2023-0164
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE)
ORDINANCE NO. __________
Title
An ordinance to amend the 2023 Consolidated Operating and Capital Budget, Amendment No. 1, to add revenues and transfers totaling $32,441,531 an addition of accumulated fund balance of $25,228,515 and expenditures, including transfers, totaling $56,374,813 for all Governmental Funds for the purpose of adjusting beginning 2023 fund balances across all funds to match ending 2022 Final Budget balances and to re-apply various construction, architectural/engineering, and other fees unexpended in 2022 for Parish projects that were not completed during 2022 and apply them to 2023.
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WHEREAS, the 2023 St. Charles Parish Consolidated Operating and Capital Budget was adopted on November 7, 2022 by Ordinance No. 22-11-1; and amended on January 3, 2023 by Executive Order No. 2023-01; February 6, 2023 by Executive Order No. 2023-02; February 6, 2023 by Executive Order No. 2023-03; March 13, 2023 by Executive Order No. 2023-04; March 13, 2023 by Executive Order No. 2023-05; April 24, 2023 by Executive Order No. 2023-06; April 26, 2023 by Executive Order No. 2023-07; May 2, 2023 by Executive Order No. 2023-08; May 3, 2023 by Executive Order No. 2023-09; May 9, 2023 by Executive Order No. 2023-10; and
WHEREAS, the Parish Council has taken under consideration the study of Amendment No. 1 to the St. Charles Parish Consolidated Operating and Capital Budget for fiscal year 2023: to increase beginning General Fund balance by $1,536,888 and to add Revenues, including Transfers to the General Fund totaling $9,470,014 as well as expenditures totaling $10,909,877; to increase the beginning Fund balance in Fund 102 - Parish Transportation by $752,260 and to increase capital expenditures by $710,402; to increase beginning Fund balance in Fund 105 -Road Lighting by $352,908 and to add capital expenditures in the amount of $940,000; to increase the beginning Fund balance in Fund 112 by $12,194,758 and to add revenues including transfers totaling $12,175,252 and expenditures totaling $23,978,066 , for construction, architectural/engineering and other fees for: Fund 112 - Roads and Drainage - Drainage, Paved Streets - Account No.112-420210 capital expenditures in the amount of $4,531,674; Fund 112 - Roads and Drainage - Sidewalks, Account No. 112-420230 in the amount of $1,247,179; Fund 112 - Roads and Drainage Fund - Drainage - Account No. 112-420260 capital expenditures in the amount of $18,199,153; Fund 102 Parish Transportation expenditures in the amount of $710,402; Fund 113 - Recreation Fund, a reduction in beginning Fund Balance totaling $1,421,655, an increase in Revenues totaling $4,442,020, and an increase in Capital Expenditures totaling $3,630,916; to increase beginning Fund balance in Fund 123 - Flood Protection Fund - by $5,017,660 and to add grant revenues totaling $2,457,065 and total expenditures of $6,663,624; Fund 310 - West Bank Hurricane Protection Levee an increase in beginning Fund Balance totaling $4,590,107, and an increase for capital expenditures totaling $4,590,107; to increase beginning Fund balance in Fund 312 - GOMESA Construction Fund by $1,965,671 and increase total capital expenditures by $1,084,701, all as shown by the Revision Schedule; and,
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That in accordance with the provisions of Article V, Sections D, E, and F of the St. Charles Parish Home Rule Charter and with the Louisiana Local Government Budget Act (R.S. 39:1301 et. seq.), the St. Charles Parish Council does hereby amend the 2023 St. Charles Parish Consolidated Operating and Capital Budget, as amended, as per "Exhibit A".
The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
And the ordinance was declared adopted this ____ day of _____________, 2023, to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.
CHAIRMAN:______________________________________________
SECRETARY:_____________________________________________
DLVD/PARISH PRESIDENT:_________________________________
APPROVED:______________ DISAPPROVED:__________________
PARISH PRESIDENT:______________________________________
RETD/SECRETARY:_______________________________________
AT:_______________RECD BY: _____________________________