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Albany Board approves 11 budget transfers and $7,480 increase for emergency demolition
Summary
The Board of Estimate approved 11 budget transfers reallocating funds across city departments — including $183,079.02 for multiple water accounts — and approved a $7,480 increase in appropriations for emergency demolition revenue and expenses.
The Board of Estimate met Tuesday and approved 11 budget transfers across city departments and a $7,480 increase in appropriations for emergency demolition services, Deputy Chief City Auditor Chantal Class said.
The transfers totaled multiple smaller reallocations that staff said were primarily to cover outstanding invoices and program needs. Notable items read into the record included a $183,079.02 transfer in the water department to be divided across 10 accounts (purification, contracted services, facility equipment, fiscal agent fees, postage and transmission and distribution services) and a $127,390.84 reallocation from a central station salaries account to training and a smart policing initiative contracted services account to cover travel, training and remaining invoices for that program.
Other transfers included a $4,752.90 reallocation within the police department to fund veterinary services, a series of recreation department transfers to cover field maintenance and uniform needs (amounts of $953, $6,000, $5,457, $2,387 and $2,508 were read), a $15,200 transfer for general services (AGS) and a $400 petty-cash-related transfer. City staff said many of the transfers were to cover future invoices and to zero out negative balances in specific accounts.
"Any questions, comments, concerns?" Deputy Chief City Auditor Chantal Class asked after reading the transfers; the board recorded motions to advance and approve the agenda and later accepted the transfers as part of the meeting actions.
The board also approved an increase of $7,480 in revenue and expenses for the Department of Buildings and Regulatory to cover emergency demolition services; staff did not provide additional project-level detail during the meeting.
Because the transfers span multiple departments and accounts, staff indicated the reallocations were administrative adjustments to cover scheduled and outstanding costs; no separate policy or ordinance change was proposed during the session.
The motions to approve the transfers and the increased appropriation were moved and seconded and carried on voice votes during the meeting.
