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Orangeville council hears proposal to transfer $43,500 from Utility Fund to cover General Fund shortfall
Summary
City staff presented a proposal June 11 to move $43,500 from Orangeville's Utility Fund to the General Fund to cover unforeseen operating expenditures; no public comments were made and no formal approval of the transfer was recorded during the enterprise fund hearing.
The Orangeville City Council heard a proposal June 11 to transfer $43,500 from the city's Utility Fund to the General Fund to cover unforeseen operating expenditures, City accountant Gary told the council.
The transfer was presented during an enterprise fund public hearing presided over by Mayor Shaun Bell. Gary said the transfer would address a deficit caused by unanticipated expenses and cited limited municipal revenue sources as the reason the city is proposing an internal fund shift. "This transfer allows the City of Orangeville to keep as much money in the pockets of community members," Gary said.
No members of the public offered comments during the hearing. The minutes record that a prior procedural motion to open the public meeting carried, and that the enterprise fund hearing was later closed and the council moved into a budget hearing.
Procedural motions recorded in the minutes show Council member Kevin Butler moved to open the public meeting, with Council member Kari Alton seconding; the minutes state the motion passed with four affirmative votes. The minutes later record a motion by McQuivey, seconded by Council member David Mckee, to close the enterprise fund hearing and move into a budget hearing; that motion also is recorded as passing with four affirmative votes. The minutes do not record individual roll-call votes or a formal approval vote for the proposed $43,500 transfer during the enterprise fund hearing.
Attendance listed in the minutes includes Mayor Shaun Bell; council members David Mckee, Kari Alton and Kurt McQuivey; City Recorder Amanda Lake; Treasurer Dani Tuttle; and Zoning Administrator Seth Manning. The minutes also name City accountant Gary but do not provide a last name. The signature block at the end of the minutes shows "Christine Kurta, Recorder," which does not match the attendance line listing Amanda Lake as City Recorder; the minutes present both names as written in the record.
The enterprise fund item was described in the minutes as intended to help balance the General Fund deficit stemming from unforeseen expenditures; the minutes do not list additional details about the specific expenditures that created the shortfall or any formal action approving the transfer. The hearing record shows the council proceeded immediately to a budget hearing after closing the enterprise fund discussion.
