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32.
Commissioners Court - Regular Session
Meeting Date:
12/11/2018
Title:
Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on increasing the budget on position control number 1793 by $5,065.39
Submitted For:
Jarred Thomas
Submitted By:
Kelly Luna, EMS
Department:
Emergency Management
Agenda Category:
Regular Agenda Items

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Agenda Item

Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on increasing the budget on position control number 1793 by $5,065.39

Background

This position was orginially a grant position, which has been very confusing since its inception due to it spanning fiscal years (FY17 & FY18) and being split between grant funds and general funds. The Court was generous enough to adopt this position as a general fund position for FY19, which we are extremely grateful for because this position plays an instrumental role in identifying and mitigating potential hazards within the County. Due to the complexity of the funding, the timing of the position changes in relation to the Budget Process, and PCN confusion, the funding that was adopted for this position is $5,065.39 short for FY19. The error went unnoticed by Emergency Management, HR, and the Budget Office (initially), until Budget discovered that the adopted budget vs. the current salary would create a shortage in the salary line for the department. The current salary, which carried over from FY18 (minus COLA and merit) was/is within the salary policies and parameters set forth by HR. The department is willing to utilize funding from within its FY19 operating budget to cover the shortage. The department, Budget, and HR have reviewed all that has transpired to determine how we missed this in an effort to catch something like this in the future, but are all in agreement that it was a "perfect storm" of events that lead us to this juncture. It has made us all aware to watch split funded positions in the future and coordinate as a team to ensure that the funding is correct, if and when they are adopted in the general fund budget.

Fiscal Impact

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Form Review

Inbox Reviewed By Date
County Judge Exec Asst. Wendy Coco 12/06/2018 10:26 AM
Form Started By:
kluna
Started On:
12/04/2018 11:20 AM
Final Approval Date:
12/06/2018