City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JUNE 15, 2018
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Public Hearing, Second Reading and Passage of an Ordinance to Make Appropriations for the Support of the City Government for Fiscal Year 2019. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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ISSUE: Consideration of an Appropriation Ordinance to make appropriations for the support of the government of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council hold a public hearing and adopt the Appropriations Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2019 on Saturday, June 23, 2018.
DISCUSSION: On May 3, 2018, City Council adopted the FY 2019 Budget and adopted an ordinance setting the City's real property and personal property tax rate for calendar year (CY) 2017. In accordance with sections 6.07 and 6.14 of the City Charter, an annual ordinance is also required to appropriate the Approved Operating and Capital Budgets. This ordinance contains the appropriation of the Adopted Operating Budget, the reappropriation of expected encumbrances, and an appropriation from the Special Revenue Fund for new grants. This ordinance also reflects the final budget of the Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS), which is set for adoption by the School Board on June 7, 2018. Any changes or amendments adopted by the School Board will be brought to City Council for appropriation in the Fall. The ordinance reflects the add-delete decisions of the School Board, which took into account City Council's approved operating budget transfer of $223,829,302 and changes in ACPS revenue estimates at the State, Federal and local level.
ADOPTED OPERATING BUDGET: Sections 1 through 9 of the attached proposed appropriations ordinance legally establishes the revenues and expenditures of the FY 2019 budget. As detailed in Section 7 of...
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