HomeMy WebLinkAbout6682 ORDINANCE NO. 6 6 8 2
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AUBURN, WASHINGTON, CREATING A NEW CHAPTER
3.06 - REPURPOSING OF SPECIAL CAPITAL FUNDS -
ESTABLISHING A MULTI-YEAR CAPITAL BUDGETING
PROCESS, ACCOMMODATING REPURPOSING OF
CERTAIN MONIES WITHIN THE SAME SPECIAL FUNDS
AND ESTABLISHING GUIDELINES FOR TRANSFERRING
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MONIES BETWEEN PROJECTS WITHIN THE SAME
CAPITAL FUNDS
WHEREAS, appropriation authority for all funds at the City of Aubum lapses at the
end of each fiscal biennium, as per RCW 35A.34.270; and
WHEREAS, RCW 35A.34.270 provides that all appropriations in a special fund
authorized by ordinance or by state law to be used only for the purpose or purposes
therein specified shall not lapse, but shall be carried forvvard from biennium to biennium
until fully expended or the purpose has been accomplished or abandoned, without
necessity of re-appropriation; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to establish multi-year appropriation for capital funds
and that unspent appropriations for active capital projects will be carried forward to the
next budget year without further action by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, specific guidelines would be established to govern the transfer of any
unexpended and unencumbered appropriation from one project to another within the
same fund, if approved by the Finance Director; and
WHEREAS, the proposed changes reflect a new best practice and transparent
strategy for managing capital project budgets; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is in the best interests of the City to be
able to decrease, revoke or recall all or any portion of the total appropriations provided
for any one project, allowing monies thus released to be able to be re-appropriated for
another purpose or purposes without limitation to department or division, within the same
fund, unless such use is otherwise restricted by law, provided that any release,
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revocation, recall or re-appropriation from one fund to another fund would require
approval of the City Council as required by law; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with RCW 35A.34,200, it is appropriate that this
Ordinance is approved by the vote of one more than the majority of all eouncilmembers.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 'i. CREATION OF iVEW CHAPTER TO CITY CODE. That a new
Chapter 3.06 of the Auburn City Code is created to read as follows:
Chapfer 3.06
REPURPOSING OF SPECIAL CAPITAL FUNDS
Sections:
3.06.010 Purpose
3.06.020 Identification of special funds
3:06.030 Appropriation authority
3.06.040 Amendments to capital budgets
3.06.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish a multi-year capital budgeting process,
accommodating repurposing of certain monies within special funds within the context of
RCW 35A,34;270, and establishing guidelines for transferring_monies between projects
within the same capital funds.
� 3.06.020 Identification of special funds.
The following funds be designated as "special" funds within the context of RCW
35A.34;270: arterial street fund (fund 102), local street fund (fund 103), arterial street
preservation fund (fund 105), recreational trails fund (fund 120), mitigafion fees fund (fund
124), municipal parks construction fund (fund 321), capital improvements fund (fund 328),
local revitaliza#ion fund (fund 330), water utility capital fund (fund 460), sewer utility cap'ital
#und (fund 461), storm drainage utility capital fund (fund 462), airport capital fund (fund
465), cemetery capital fund (fund 466), equipment rental capital fund (fund 560), and
innovation & technology capital fund (fund 568).
3.06.030 Appropriation authority.
The mayor or designee is granted appropriation authority that is established for the
duration of all projects within each special fund, as identified in section 3.06.020 of the
city code, or as may be hereinafter amended, and that amounts approved would not lapse
and would remain without�scal Iimitation until expended for the intended purpose or until
unencumbered by a future ordinance. Any unspent appropriations at the end of the
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budget year would not lapse but would be carried over to the next budget year within the
same fund without further Council action.
3.06.040 Amendments to capital budgets.
That amendments to capital fund budgets would be initiated to appropriate new
projects as approved by city couneil, to appropriate additional expenditures as a result of
new funding and/or use of reserves, and to t�ansfer funds between projects that have a
similar purpose. Amendments that result in an increase in a fund's total appropriation or
that involve the transfer of any unexpended and unencumbered appropriation from one
fund to another would require approval by city council. The transfer of any unexpended
and unencumbered appropriation from one project to another within the same fund could
be approved by the finance director provided that: (1) The funds will be used for a similar
or like project, or (2) The original project is complete and unspent funds remain, or (3) A
revised project estimate confrms that there will be savings in the original project upon
completion, or (4) The purpose for which the funds were appropriated no longer exists
and funds can be redirected as needed.
Section 2. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Ordinance or#he application
thereof to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid, the remainder of sueh code,
ordinance or regulation or the application thereof to other person or eircumstance shall
not be affected.
Section 3. IMPLEMENTATION. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement
such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directives of this
legislation.
Section 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. Upon approval by the vote of one more than the
majority of all members of the City Council, this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force
five (5) days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
INTRODUCED: JUN 1 8 2018
PASSED: JUN 1 � 2018
APPROVED: .1UN 1 � 2018
CITY OF AUBURN
AIVCY B US, MAYOR
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ATTEST`.
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Danielle �. Daskam, City Clerk
APP ED TO F RIVI:
aniel B. H ' , ity o ey
PUBLISHED: �-/ dd � ���ca�i�"�
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