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Glendale council approves budget transfers, grants easement to Southwest Gas and accepts clean audit
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Summary
Council unanimously passed a set of fiscal and administrative items including fourth‑quarter budget transfers totaling roughly $4.75 million in adjustments, an easement to Southwest Gas, and accepted a clean FY24‑25 audit from Clifton Larson Allen LLP.
The Glendale City Council on April 28 approved several routine but consequential items: fourth‑quarter budget amendments totaling roughly $4.75 million in transfers, an ordinance granting permanent and temporary easements to Southwest Gas Corporation for a new gas line, and acceptance of the city's FY24‑25 annual comprehensive financial report and audit.
Budget transfers: Levi Gibson, director of budget and finance, presented Ordinance O26‑21 requesting fourth‑quarter adjustments. Gibson said the ordinance includes approximately $1,030,000 in cash transfers (including $800,000 from the general fund to the general government capital fund for downtown campus reinvestment and $228,536 from the IT operating fund to the IT project fund) and about $3,730,000 in appropriation‑only transfers covering grant contingencies, vehicle and facility projects, and technical realignments. "In total, the ordinance includes approximately $4,750,000 in transfers," Gibson said. The vice mayor moved the ordinance, it was seconded, and the council voted unanimously to approve.
Easement for Southwest Gas: Engineering staff presented Ordinance O26‑22 to grant permanent and temporary easements in favor of Southwest Gas Corporation at Cardinals Way and 91st Avenue to support a new gas line for the Via Resort. Georgi Pavlovic, director of engineering, said the work would use horizontal directional drilling to minimize traffic impacts and would not affect city operations. Council member Lupe Conchas moved to adopt the ordinance and the council approved it unanimously.
Audit accepted: The council also accepted the FY24‑25 annual comprehensive financial report and audit conducted by Clifton Larson Allen LLP. Jean Marie Dietrich, the principal auditor, reported a clean, unmodified opinion on the city's financial statements and the single audit; the auditors reported no material weaknesses, no significant deficiencies in internal control and no instances of noncompliance identified during testing. The single audit covered approximately $51 million in federal expenditures for the year. Council members thanked staff for the clean audit and approved acceptance by unanimous vote.
Votes at a glance: The council approved Ordinance O26‑21 (budget transfers), Ordinance O26‑22 (easement to Southwest Gas Corporation), and the acceptance of the FY24‑25 annual comprehensive financial report and audit by unanimous voice or roll‑call votes. No dissenting votes were recorded.
What happens next: The budget adjustments will realign funds for downtown reinvestment, IT security and infrastructure projects, and several capital items previously approved by council. The easement will enable Southwest Gas to install a new gas line to support the Via Resort development. The accepted audit will be published as the city's official FY24‑25 financial report.
