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Board of Estimate approves transfers, small settlements totaling roughly $508,608
Summary
The Board of Estimate on Nov. 18 approved interdepartmental transfers including $360,000 (water), $200,000 (budget department), two police transfers totaling $6,608, and two settlements of $150 and $400; the motion passed on a voice vote.
The Albany City Board of Estimate approved multiple interdepartmental transfers and two small legal settlements at its Nov. 18 meeting.
Sean Hall Blass, deputy chief auditor, opened the session and outlined four transfer requests and two legal settlements. He reported a water department request described variously in the transcript as totaling $303,000 and $360,000; the line-item sources and destinations were read into the record. The water transfers drew from seven source accounts (including purification, transmission and distribution, power utilities and pumping station contracted services) and were to be allocated across nine receiving accounts for contracted services, vehicle expenses, uniforms and related needs to cover upcoming equipment and service costs.
The budget department requested a $200,000 transfer to the special items judgment and claims account to cover insurance claim deductibles. The request drew $50,000 from a summer youth employment account, $25,000 from law litigation expense, $25,000 from fire other equipment, and $100,000 from housing and community development contract services.
The police department requested $5,000 to cover therapy-dog invoices and $1,608 for UPS backup equipment for communications servers. Two legal settlements — $150 for a Natalia Homes property-damage claim and $400 for a damaged cellphone left in a boots vehicle — were also presented.
Council President Corey Ellis moved to approve the transfers and settlements; Mitchell Stetson seconded the motion. The board approved the motion by voice vote with members responding 'Aye.' The record does not show a roll-call tally.
The transcript contains inconsistent totals for the water transfer request and several transcription artifacts; the city’s official posted budget transfer documents should be consulted for exact accounting and account codes.
