Summary of Changes between Proposed and Adopted Budget

Summary of Changes between Proposed and Adopted Budget

Subsequent to the adoption of the 2021 budget, the following events occurred which will have an impact on the 2021 budget:

The health insurance rate increase was budgeted and adopted at 8%; negotiations lowered the increase to 6.5%. The budget was not amended to reflect this change.

Subsequent to the adoption of the budget, the City was awarded $6,757,039 in Federal CARES Act funding. The funding reimbursed the City for its COVID‐related expenses. Additionally, the 2020 City budget did not suffer revenue losses as severely as others did in the region. This allowed the City Commission to direct City staff to create a Community Grant fund to provide aid to community organizations and businesses to help offset the COVID‐related impact on these organizations and businesses. The City amended the 2020 in order to allocate these funds. The City anticipates amending the 2021 budget to continue to provide relief to the community.

In October of 2020, the Police Department vacated 1 full time records clerk position and added 1 full time kennel attendant position in the Animal Control department. This change will be reflected on the 2022 schedule of positions rather than the 2021 schedule of positions because the budget was adopted before the change was made.

The 2021‐2025 CIP plan (which is funded by sales tax) was also impacted by the relatively stable revenue stream in 2020. At the onset of the pandemic, several 2020 capital projects were delayed because of the uncertainty of revenues. These projects were added to the 2021‐2025 CIP plan. The following projects were completed in 2020 and therefore, will be removed from the 2021‐2025 CIP:

o Equipment Spreader $17,339

o Equipment Spreader $10,336

o Library Landscaping $15,000