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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 125 - Transfer Approp - Gen Fund - FinanceDeschutes County Board of Commissioners l300 NW Wall St., Suite 200, Bend, OR 97701-1960 (541) 388-6570 -Fax (541) 385-3202 -www.deschutes.org AGENDA REQUEST & STAFF REPORT For Board Business Meeting of October 29, 2014 Please see directions for completing this document on the next page. DATE: October 7, 2014 FROM: Wayne Lowry ~.( Finance Phone # (541) 388-6559 TITLE OF AGENDA ITEM: Consideration and signature of Resolution #2014-125, transfer of appropriation in the Deschutes County General Support Services -Finance. PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS DATE? NO BACKGROUND AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS: Consideration of Resolution #2014-125. The County is moving forward with the replacement of its Finance and Human Resources Software platform. In order to proceed with the organization, crafting of an RFP and demonstration/selection process, a temporary position will be created in the Finance Department to manage the project. Beginning in January 2015, Teri Maerki, our current budget analyst will fill the newly created position and focus County resources on selection and implementation of the new system. The project is expected to be completed by December 31, 2016. Costs of the project will not be known until proposals are received but are expected to range between $250,000 and $1,000,000. The General Support Services -Finance internal service fund currently has $230,000 budgeted for the preliminary stages of the project. The budget adjustment transfers $55,972 of the project appropriation to the personnel category to provide for the project manager position. This position will exist only for the term ofthe project and will then be eliminated. Approval for the addition ofthis position was granted by Tom Anderson, County Administrator on October 2,2014. FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: A transfer of appropriation from Capital Outlay to Personnel for $55,972 is necessary. RECOMMENDATION & ACTION REQUESTED: Approval and signature of Resolution #2014-125. ATTENDANCE: Wayne Lowry DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS: Wayne Lowry, Finance Department 388-6559 REVIEWED LEGAL COUNSEL For Recording Stamp Only BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON A Resolution Transferring Appropriations * Within the Various Funds of the 2014-2015 RESOLUTION NO. 2014-125 * Deschutes County Budget and Directing Entries * WHEREAS, attached IS an e-mail from the Finance Director requesting a transfer of appropriations, and WHEREAS it is necessary to transfer appropriations within the Deschutes County Budget to accommodate the request; now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, as follows: Section 1. That the following transfers of appropriations be made: FROM: 630-1400-415.94-43 Deschutes County General Support Services-Finance, Capital Outlay, Computer Software $ 55,972 TO: 630-1400-415.18-28 Deschutes County General Support Services-Finance, Personnel. Financial/Budget Analyst (.80 FTE)$ 39,027 TO: 630-1400-415.21-10 Deschutes County General Support Services-Finance, Personnel, Life/Disability $ 101 TO: 630-1400-415.21-50 Deschutes County General Support Services-Finance, Personnel, Health/Dental $ 7,100 TO: 630-1400-415.22-01 Deschutes County General Support Services-Finance, Personnel, FICA/Medicare $ 2,913 TO: 630-1400-415.23-01 Deschutes County General Support Services-Finance, Personnel, PERS -Employee/Employer $ 6,479 TO: 630-1400-415.25-01 Deschutes County General Support Services-Finance, Personnel, Unemployment $ 352 PAGE 1OF 2·RESOLl:TION NO. 2014·125 (10/29114) Section 2. That the Finance Director make the appropriate entries in the Deschutes County Budget document to show the above appropriations. DATED this ____th day of October. 2014. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON TAMMY BANEY, Chair ATTEST: ANTHONY DEBONE, Vice-Chair --....... ~-----~------ Recording Secretary ALAN UNGER, Commissioner PAGE 2 OF 2·RESOLCTION NO. 2014·125 (10/29/14) Lacy Nichols From: Wayne Lowry Sent: Thursday, October 02,201410:51 AM To: Lacy Nichols Subject: Budget Adjustment for project manager Attachments: Appropriation Transfer Fund 630.xls Here is the budget adjustment for the project manager position. Please prepare an agenda summary and resolution for this change for discussion with the Board at their October 27 Board worksession. Thanks Wayne Lowry, CPA I Finance Director/Treasurer Deschutes County 1300 NW Wall St., Ste. 200 I Bend, Oregon 97701-1906 Office: (541) 388-6559 Cell: (541) 788-0093 Wayne.Lowry@deschutes.org 1 --_..,-"------------,---------------- Deschutes County Appropriation Transfer Request Line Number Item (HTE 14 digit code) 1 630-1400-415.18-28 2 630-1400-415.21-10 3 630-1400-415.21-50 4 630-1400-415.22-01 5 630-1400-415.23-01 6 630-1400-415.25-01 7 630-1400-415.94-43 TOTAL Category Description (Pers, M&S, Cap Out, (Element-Object, e.g. Time Mgmt, Contingency) Temp Help, Computer Hardware) Personnel Financial/Budget Analyst (.80 FTE) Personnel Life/Disability Personnel Health/Dental Insurance Personnel FICA Personnel PERS Personnel Unemployment Capital Outlay Computer Software Current Budgeted Revised Amount To (From) Budget 93,037 39,027 132,064 3,506 101 3,607 159,754 7,100 166,854 56,785 2,913 59,698 123,778 6,479 130,257 3,173 352 3,525 230,000 (55,972) 174,028 670,033 -670,033 A transfer of appropriation is required for the following reason and will be used for the following purpose: The County is moving forward with the replacement of its Finance and Human Resources Software platform. In order to proceed with the organization of the project and the crafting of an RFP and demonstration/selection process, a position will be created in the Finance Department to manage the project. Beginning in January 2015, Teri Maerki, our current budget analyst will fill the newly created position and focus County resources on selection and implementation of the new system. The project is expected to be completed by December 31, 2016. Costs of the project will not be known until proposals are received but are expected to range between $250,000 and $1,000,000. The Finance internal service fund currently has $230,000 budgeted for the preliminary stages of the project. This budget adjustment moves $55,972 of the project appropriation to the personnel category to provide for the project manager position in Finance. This position will only exist for the term of the project and will then be eliminated. County Administrator Tom Anderson approved the addition of this position on October 2, 2014. Fund: Dept: Requested by: Date: Finance Finance Wayne Lowry October 2, 2014