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File #: 24-0822    Version: 1
Type: Mayor's Request Status: Approved
File created: 5/26/2024 In control: City Council
On agenda: 5/30/2024 Final action: 6/25/2024
Enactment date: 6/20/2024 Enactment #: 217281
Title: Requesting the appropriation of $2,584,976 from the Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Rainy Day Stabilization Fund.
Indexes: Finance-Assessing, Finance-Auditing, Finance-Budget, Finance-Grants Development, Finance-Procurement & Contracting Services, Finance-Treasury
Code sections: Appropriation/Budget -

Agenda Summary

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Requesting the appropriation of $2,584,976 from the Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Rainy Day Stabilization Fund.

 

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Official Text

To the Honorable City Council:

 

The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council appropriate $2,584,976 from Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to the Rainy Day Stabilization Fund to achieve a reserve ratio of 15% of General Fund Revenue.

 

The City's policy is to maintain a reserve ratio of Unassigned Fund Balance plus Rainy Day Stabilization Fund at no less than 15% of General Fund Revenue. This metric is important in maintaining our bond rating.

 

This measure is in accordance with the City's Free Cash policy.

 

Appropriate staff will be available to answer any questions you may have. Thank you for your consideration of this matter.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Katjana Ballantyne, Mayor