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Home My WebLink About2020-005-424 FY 2020-2021 Budget ORDINANCE NO. 2020-005-424 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE CITY'S BUDGET FOR THE 2020-2021 FISCAL YEAR; PROVIDING FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS; PROVIDING FOR CARRYOVER OF FUNDS; PROVIDING FOR INTERFUND TRANSFERS; PROVIDING FOR AUTOMATIC AMENDMENT; PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 4.5 of the City of Miami Gardens (the "City") Charter, the City Council is required to adopt an annual budget for the City, and WHEREAS, the City Manager has prepared a tentative budget document, a copy of which is attached and made a part hereto, that details proposed city expenditures and organizational arrangements for Fiscal Year 2020-2021, and WHEREAS, the proposed Fiscal Year 2020-2021 budget for the City of Miami Gardens, included an estimate of revenues and expenditures, and WHEREAS, the City Manager has provided for various City departments in the budget, and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined the amount of money which must be raised to conduct the affairs of the City as required by City-operating funds, departments, offices and agencies for Fiscal Year 2020-2021, so that the business of the City may be conducted on a balanced budget. and Page 1 of 8 Ordinance No. 2020-005-424 WHEREAS, the City Council has also determined the amount necessary to be raised by ad valorem taxes and other taxes or special assessments upon all of the property, real and personal, within the corporate limits of the City of Miami Gardens, and WHEREAS, public hearings as required by Section 200.065, Florida Statutes, will be held by the City on Wednesday, September 8, 2020 at 6:00 p.m., and Wednesday September 23, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. virtually via a Zoom Meeting and a designated public comment area where a computer will be available at the City of Miami Gardens City Hall, 18605 NW 27 Ave., Miami Gardens, FL 33056, and WHEREAS, said public hearings have been held as stated above and comments from the public concerning said budget have been heard and considered, and WHEREAS, the amount of funds available from taxation and other non-ad valorem revenues equals the total appropriations for expenditures and reserves, and WHEREAS, during the course of a budgetary year, the City applies for and/or receives certain grants and reimbursements, and WHEREAS, the City does not know the dollar amount of the grants or reimbursements that will be awarded at the time that the budget is approved, and WHEREAS, when grants are awarded, reimbursements, unexpected revenues and donations are accepted by the City,these funds must be accounted for in the budget, and WHEREAS, it is more expedient to allow the Resolution accepting the grant or donation to enact the necessary budget transfers and amendments, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA,AS FOLLOWS: Page 2 of 8 Ordinance No. 2020-005-424 SECTION 1. ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS: The foregoing Whereas Clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true, and the same are hereby made a specific part of this Ordinance. SECTION 2. BUDGET ADOPTION: A. The following amounts are hereby appropriated for the operation and maintenance of the City's various governmental departments for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2020, and ending September 30, 2021: FY 2020-2021 FUND PROPOSED GENERAL FUND $ 80,136,954 TRANSPORATION FUND 11,639,116 GRANT FUND 1,664,405 STATE HOUSING INNITIATIVE PROGRAM 105,402 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 1,198,586 SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICTS 724,493 IMPACT FEES FUNDS 4,663,248 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 4,833,548 DEBT SERVICE 11,292,717 CAPITAL PROJECTS 7,191,285 STO RM WATE R 7,546,520 TOTAL OPERATING APPROPRIATIONS $ 130,996,274 B. The following revenues will be available during Fiscal Year 2020-2021 to meet the foregoing appropriations: GENERAL FUND Property Taxes $ 35,978,905 Franchise Fees 4,146,062 Intergovernmental Revenue 10,056,415 Utility Taxes 10,682,676 Fines and Forfeitures 4,617,950 Public Safety 2,775,500 Licenses& Permits 6,915,166 Miscellaneous 124,971 Culture & Recreation 1,864,884 Interfund Transfers 2,974,425 Re-appropriated Fund Balance - TOTAL REVENUES $ 80,136,954 Page 3 of 8 Ordinance No. 2020-005-424 TRANSPORTATION FUND Fuel Taxes $ 2,089,838 Intergovernmental Revenue 5,046,765 Fines and Forfeitures 2,800 Licenses, Permits& Fees 102,000 Charges for Services 25,000 Miscellaneous 114,900 Interfund Transfers 215,282 Re-appropriated Fund Balance 4,042,531 TOTAL REVENUES $ 11,639,116 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FUND Licenses, Permits& Fees $ 2,389,751 Charges for Services 359,410 Miscellaneous 11,759 Re-appropriated Fund Balance 2,072,628 TOTAL REVENUES $ 4,833,548 CIP FUND From General Fund $ 5,403,516 Build America Bonds Rebate 1,019,514 Re-appropriated