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HOLD a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending the FY 2024 Annual Budget of the City of Killeen to increase revenue and expense accounts in multiple funds.
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DATE: April 16, 2024
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Judith Tangalin, Executive Director of Finance
SUBJECT: Budget Amendment
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
This budget amendment addresses the following 25 items:
* Offset Bunker Gear Costs with Fire & EMT Academy Fees:
o Allocate projected revenue from upcoming Fire Academy and EMT Academy Fees to offset the cost of trainee bunker gear.
* Reimburse Fire Department Overtime with Wildfire Revenue:
o Allocate revenue generated from Wildland Fire Deployments to cover reimbursable overtime costs incurred during the deployments.
* Rifle Resistant Body Armor Grant Appropriation:
o Appropriate the revenue received from the Rifle Resistant Body Armor grant, with the expenditure budget carried forward on a previous budget amendment.
* SHAPR Grant for WWE Instructor Program:
o Allocate revenue and expenses for a Supporting Healthy Aging through Parks and Recreation (SHAPR) grant from the National Parks and Recreation Association to fund a Walk with Ease (WWE) instructor program.
* Revitalization Allocation:
o Allocate excess interest revenue to provide additional funds for code enforcement abatements and facade grants, supporting revitalization efforts.
* Police to Finance Personnel Budget Transfer:
o Transfer personnel service budgets from Police to Finance departments, in conjunction with two positions moving, the Finance Manager and Billing Specialist positions.
* Real Time Crime Center Funding from Seizure Funds:
o Allocate revenue and expense budget based on the amount collected from seizure funds intended for the Real Time Crime Center hardware, renovation, and furniture.
* Fire Department Mattress Donation Expense:
o Appropriate revenue and expense for a donation received by the Fire Department to purchase mattresses.
* Clos...
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