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Council authorizes reallocations to close fiscal year and discusses funding for code rewrite and software needs
Summary
Council approved reallocations to cover small departmental overages for streets, parks and community development, and discussed whether to fund a code‑rewrite consultant from capital funds or wait for a grant; staff flagged accounting software challenges and potential additional capital requests.
Council approved reallocation of unspent general‑fund balances to cover three departmental overages at fiscal‑year close: streets (approx. $17,002 overage tied to development infrastructure), parks (payroll timing error) and community development (about $46,056 in program and benefit costs). Staff said reallocations align appropriations with actual expenditures and maintain a balanced general fund.
Separately council discussed whether to spend a surplus of capital funds now to hire a consultant to rewrite subdivision and development code to align with the city’s newly adopted general plan, or to wait for a grant cycle; staff recommended presenting options and costs at a future workshop. Council also heard that the city’s primary accounting/vendor software has encountered vendor issues, prompting staff to investigate replacements or upgrades and to include potential software funding in future budget amendments. The council approved the reallocations and asked staff to present cost‑options and a timing plan for the code rewrite.
