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Mayor Sarah summarized the administration’s fund projections for 2025 and explained that the documents provided to council intentionally excluded American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars from the 2025 budget presentation. “We're expecting a little bit of a surplus in the general fund, which will take our current ending balance for 2024 from 27,300,000.0 up to that 28,500,000.0 that we're rounding,” Mayor Sarah said during the meeting as she walked members through the fund summary. She also said that the administration had prepared a final list of transfers made at year end and would provide the formatted list to all council members.

Committee members asked for clarity on several figures. One committee member read a transfer total supplied by the administration and stated the amount: “In a total of $5,494,437,” noting that those transfers were recorded as moving money out of general fund 101 into other funds to avoid negative balances. Mayor Sarah said council had previously authorized the administration to make transfers up to $10,000,000 at year end; the administration did not use the full authorization and reported transfers of about $5.4 million.

Staff explained that the versions of the financial documents circulated at different times reflected successive updates: an initial December 31 report produced under the council’s reporting timeline, followed by a later, final list of transfers once year‑end closing work was complete. Mayor Sarah said the administration provided preliminary transfer information on Dec. 31 because the year‑end close process was still underway and that the final list had now been prepared.

The administration supplied several concrete numbers for committee review. Mayor Sarah said the city expects budgeted revenues of about $59,000,000 and budgeted expenditures of about $58,000,000 for 2025, yielding a projected unencumbered general fund reserve of roughly $28,500,000 at the end of 2025. For the beginning balance, she said, “What I can say with a level of comfort is that the beginning fund balance, 01/01/2025, is $27,301,000, $301,059.01.” Staff also noted that the all‑funds ending balance for 2024, excluding ARPA, was about $70,364,484.39 after expenditures and encumbrances.

Committee members pressed staff about discrepancies between a February 4 fund summary and the revised materials provided March 3, noting variances in reported 2024 revenue and expenditures. Staff acknowledged some formatting and reporting differences between the spreadsheet forms and committed to producing reconciled documents that council could read and compare. A committee member asked whether staff could provide an expense report in a particular format used previously; staff said they could provide it in that format even if it did not reconcile perfectly to other exports, and agreed to follow up.

Next steps: committee members asked the administration to distribute the revised Dec. 31, 2024 financial statement showing the finalized transfers and to post updated documents on the city website. The committee also scheduled further review at a meeting on March 11 and individual follow‑up meetings between staff and councilors for specific ledger and encumbrance questions.

No formal vote was taken at the March 3 meeting on transfers or the budget; staff provided the updated lists and agreed to additional reconciliation and distribution.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Cleveland Heights Finance Committee March 3, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Cleveland Heights finance staff presented updated year‑end fund summaries and a list of end‑of‑year transfers at the Finance Committee meeting on March 3, and committee members requested a revised Dec. 31, 2024 financial statement showing the transfers and final unencumbered balances.","taxTitle","Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio","taxId",54271,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6298995,"Cleveland Heights finance committee weighs boost to road resurfacing funding",479,91000,570000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2499106-514c8869283ca2679037997dc266e570&start=91&end=570","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2499106-514c8869283ca2679037997dc266e570/thumbnail_91000.jpg","/articles/6298995/Cleveland-Heights/Cuyahoga-County/Ohio/Cleveland-Heights-finance-committee-weighs-boost-to-road-resurfacing-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6298995-d98f205a34924628f594d1838ecd1866/orig.mp4?Expires=1773709439&Signature=Ec~E5OD6sfl4YFPETHWaLvqvCyk-Pjaa7zbDETck6jy-VRrycJwZVd9NpTJWFcfbyvtGIQkeDVUSw9EN3d7F4fXN2HovNl2cJrwC5mnCu7IqA~rjUAeVYI4-tdlhni3CfXwy49NKwztujusWcW2sVmtPly~zzGD4gFgtc~mtEQQsyt4FIg3mo0n1fmo7D00nlen7lK90QhvaaEaZmrA~qt9VhIAms-6-Iu9j0aVNReNNS00mXw32Di5VxAwN6xzCvshXxxUgAoqA2JtpDHDqknEdZR3RFJDHvosdZtwrzoBmZN45TX-jlIT675UKLoIVaC7JXq2Iccm9G35ksLFNMg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Cleveland Heights Finance Committee members and city officials discussed options to expand the city’s road resurfacing program during a March 3 meeting, focusing on a $2.3 million annual resurfacing line, several smaller capital items and the city’s capacity to deliver additional projects.

The discussion centered on three immediate facts: the budget includes $2,300,000 for annual street resurfacing (which the director said covers Euclid Heights Boulevard), a separate $195,000 capital line for Altamont resurfacing, and department capacity limits that require contracting out full-street resurfacing.

Council President Kuda opened the item by asking how many streets the $2.3 million would cover. Director Klinkscale, Public Works Director, replied, “Probably about 8 to 9 streets we'll be doing out of that road resurfacing.” Klinkscale said the department handles potholes and certain rehabilitation work in-house but contracts out major resurfacing projects: “We contract out that work. . . . We don't have the capacity to do that. No way, no.”

Councilor Petras compared Cleveland Heights to nearby municipalities and urged a sizable increase in funding. “Our city's population is about 43,000, and our city is about 8 square miles. . . . Shaker, for example, . . . are allocating about $2,500,000 for 2025 for their road program. We are allocating about $2.3. And after the $250,000 match from the county, we are putting in about $2,000,000,” Petras said. He proposed that the city “start with increased funding and consider maybe as much as $2,000,000 additional dollars” for the year.

Officials discussed possible funding sources and process changes rather than approving new dollars at the meeting. Committee members and city staff noted the long-standing use of gas tax receipts and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for road work and raised the possibility of repurposing or supplementing those sources. Staff also said expanding the program would require either additional contractor spending or reallocating existing grants and local revenue.

Timing and contractor constraints were another point of emphasis. Klinkscale said bids typically go out in March or April and resurfacing work usually begins in June or July, with crews aiming to finish by late September or early October. He added a seasonal constraint: contractors generally cannot place concrete after November.

Council members pressed on implementation capacity. Klinkscale confirmed the city could increase contracted work if council provided more money and if contractors were available; he also noted a planned additional staff position to help manage capital projects. “If I remember correctly, there was an additional position that would help with capital projects,” a committee member said; another committee member confirmed, “Yes. We'll have additional help.”

Why this matters: committee members said the city is seeing more freeze–thaw cycles that accelerate pavement deterioration and that the current mix of patching and annual resurfacing may be insufficient to keep pace. Committee members asked the administration to pursue next steps: review potential sustainable funding mechanisms, coordinate with Community Development and Finance on CDBG options, and return with recommendations on how much additional funding could be absorbed and executed in 2025.

The committee did not take a formal vote on new funding. Members agreed to continue the conversation with administration staff, public works and community development and to revisit the proposal at a future meeting.","At a March 3 Finance Committee meeting, councilors and city officials discussed the city’s $2.3 million annual street-resurfacing program, department capacity, and options for additional, sustainable funding including repurposing CDBG or adding contract dollars; Councilor Petras proposed a $2 million supplemental commitment for 2025.","actionData","errors"]

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Finance committee reviews $5.5M in year‑end transfers and seeks revised Dec. 31 financials

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