance, funding consistent with that budget.
WHEREAS, the City Manager's Recommended Budget for the General Fund (City and Schools) for Fiscal Year 2024 (City Manager's FY24 Recommended General Fund Budget") was duly announced and widely publicized;
WHEREAS, the City Council duly held two public hearings to receive public comment on the City Manager's FY24 Recommended General Fund Budget;
WHEREAS, on May 10, 2023, the City Council, through Non-Coded Ordinance 23-0073 adopted and appropriated the City Manager's FY24 Recommended General Fund Budget; and
WHEREAS, the expenditure schedule attached to Non-Coded Ordinance 23-0073 did not comport with the City Manager's FY24 Recommended General Fund Budget with respect to certain amounts stated therein to be appropriated to outside agencies through department 840.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Hampton, Virginia that it confirms its adoption and appropriation of the City Manager's FY24 Recommended General Fund Budget, as reflected on the schedules attached hereto, which correct and amend the clerical errors in those schedules attached to and incorporated in Non-Coded Ordinance 23-0073 to conform with the FY24 Manager's Recommended General Fund Budget.