Fund Balance 768,255 TOTAL REVENUES $ 7,191,285 STORMWATER FUND Licenses, Permits& Fees $ 5,180,116 Charges for Services 35,000 Miscellaneous 25,000 Re-appropriated Retained Earnings 2,306,404 TOTAL REVENUES $ 7,546,520 GRANT FUND Grants $ 1,664,405 Page 4 of 8 Ordinance No. 2020-005-424 TOTAL REVENUES $ 1,664,405 SHIP FUND SHIP Program $ 105,402 TOTAL REVENUES $ 105,402 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUND Grants $ 1,098,576 Re-appropriated Fund Balance 100,010 TOTAL REVENUES $ 1,198,586 SPECIAL REVENUE FUND Special Assessments $ 724,493 TOTAL REVENUES $ 724,493 DEBT SERVICE FUND Ad Valorem Taxes $ 3,963,080 Transfers In 7,329,637 TOTAL REVENUES $ 11,292,717 IMPACT FEES FUNDS Re-appropriated Fund Balance $ 4,663,248 TOTAL REVENUES $ 4,663,248 SECTION 3. EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS: The City Manager is authorized to expend or contract for expenditures, pursuant to the Charter of the City of Miami Gardens and adopted Code of Ordinances, in accordance with the adopted Fiscal Year 2020-2021 budget and budget detail, which is attached hereto and made a part of this ordinance as if it were set forth here in full. The City Manager is hereby authorized to allocate City resources as deemed necessary. Page 5 of 8 Ordinance No. 2020-005-424 SECTION 4. AUTHORIZATION TO THE CITY MANAGER: The City Manager is hereby authorized and empowered to make budgetary transfers, limited to line item allocations within a single fund, including apportioning budgets within funds to line items in the Chart of Accounts for the City. Said authority shall include the authority to correct inter- fund transfers and accounting allocations. SECTION 5. AUTHORIZATION TO THE CITY MANAGER: The City Manager is hereby authorized and empowered to amend the budget on an as-needed basis in order to correct typographical errors or omissions that are purely scriveners' errors. SECTION 6. AUTHORIZATION TO THE CITY MANAGER: The City Manager is hereby authorized to appropriate unanticipated revenues as deemed necessary including but not limited to accepting grant or donation of funds or upon issuance of a bond or other municipal debt instrument and re-appropriated "assigned fund balance" for Parks & Recreation operating purpose for completed projects funded from the General Obligation Bond. SECTION 7. CARRYOVER OF FUNDS: The budget shall also automatically re- appropriate any encumbrances and outstanding contracts carried forward from fiscal year 2019-20. SECTION 8. REVENUE MANUAL: All fees shall be set as outlined in the FY 2020-2021 Revenue Manual and any amendments are included in the FY 2020-2021 Annual Operating Budget Document. This manual may be amended from time to time during the fiscal year by City Council by resolution. SECTION 9. FINANCIAL POLICIES: All policies included under "Financial Policies" in the FY 2020-2021 Annual Operating Budget Document is adopted and approved Page 6 of 8 Ordinance No. 2020-005-424 by Council. The policies may be amended from time to time during the fiscal year by City Council by resolution. SECTION 10. INTERFUND TRANSFERS: The City Manager is authorized to effectuate all interfund transfers anticipated by this budget to include line items classified as `Transfers to,' and `Transfers from' regardless of fund. SECTION 11. INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY MANAGER: The City Manager is authorized to take all actions necessary to implement the terms and conditions of this Ordinance. SECTION 12. CONFLICT: All ordinances or Code provisions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 13. SEVERABILITY: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. SECTION 14. EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its final passage. PASSED ON FIRST READING IN FULL ON THE 8th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2020. ADOPTED AND PASSED ON SECOND READING BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS AT ITS MEETING HELD ON THE 23th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2020. -�1 Oliver Gilbert III, MAYOR Page 7 of 8 Ordinance No. 2020-005-424 ATTEST: I - iJ MARIO BATAILLE, CMC, CITY CLERK Reviewed by: SONJA K. DICKENS,ESQ. City Attorney SPONSORED BY: Cameron Benson, City Manager 1St READING MOVED BY: Councilman Williams 1St READING SECONDED BY: Vice Mayor Harris 1st VOTE: 7-0 Mayor Oliver Gilbert III X (Yes) (No) Vice Mayor Rodney Harris X (Yes) (No) Councilwoman Lillie Q. Odom X (Yes) (No) Councilman Reggie Leon X (Yes) (No) Councilwoman Katrina Wilson X (Yes) _(No) Councilman David Williams,Jr. X (Yes) _(No) Councilman Robert Stephens X (Yes) _(No) 2nd READING MOVED BY: Councilman Williams 2nd READING SECONDED BY: Councilman Leon 2nd READING VOTE: 7-0 Mayor Oliver Gilbert III X (Yes) (No) Vice Mayor Rodney Harris X (Yes) _(No) Councilwoman Shannon Campbell X (Yes) (No) Councilman Reggie Leon X (Yes) _(No) Councilwoman Katrina Wilson X (Yes) (No) Councilman David Williams,Jr. X (Yes) _(No) Councilman Robert Stephens X (Yes) _(No) Page 8 of 8 Ordinance No. 2020-005-424