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File Number: 06-01553 Final Action Date:
DISCUSSION OF CITY OF MIAMI APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION OF THE
MIAMI CITY COMMISSION MAKING APPROPRIATIONS RELATING TO
OPERATIONAL AND BUDGETARY REQUIREMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR
ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2007,
WHEREAS, the City Manager has prepared and submitted to the City Commission a Budget
Estimate of the expenditures and revenues of all City Departments, Offices and Boards for Fiscal
Year 2006-2007, copies of such estimate having been furnished to the newspapers of the City of
Miami ("City") and to the main library in the City which is open to the public; and
WHEREAS, the General Fund Budget for Fiscal Year 2006-2007 is $ 501,200,952 million, and
the total Budget for all funds is $ 710,141,753 million; and
WHEREAS, the City's ad valorem millage rate has been reduced to the rate of 8.3745 mills; and
WHEREAS, the major source of revenue for the General Fund is derived from the category
identified as "Taxes" in the amount of $282,475,784; and
WHEREAS, provisions have been duly made by the City Commission for Public Hearings on
the proposed budget before the City Commission as a Committee of the Whole and Public
Hearings thereon were held;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The following appropriations are made for the municipal operations of the General Fund
for Fiscal Year commencing October 1, 2006 and ending September 30, 2007:
GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS
Department, Boards & Offices:
Mayor $ 936,254
Board of Commissioners 2,250,000
Office of the City Manager 2,290,593
Office of City Clerk 1,605,908
Office of Civil Service 317,922
Communications 1,318,842
Office of Hearing Boards 1,014,949
Building 7,463,727
Public Facilities 7,443,216
Finance 5,479,300
Fire - Rescue 67,983,884
General Services Administration 18,802,822
Employee Relations 4,972,970
Information Technology 14,611,813
Office of Auditor General 934,934
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Law 6,787,743
Office of Strategic Planning, Budgeting & Performance 1,615,086
Parks and Recreation 19,917,953
Pension 85,066,764
Department of Planning 2,794,017
Police 117,847,796
Public Works 16,262,801
Purchasing 1,481,055
Economic Development 1,419,894
Risk Management 60,505,417
Solid Waste 23,057,787
Citystat 387,244
Office of Grants Administration 539,350
Office of Zoning 876,545
Non -Departmental Accounts (NDA) 21,299,991
CIP Administration 3,914,375
TOTAL GENERAL FUND 501,200,952
Reserves Based on Financial Integrity Principles:
(Included in General Fund - NDA)
Contingency Reserves $ 5,000,000
Undesignated Reserves -
Total Reserves
$ 5,000,000
Section 2. The above appropriations for the General Fund are made based on the following sources of
revenues for Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2007:
GENERAL FUND REVENUES
Taxes $ 282,475,784
Licenses and Permits 10,992,650
Inter -governmental Revenues 39,573,718
Charges for Services 99,930,027
Fines and Forfeits 4,510,000
Miscellaneous Revenues 17,112,591
Non -revenues 9,719,096
Internal Service Funds 36,887,086
TOTAL GENERAL FUND $ 501,200,952
Section 3. The following appropriations are made for the municipal operations of Debt Service Funds
for Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2007:
DEBT SERVICE FUNDS
Special Obligation Bonds
General Obligation Bonds
Total Debt Service Funds
APPROPRIAITONS
22,372,785
19,740,776
42,113,561
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Section 4. The above appropriations for Debt Service Funds are made based on the following
sources of revenues for Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2007:
DEBT SERVICE FUNDS REVENUES
Property Taxes $ 19,740,776
Transfers In 22,372,785
TOTAL DEBT SERVICE FUNDS $ 42,113,561
Section 5. The following appropriations are made for the municipal operations of Special Revenue
Funds for Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2007:
SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS APPROPRIATIONS
City Clerk Services 382,295
Community Development 34,093,875
Code Enforcement 3,382,594
Economic Development 9,103,832
Fire Rescue Services 7,415,071
Homeless Programs 854,512
Law Enforcement Trust Fund 1,160,926
Neighborhood Enhancement Teams 4,401,150
Parks and Recreation Services 2,163,154
Police Services 9,444,183
Public Facilities 13,849,477
Public Service Taxes 53,697,000
Public Works Services 1,216,954
Transportation & Transit 22,609,640
Strategic Development Initiatives 3,052,577
TOTAL SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
$ 166,827,240
Section 6. The above appropriations for Special Revenue Funds are made based on the following
sources of revenues for Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2007:
SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS REVENUES
All Sources $
TOTAL SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS $
166,827,240
166,827,240
Section 7. This Resolution is a resolution of precedent and all other resolutions in conflict with it are
held null and void insofar as they pertain to these appropriations; however, no provision contained in
this Resolution shall be construed to violate the Anti -Deficiency Act, as set forth in Sections 18-500
through Sections 18-503 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended. The appropriations
are the anticipated expenditure requirements for the City, but are not mandatory should efficient
administration of City Departments and Boards or altered economic conditions indicate that a
curtailment in certain expenditures is necessary or desirable for the general welfare of the City. The
City Manager is specifically authorized to transfer funds between accounts and withhold any of these
appropriated funds from encumbrance or expenditure should such action appear advantageous to the
economic and efficient operation of the City. The City Manager is also authorized to transfer any
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excess unrestricted moneys from other funds to the General Fund provided that those are
appropriated moneys which are no longer needed to implement the original purpose of the
appropriation and whose expenditure is not limited to use for any other specified purpose.
