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Council approves 2024 carry‑forward budget adjustments including one‑time cybersecurity funding
Summary
Council voted to amend the 2025–26 biennial budget to carry forward 2024 appropriations and make several adjustments, including a $1.386 million one‑time cybersecurity allocation and staff additions; staff recommended leaving the cybersecurity funds in ending fund balance while monitoring debt service needs.
The University Place City Council approved an ordinance amending the 2025–26 biennial budget to reappropriate carry‑forward funding from the 2024 budget and to make several revenue and expenditure adjustments.
Leslie Blaisdell, the finance director, briefed the council that the carry‑forward package “recognize[s] the carry forward of funding from 2024 budget for reappropriation in 2025,” and that the reappropriation “is comprised primarily of beginning fund balance adjustments, capital improvement projects, internal service fund carry forwards, and continuing grant funding.”
Key details and staff recommendation
Blaisdell described expenditure carry forwards, late cost increases and four new items requested for 2025: temporary help for records archiving; professional services for the city attorney’s department; an 0.8 FTE communications specialist; and additional funding for cybersecurity. She said the cybersecurity item was added as last‑minute one‑time money totaling $1.386 million.
Blaisdell told council the forecast included the adjustments out to 2034 and that “there’s adequate funding, in all of the funds, with all these adjustments included.” She added staff’s recommendation was to leave the $1.386 million cybersecurity allocation in the ending fund balance for now while monitoring revenue and the city’s plan to pay off $17,000,000 in debt next year.
Council action and discussion
Council moved and seconded the ordinance and approved it by voice vote; no public comment was received on the hearing. During discussion Council Member Worthington said the “questions about the cybersecurity were answered in my mind” and that questions about additional staffing “the need for that was also resolved.” Mayor Figueroa and other council members thanked staff for the work and described the carry‑forward as “a really easy carry forward to discuss and move forward.”
Ending
The ordinance was adopted without recorded roll‑call; staff will implement the carry‑forward appropriations and monitor revenues and the upcoming debt payoff to determine whether the cybersecurity funds remain in ending fund balance or are appropriated for expenditures.
