STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: September 18, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): N/A
DEPARTMENT: Budget and Management Services
EXECUTIVE: Jack Ireland
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SUBJECT
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Final reading and adoption of the appropriation ordinance appropriating funds for the FY 2024-25 City of Dallas Operating, Capital, and Grant & Trust Budgets - Not to exceed $5,263,461,468 - Financing: General Fund ($1,902,654,000), General Obligation Debt Service Fund ($485,754,134), Capital Funds ($912,273,932), Enterprise/Other Funds ($1,482,754,855), Internal Service and Other Funds ($284,005,397), Grants, Trusts, and Other Funds ($188,972,948), and Employee Retirement Fund ($7,046,202)
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BACKGROUND
In accordance with the Charter of the City of Dallas and prior to August 15, the City Manager recommended a budget to the City Council for the upcoming fiscal year. The fiscal year will begin on October 1, 2024, and end on September 30, 2025.
The budget for Internal Service Funds is included in this action because the funds require budget appropriation for spending. The budget for Internal Service Funds is not included in the budget overview in the budget document or budget briefing materials to prevent the revenues and expenditures from being counted twice in citywide totals as funding is moved from one city fund to another. For example, when a department purchased fuel through Equipment and Fleet Management, it would not be accurate to record this as a citywide revenue and expenditure, as the money is simply moving from one city fund to another.
Additionally, the budget for the Employee Retirement Fund (ERF) is not included in the budget document or briefing materials. The ERF budget is reviewed and approved by the ERF Board of Trustees who are responsible for administering the Fund in accordance with the Dallas City Code, Chapter 40A.
The City Manager presented the recommended ann...
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