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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-066 Appropriation of funds1z .! 1 ORDINANCE NO. 95- 66 • • AN ORDINANCE amending the 1995 budget for the City of Yakima, making an appropriation of $48,582 in the General Fund for expenditure during 1995 for repayment of Health District outstanding debt. WHEREAS, the amount of $48,582 must be appropriated within the General Fund in order to provide funding for additional Health District costs, and WHEREAS, at the time of the adoption of the 1995 budget it could not reasonably have been foreseen that the appropriation provided for herein would be required, and the City Council finds that an emergency exists of the type contemplated by RCW 35.33.091 and that it is in the best interests of the City to make the transfers and appropriations herein provided, now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA. Section 1. The amount of $48,582 is hereby appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance in the General Fund to account number 000- 4 -095- 411- 0000 - 56200 -512 as a 1995 appropriation. Section 2. This ordinance is one making an appropriation and shall take effect immediately upon its passage, approval and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 2 —rday of November, 1995 ATTEST X01L , , c�rv" L, CITY CLERK First Reading r%— �1 S Publication Date Effective Date /"A - a5 -95 LEGAUbd Approp. Ord. II 4 10/31/95 MAYOR d ITEM TITLE BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No a For Meeting Of Nov. 7. 1995 An Ordinance amending the 1995 Budget to provide for additional Health District Funding SUBMITTED BY Department of Finance & Bu get r-� CONTACT PERSON/TELEPHONE John R Hanson, ctor / 575 -6070 SUMMARY EXPLANATION- Recently, the Yakima Health District Board passed a resolution (copy attached), which provides for City repayment of the debt issued to cover Health District shortfalls during 1993 The total current outstanding debt is $1,400,000 The City of Yakima's allocated portion of the debt amounts to $401,969 If you will recall, as a result of a change in State law, the funding method for County Health Districts is being shifted from local assessments to a State allocation of Motor Vehicle Excise Tax (MVET) The amount of MVET which will be transmitted to local Health Districts for 1996 's based on the 1995 local assessment Accordingly, by increasing this year's allocation for {�bt service to the Yakima Health District, the same amount will be available in the MVET istribution for 1996 Should the City choose not to increase this year's payment, then 1) the obligation for the City to repay the debt would remain, 2) the funding base for future MVET allocations to the Health District will be that much less If the City pays the District an additional $48,582 this year, the remainder of the debt owed by the City will be paid out of future proceeds from MVET Staff recommends approval of the attached Ordinance amending the 1995 Budget and providing for additional payment of some $48,582 to the Yakima Health District for retirement of debt Resolution_ Ordinance _)L Contract _ Other (Specify)cQopy of Resolution Funding Source (APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL Manager STAFF RECOMMENDATION Read ordinance at the November 7, 1995 meeting, pass 10- rdinance at the November 21, 1995 meeting OARD /COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION COUNCIL ACTION First Reading: 11/7/95 LEGALBD Health Distract