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Key approvals included an amendment and extension for a citywide copier/printer services agreement (ordinance 25-O-10-81, substitute approved), addition of Atlanta Fire Rescue as an authorized user under a maintenance agreement (25-O-10-82), a cooperative agreement renewal for a voluntary employee purchasing program (Purchasing Power LLC), and several IT and maintenance renewals and procurements.

The committee also approved a funding supplement of up to $9,500,000 to continue ADA and other park repairs and construction through existing contractors under task-order contracts to the Department of Parks and Recreation. Keith Hicks of DPR said the funds will expand previously approved work; Councilmember Hillis asked staff to provide an itemized list of project locations and to show what has been completed or is in progress; staff agreed to supply that list.

The committee approved several capital task orders for fire-station work, including:

- Task order for design and construction administration at Fire Station 22 (Harris & Smith LLC) for approximately $85,243;
- Task order for EMS and Fire Station 29 design and construction administration (Harris & Smith LLC) up to $596,725;
- Job-order contracting task for construction of Fire Station 25 with Manhattan RFP JV for up to $11,284,168.35.

The Department of Aviation requested and the committee approved a write-off of $2,884,463.01 in accounts receivable determined to be uncollectible after legal review; Tam Lee of Department of Aviation Finance said USPS has no taxable interest in the property at issue and collection attempts were exhausted.

Items held by motion included a special procurement agreement to expand a city carbon-credit program (25-R-3156) and two ordinances concerning bond/refunding authorization and a broker-of-record agreement (25-O-10-96 and 25-O-11-01). The committee explicitly held those items for further consideration.

Votes at a glance (selected items)

- 25-O-10-81 (substitute): Amendment and 90-day extension for citywide office printer supplies and services (Xerox). Outcome: approved (vote recorded as 7-0).
- 25-O-10-82: First amendment adding Atlanta Fire Rescue to Westnet LLC maintenance agreement. Outcome: approved (7-0).
- 25-O-11-08 and 25-O-11-09: Donations to Morningside Lenox Park Association ($5,000) and Propel ATL ($3,000). Outcome: approved (7-0).
- 25-R-3156: Special procurement with Urban Forest Carbon Registry (City Forest Credits). Outcome: held (motion to hold carried).
- 25-R-3157: Renewal option for revenue recovery services (Utility Revenue Management) to continue audits of commercial, industrial and multifamily meter accounts (roughly 20,000 accounts). Outcome: approved (vote recorded as ayes have it).
- Purchasing Power cooperative renewal (HR): Outcome: approved; staff reported 1,242 employees registered and 552 orders placed since launch in March 2024; no cost to city.
- Milner Technology maintenance renewal and other IT/service renewals: Outcome: approved on substitute (votes recorded in meeting).
- 25-R-3201: Parks & Recreation funding supplement up to $9,500,000 for ADA and other improvements. Outcome: approved (ayes have it); councilmember requested itemized project list.
- Fire Station task orders (22, 29 EMS, and 25 construction): Outcomes: approved; contract amounts noted above.
- Department of Aviation receivable write-off: $2,884,463.01. Outcome: approved.

Several consent items and first-reads were read into the record to be considered at the committee's next sitting; two lease/contract consent items (25-O-11-15 and 25-O-11-16) were read and slated for consideration at the next meeting.

Ending: Committee members approved the majority of procurement and capital items on the agenda, asked staff for follow-up materials (notably an ADA project list for Parks & Recreation), held a small number of items for later action and adjourned.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","#Atlanta City Council FEC Committee meeting: February 26, 2025 #atlpol","oneSentenceSummary","The Finance Executive Committee approved a batch of ordinances, renewals, procurement agreements, task orders and a $9.5 million supplement for Parks & Recreation ADA and other improvements, held a carbon-credit procurement item, and approved multiple fire-station design and construction task orders.","taxTitle","Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia","taxId",2959,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6310439,"City projects $78 million revenue surplus but up to $20 million year-end deficit as personnel costs bite",556,271000,827000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2402543-8fe744ee66d1b6c143a9ec95c480d5aa&start=271&end=827","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2402543-8fe744ee66d1b6c143a9ec95c480d5aa/thumbnail_271000.jpg","/articles/6310439/Atlanta/Fulton-County/Georgia/City-projects-78-million-revenue-surplus-but-up-to-20-million-year-end-deficit-as-personnel-costs-bite","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6310439-90f8c931a08e6eedafb318458ebdf309/orig.mp4?Expires=1775760004&Signature=NoJAH50O0HSghE-amIMPQ~HH2d4alezqff3dbdp~8~pY8bnD5PK3Ifxd61-hHcLUrRJVPyN8s8Xdj3xudk9IGUvTEGdC4WmGH6McLgPHk7zvpTP--9M1P0IhUFhEdSxR6HLVZETwlO6letWYJZX4WppriHyvh5IaaSeeb7dvAUpxDbO1VJG~UZIpKaSLN1a184d-1ROIfU9VXhO9jPA1QF2PW194riqP1-DwfRH6dM9wH91BAQBmg~1roAD8mwB91OSpwfpUbx2HQIFCptzan6nDKuPMcD8O5byUMe7rdl-Peunw00AuYtmISHovF3DpnJB-ARheEvdrV1K5-EriVQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chairman Shook and the Finance Executive Committee heard a second-quarter FY25 financial status report that projects the city will end the fiscal year with roughly $78 million in revenue above the operating budget but as much as a $20 million year-end deficit after expenses, largely driven by personnel and public-safety costs.

