COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR RESOLUTION NO. 090058
Directing the City Manager to maintain the hiring freeze
and other existing cost containment measures, limit certain discretionary
expenditures, present recommendations to remediate the potential shortfall
following the third quarter analysis and immediately begin the reduction in
force proposed in the submitted budget.
WHEREAS,
following a mid-year analysis of revenues and expenditures there is a projected
potential budgetary shortfall of $13.6 million for the fiscal year that ends on
April 30, 2009; and
WHEREAS, the
$13.6 million projected budgetary shortfall includes a projected $5.3 million
overage in expenditures; and
WHEREAS, the
City Managers Office is conducting an expedited third quarter analysis of
revenues and expenditures, based the latest data available, further refining
projected shortfalls for the year that ends on April 30, 2009; and
WHEREAS, the
City Council desires the City Manager to take additional proactive actions to
ensure the City concludes the fiscal year with expenditures within collected
revenues; and
WHEREAS, the
City Council wishes to maintain budgeted increases to the General Fund fund
balance; and
WHEREAS, the
City Council desires to maintain core services; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED
BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. The
City Manager is directed to maintain the hiring freeze and other existing cost
containment measures plus further limit discretionary expenditures such as
travel, local meetings, education and development, subscriptions, office
supplies, minor equipment, and similar items, and to restrict other
expenditures to mission critical and cost saving measures.
Section
2. Following the third quarter analysis, the City Manager is directed to
present recommendations to the City
Council outlining the actions necessary to remediate the potential shortfall.
Section
3. The City Manager is directed to immediately begin the reduction in force as
proposed in the submitted FY 2009-10 Operating Budget.
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