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Beacon staff propose budget transfers totaling about $363,000 to cover a long-serving employee payout and CSEA raises
Summary
City Administrator presented two budget amendments: $75,409 to cover a long-serving mechanics payout and roughly $288,467 in transfers across funds to pay previously approved CSEA and administrative raises.
City Administrator Chris outlined two budget amendment proposals the council will consider: one to fund a severance/retirement payout for a mechanic retiring after nearly 30 years, and another to cover cost-of-living increases approved for CSEA and applicable nonunion administrative staff.
The first amendment would transfer $75,409 from the retirement contingency to a severance/retirement pay line to cover accrued sick time, personal time and vacation for the long-serving mechanic. The second amendment would reallocate contingency funds across three operating funds to pay raises approved in November: the general fund transfer was described as $198,240 from general contingency to salary and payroll tax lines; the water fund transfer was $50,364 from contingency to payroll; and the sewer fund transfer was $39,863 from contingency to payroll. Together, those transfers total $288,467 for the CSEA and administrative pay adjustments.
Chris said the retirement-specific contingency began the year at $124,000; applying the proposed $75,409 payout would leave a balance of $48,591 in that contingency. The general contingency balance of $250,000 would be reduced by the proposed adjustments to about $51,760; the water fund contingency would fall from $52,000 to $1,636; and the sewer fund contingency would drop from $65,000 to $25,137, per staff figures.
"This payout is for accrued sick time, personal time, and vacation," Chris said, and explained that the larger transfers reflect raises the council approved with the CSEA contract in November and similar increases provided to nonunion administrative staff. He added the contingency money was left in place until negotiation and formal adoption were complete.
Action and next steps: staff presented the amendments for consideration and monitoring of contingency balances; council did not take a formal roll-call vote at the workshop. Staff will move these amendments forward for formal action at a future meeting.
