City of San Carlos

Council Staff Report

Council/RDA Meeting Date: June 26, 2006

Item Title: Consideration of Ratifying FY 2007 Belmont-San Carlos Fire Department Revenue and Appropriations Budget

Recommendation
That the City Council adopt a Resolution ratifying the Belmont-San Carlos Fire Department Revenue and Appropriations Budget for the 2006-07 fiscal year.The Fire Department budget has been previously adopted by the Fire Department Board and is recommended for the Council’s approval by the San Carlos Representatives on the Fire Board (Mayor Grocott and Council Member Grassilli).

Fiscal Implications
The Belmont-San Carlos Fire Department Budget for the 2006-07 fiscal year proposes revenues of $12,553,302 and an appropriations amount of $12,245,655.The San Carlos City contribution for 2006-07 will be $5,267,467 which is an increase of 6.9% from this year’s fire department contribution of $4.826 Million and the mid-term appropriation of an additional $100,000 approved by the City Council in April.

Background
The South County Fire Authority Board considered and approved its Proposed 2006-07 Fiscal Year Budget at its June 24, 2006 meeting.This Budget included a revenue, appropriation and staffing plan for the Belmont-San Carlos Fire Department and is summarized in Attachment 1.Pursuant to Section 4.2 of the amended and restated Joint Powers Authority (JPA) Agreement, for the Belmont-San Carlos Fire Department, major decisions including budget approval requires the consent and ratification of the governing bodies of the fire department’s member agencies (City of San Carlos City Council and Belmont Fire Protection District Board).

Alternatives

Alternatives available to the City Council include:

     1.Adopt a Resolution ratifying the Fiscal Year 2007 Belmont-San Carlos Fire Department Revenue and Appropriations Budget;
     2.Do not approve a Resolution Ratifying the Budget;
     3.Provide staff with alternative direction.

Respectfully submitted,

Brian Moura
Assistant City Manager

Approved for submission by:

Mark Weiss
City Manager

Attachments:

1. Budget Message from Fire Chief Lowden (PDF or Flash Paper , 35 Kb)
2. Fund Recap  (PDF or Flash Paper , 12 Kb)
3. Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances (PDF or Flash Paper , 62 Kb)