To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: 4/5th
SUBJECT:
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Approve Appropriation Transfer for $1,000,000 to Increase Expenditures in Roads Maintenance Budget, 1200325, and Decrease Expenditures in Roads Engineering budget, 1200321 (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the appropriation transfer (Attachment 1) in the amount of $1,000,000 to increase Rents & Leases - Equipment LT in fiscal year (FY) 2025-26 in the Roads Maintenance budget, 1200325 and reduce Infrastructure in FY 2025-26 in the Roads Engineering budget, 1200321. (4/5th Vote Required)
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Workforce & Operational Excellence
Strategic Plan Category: 9999 - Core Services/Other
DISCUSSION:
In fiscal year (FY) 2025-26, the Humboldt County Department of Public Works experienced an increase in expenditures for Rents & Leases - Equipment LT that were over the appropriation in the Roads Maintenance budget, 1200325. This increase was due to the significant change in the cost of equipment related to tariffs and changes in the economy that were not originally anticipated. Public Works is requesting that your Board approve the appropriation transfer to provide funding necessary to cover increased expenditures within the Roads Maintenance budget., 1200325.
SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Road Fund (1200)
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Expenditures
FY25-26
1200321
FY25-26
1200325
Budgeted Expenses
$22,495,040
$ 545,894
Additional Appropriation Requested
$ -1,000,000
$ 1,000,000
Total Expenditures
$21,495,040
$ 1,545,894
*Projected amounts are estimates and are subject to change.
Funding Sources
FY25-26
1200321
FY25-26
1200325
Use of Fund Balance
$21,495,040
$ 1,545,894
Total Funding Sources
$21,495,040
$ 1,545,894
*Projected amounts are estimates and are subject to change.
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