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Community Development Services, Department of Environmental Management, recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign a correction to a previously approved Budget Transfer to:
1) Increase the Environmental Management Phillips 66 Settlement Special Revenue Fund Operating Transfer Out appropriation by $22,500 to provide the additional funding needed for the purchase of a tactical robot for hazardous materials emergency responses; and
2) Offset this $22,500 appropriation with an increase in Use of Fund Balance. (4/5 vote required)
FUNDING: Various.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Community Development Services, Departments of Environmental Management, recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign a correction to a previously approved Budget Transfer, to:
1) Increase the Environmental Management Phillips 66 Settlement Special Revenue Fund Operating Transfer Out appropriation by $22,500, to provide the additional funding needed for the purchase of a tactical robot (robot) for hazardous materials emergency responses; and
2) Offset this appropriation with a $22,500 increase in Fund Balance. (4/5 Vote Required)
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Community Development Services Budget Transfers:
This Budget Transfer was previously approved by the Board on April 24, 2018 (Item 17), which authorized:
1) An increase in the CSA 3 budget for snow removal equipment rental expenses;
2) An increase in the CSA 9 Pioneer Place Zone 64 budget for maintenance and construction costs for emergency sinkhole repairs;
3) The funding for the purchase of a robot by Environmental Management for hazardous materials emergency responses; and
4) The funding for the purchase and implementation of the Scale House Automation Project for the Union Mine Landfill.
In processing this approved Budget Transfer, it came to light that there was a clerical error in balancing the funding transfers for the purchase of Environmental Management’s robot. The total purchase a...
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