The city's funded budget was described at $889.6 million after a midyear adjustment that added $30 million from fund balance. \"Revenues are projected to end the year with a surplus of $77,900,000,\" Lawrence Davis Jr., revenue chief for the Office of Revenue, told the committee, adding that property tax, local-option sales tax and hotel-motel tax are outperforming budget. \"We're benefiting from a favorable rate environment,\" Davis said.

The nut graf: while revenues are outperforming expectations across several categories, Finance staff warned that expense pressures \u0000particularly personnel and overtime in public safety\u0000are large enough that, even after the midyear adjustment, the city could finish FY25 with a deficit unless additional controls or one-time revenues are identified.

Office of Finance Chief Mohammed Bala opened the presentation and said efforts on both revenues and expenses are underway. Sean Gabriel and other finance staff presented detail showing total revenues through December at about $560.5 million (63% of the funded total) with a projected year-end revenue forecast of $931.8 million. Key revenue drivers cited by Davis included:

- Property tax: projected to exceed budget by about $15.2 million, attributed to rising property values in Fulton and DeKalb counties.
- Local-option sales tax: projected surplus of about $11.9 million, attributed to continued consumer spending and large sporting events.
- Hotel-motel tax: projected to exceed budget by about $6.1 million, helped by newly developed hotels and tourism tied to major events.

On the expense side, Sean Gabriel highlighted a projected year-end expense total near $987 million, a $97 million variance from the funded budget. \"Personnel accounts for about 85% of the overall year-end variance,\" Gabriel said, noting reclassifications to capital and trust funds reduce but do not eliminate the pressure. He told the committee that reclass activity lowered a personnel projection of $645 million to about $623 million.

Finance staff said public safety is the main driver of overtime and personnel overruns. Gabriel and Davis said Atlanta Police Department overtime targets and reduced extraordinary event demands should help lower overtime going forward. \"One of the biggest drivers for overtime in the first half of the year was additional staff needs at the public-safety training facility,\" a finance presenter explained, adding that as operations stabilized, those overtime demands have diminished.

Courtney Knight, chief of treasury, debt and investments, briefed the committee on the city's debt and investment portfolios. Knight said the city has about $7.3 billion of debt outstanding, roughly half attributable to the Department of Aviation and about 35% to Watershed. He said the city achieved about $30 million of savings in the Watershed portfolio and $4 million for the Department of Parks and Recreation through refunding and restructuring. Knight added the investment portfolio was yielding just over 4.5% during the quarter.

Committee members questioned staff on specific controls and follow-up. Councilmember Hillis asked for a detailed list of ADA projects tied to Parks and Recreation funding and for an accounting of what had already been completed or was in progress; staff agreed to provide that list. Council members also asked for clarifications on the vacancy review board process; finance staff described the board as a scrutiny mechanism requiring business-case justification for refilling positions.

The presentation noted the midyear budget adjustment increased the funded budget figure and allowed use of fund balance for one-time items; staff said additional one-time revenue options are being explored and vacancy-review and encumbrance controls are in place as budgetary controls.

Ending: Committee members thanked finance staff for the briefing; no final policy decision was taken beyond noting the projections and ongoing controls. Staff will continue to monitor revenues and expenses and bring updates to subsequent meetings.","Atlanta\u0000Finance Executive Committee heard a second-quarter FY25 report showing an $78 million projected revenue surplus offset by a projected $97.9 million expense overrun that could leave a year-end deficit of up to $20 million, driven largely by personnel and public safety overtime costs.","actionData","errors"]

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Finance committee clears multiple ordinances, task orders and a $9.5M parks ADA supplement; several items held

City projects $78 million revenue surplus but up to $20 million year-end deficit as personnel costs bite