City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JUNE 5, 2019
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 Final Passage of an Ordinance to Make Appropriations for the Support of the City Government for Fiscal Year 2020.[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) 2020.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council hold a public hearing and adopt the proposed Appropriations Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2020 (Attachment 2) on Saturday, June 22, 2019.
DISCUSSION: On May 1, 2019, City Council adopted the FY 2020 Budget and adopted an ordinance setting the City's real property and personal property tax rate for calendar year (CY) 2019. 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 is always scheduled for June City Council consideration. 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 Approved Budget of the Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS), set for adoption by the School Board on June 6. Any changes or amendments adopted by the School Board in the Final Budget will be brought to City Council for appropriation in the Fall. This ordinance reflects the add-delete decisions of the City Council and provides $231,669,496 in General Fund support of the Alexandria City Public Schools.
In addition to the FY 2020 budget amounts adopted by City Council on May 1, 2019, this ordinance also includes sufficient funds for the recently adopted $3.8 million c...
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