2014-01 RESOLUTION NO. 2014-01
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND
TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2013-26
AND DEFERRING EXPENDITURE REDUCTIONS SCHEDULED TO
TAKE EFFECT ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 1, 2013
WHEREAS, on June 25, 2013, the City Council approved the Annual Budget for
the City of Grand Terrace for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013-14 by adopting Resolution No.
2013-26; and
WHEREAS, the Adopted FY 2013-14 Budget included a series of expenditure
reductions (shown below) to be implemented on or after December 1, 2013, if the utility
users' tax measure (Measure C) was not approved by the voters on November 5, 2013;
and
Budgetary Category/ Effective FY 2013-14 Fund
Action Item Date Budgetary Balance
Impact
Beginning Fund Balance 7/1/13 $300,152
Projected Budgetary Deficit 7/1/13 ($674713) (374561)
Approved Expenditure Increases 7/1/13 (85,800) (460,361)
Reduce law enforcement contract by one (1) deputy 7/1/13 257,500 (202,861)
Additional overtime required due to above staffing reduction 7/1/13 (10,000) (212,861)
Additional Budgetary Reductions Should Tax Measure Not Pass:
Reduce law enforcement contract by one additional deputy 12/1/13 150,200 (62,661)
Eliminate Senior Center funding 1/1/14 13500 (49,161)
Reduce EOC/CERT Committee funding by 50% 1/1/14 2,850 (46,311)
Close Rollins and Pico Parks 1/1/14 60,000 13,689
Required weed abatement on closed parks ($13,000 annually) 1/1/14 (6,500) 7,189
Reduce contract services for City Attorney and Finance 1/1/14 26,000 33,189
Reduce City Administration personnel-related expense through
some combination of outsourcing, wage/benefit reductions,work 111/14 266,000 299,189
schedule reductions,and/or workforce reductions (lay-offs),
subject to the meet-and-confer process.
Reduce Cultural&Historical Committee funding by 50% 1/i/14 300 299,489
Reduce City Council and Oversight Board meetings to monthly 1/1/14 250 299,739
Eliminate Planning Commission City Council to assume duties 1/1/14 11100 300,839
WHEREAS, Measure C was not approved by the voters on November 5, 2013;
and
WHEREAS, subsequent to the November 5, 2013 special election, the City
Council received information that the City of Grand Terrace will be receiving unexpected
property tax revenues related to the City's residual distribution from the Redevelopment
Property Tax Trust Fund (RPTTF); and
WHEREAS, such unexpected revenues are sufficient to offset the expenditure
reductions scheduled to take effect on or after December 1, 2013, so that the General
Fund budget will remain in balance and General Fund reserves will not be depleted.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND
TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
1. That Resolution No. 2013-26 is hereby amended such that the expenditure
reductions scheduled to take effect on or after December 1, 2013 will be deferred
through the end of the current fiscal year (June 30, 2014).
2. That all other provisions of Resolution No. 2013-26 will remain in effect.
3. That a Mid-Year Budget Review will be held on February 25, 2014, to review
financial projections for the balance of the fiscal year, evaluate the City's overall
fiscal condition, and consider any budget adjustments or budget-related actions
that are appropriate.
4. That the deferred expenditure reductions will be further evaluated in conjunction
with budget deliberations for the FY 2014-15 Annual Budget.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution shall take effect immediately
upon the date of its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of Grand Terrace at a
4 regular meeting held on the 141^ day of January, 2014 by the following vote:
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ayor of the City-of Grand Terrace
and the City Council thereof
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of Grand Terrace
I Charlene L. Sherwood, INTERIM CITY CLERK of the City of Grand Terrace,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace held on the 14t" day of January,
2014, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers McNaboe and Robles; Mayor Pro Tern Sandoval and Mayor
Stanckiewitz
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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City Clerk
APPROVED 0 TO FORM:
City Attorney