Travis County Commissioners Court
September 7, 2004
Item 6
Number 6, consider and take appropriate action on budget amendments, transfers
and discussion items. Questions by the court on one of them or more?
>> there is one item posted for discussion and that's the
reason that p.b.o. Did not want this placed on consent. And I just want to
make one clarification, I was just discussing with the department and that
is for fund 501, the exposition fund. The department is requesting to use
45,670 in utility savings and one note I wanted to make in our memo we are
saying that we had to be conservative, already projected this action. However,
since there is a general fund subsidy being considered for the exposition
center next year that's why we place it as a discussion item. The department
wanted me to reiterate they have the current savings to do this, but i'll
be happy to answer any questions.
>> any issues with the other items?
>> I would like to clarify one point, I think it's been clarified.
A-4 through 13 represent the budget adjustments necessary to enact the lump
sum awards, the temporary pay policy for records management. A-4 through 8
represent the three that are proposed in the text week on personnel amendments.
9 through 13 represent the one on approval for today.
>> need to discuss any of the other items?
>> let me just ask this. How much have we spent -- speaking
of temporary pay, how much have we spent so far total?
>> a running tab?
>> I知 sure do you.
>> total out the door is over a million dollars.
>> on the temporary pay?
>> on temporary pay. But a few hundred thousand is with cscd
so I think it's around 800 and some change.
>> does that include general -- I mean road and bridge?
>> total road and bridge and other special funds as general
fund.
>> that's good to know. So we'll kind of have an idea, you
know, Commissioner Daugherty, when we start talking about what's being collected.
>> if you want to go through what all of the funds and number
of employees, I知 not sure you want to look backwards as opposed to look forward,
but those are rough members.
>> thank you.
>> christian -- Commissioner, I知 sorry, were you finished?
>> go ahead.
>> is there any way possible you can get those numbers out
per department as far as the temporary pay?
>> it would be relatively simple to do.
>> it would be good to know. And I would like to have the
full -- list he had by department. Then as we go through this process --
>> we can show you by department, number of employees, general
fund out the door, special funds out the door.
>> I would like to see that.
>> and cscd is a large number, but they were using other
resources.
>> I understand.
>> move approval of all the items except ds 1.
>> second.
>> discussion?
>> we have a second on that, judge.
>> all in favor? That passes by unanimous vote. Any questions?
So your point was what now?
>> the reason this is posted for discussion is that there
is a general fund transfer being -- or subsidy being considered for the expo
center fund and in so much as resources are not spent in the expo center fund
that subsidy would be less. That's why it's been placed as a discussion item.
>> is there a subsidy for this particular item?
>> the subsidy is -- for the fund is a whole as being considered.
I知 not sure I understood the question.
>> would that subsidy cover the request?
>> if you spend this $45,000, 45,670, then the transfer to
the expo center would need to be by definition --
>> let me just make one point however. We have assumed already
in our ending fund balance this action. Therefore the subsidy under consideration
would not change. If it was not approved that is correct subsidy would --,
that subsidy would decrease.
>> there is money left over in the utility line item.
>> that's correct, for the utility line item on the expo
center, left over our projection is between 42,000 to 65,000. We're asking
for the 45,000.
>> we think that these improvements are necessary because
in the long run that would be energy savings.
>> that's correct. We will save about 11,000 per year, the
return on investment is about four years.
>> and that's why I知 supporting it because it makes sense.
I wish this were a money generating department. I think they are right on
the edge. But this is a wise investment and I would move approval.
>> second.
>> any more discussion? All in favor? That passes by unanimous
vote.
>> thank you.
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