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Budget Amendment 2 would add traffic-calming funding, employee year-end payment and capital requests; committee reviewed funding sources
Summary
Finance staff summarized Budget Amendment 2: a traffic-calming program (two officers, two speed trailers, a traffic counter), a replacement end-of-year employee payment for the Christmas bonus, public works capital crew costs, water capital projects, and interdepartmental transfers; staff said operating costs are covered by current budgets, with some capital items drawing on fund balance.
During the meeting, Miss Holden gave an overview of Budget Amendment 2—noting the memo was distributed in advance and that the packet included only highlights rather than line-by-line spreadsheets.
Key funding items in the amendment include a traffic-calming program that covers two police officers, two speed trailers and a traffic counter; Holden said the program can be covered within currently budgeted items and does not require drawing from fund balance for operating costs. Several members asked for clarity about intent; Alderman Fuquay said the intent was to fund the two officers specifically and requested transfers not be shown as new positions in later budget documents.
Other items in the amendment include replacing the prior Christmas bonus with a new end-of-year payment for employees, capital costs to stand up a public works construction crew (capital funded from fund balance; operating covered from existing budget or surplus), and a series of water and capital project resolutions that will appear on the BOMA agenda.
Holden explained several interdepartmental transfers to align positions with their proper budget divisions (for example, moving a grant specialist position into finance). Committee members asked questions but did not take a formal vote on the amendment at this meeting; the amendment and associated resolutions will be considered by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