Section 8. All departments and the number of employees designated therein provided for in this
budget either by position summary or by the organizational chart are deemed approved by the City
Commission. Any permanent change regarding same shall require City Commission approval.
Section 9. The City Manager is authorized to administer the executive pay plan and benefit package,
to disburse the funds appropriated herein for said purpose in a manner he deems appropriate. The
City Manager is also authorized to administer and disburse the City Commission benefit package.
With the exception of those positions in which the salary is established by City Commission action, the
City Manager is further authorized to establish the salaries of those employees in executive and staff
positions in accordance with the executive and staff pay plan. These employees may receive any
salary increases given in Section 10.
Section 10. The City Manager is authorized to disburse any funds that may be designated by
the City Commission as cost -of -living or other pay adjustments to Civil Service, executive and staff
employees as may be approved by the City Manager.
Section 11. Nothing contained in this Resolution shall be construed as to prohibit or prevent the
City Manager, the administrative head of the City of Miami, who is responsible for the efficient
administration of all Departments, from exercising the power granted to and imposed upon him/her in
the City Charter to fix, adjust, raise, or lower salaries, and to create, abolish, fill or hold vacant,
temporary or permanent positions whenever it has been determined by the City Manager to be in the
best interest of efficient and economical administration of the City of Miami and all its Departments.
The authority contained in this Section shall also be applicable whenever the City Manager shall cause
a Department to reorganize itself to perform its services more efficiently; such reorganization may
include reduction of budgeted positions, reclassification of positions, and alteration of the number of
budgeted positions in any given classification.
Section 11. (a)(1) The transfer of funds between the detailed accounts comprising any separate
amount appropriated by the above sections hereof is approved and authorized when such transfer
shall have been made at the request of the City Manager and when such transfer shall have been
made of any part of an unencumbered balance of an appropriation to or for a purpose or object for
which the appropriation for the herein fiscal year has proved insufficient.
(2) The transfer of funds between the detailed accounts comprising any separate amount
appropriated by the above sections hereof is approved and authorized when such transfer of funds is
made at the request of the City Manager and when such transfer is to be made between the detailed
accounts appropriated to the same office, department, or division.
(b)(1) To effect salary adjustments, the City Manager is further authorized to make departmental
and other transfers from any reserve accounts established in the General Fund, and is authorized to
approve transfers for any unforeseen requirements of all appropriated funds as may be required so
long as such transfer is consistent with the provisions contained in Chapter 18, Article IX of the Code
of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended.
(2)To facilitate effective budgetary control and sound fiscal management, the City Manager is
further authorized to transfer funds from departmental budget reserve accounts to the Emergency
Account of Non -Departmental Accounts to other Funds, and to departmental budget reserve accounts
from the Emergency Account of Non -Departmental Accounts to other Funds.
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(3)The Emergency Account is declared to be appropriated to meet emergency expenses and is
subject to expenditure by the City Manager for any emergency purpose.
(c) Except as herein provided, transfers between items appropriated shall be authorized by
resolution amendatory hereto, except that transfers from the Non -Departmental Accounts may be
made by resolution.
Section 12. (a) The City Manager is authorized to invite or advertise for bids for the purchase of
any material, equipment, physical improvement, or service provided by the aforementioned
appropriations or which may be provided for in accordance with the authority of Section 13, for which
formal bidding is required; such bids to be returnable to the City Commission or City Manager in
accordance with Charter or Code provisions.
(b) Further, expenditure of the herein appropriated funds is authorized in the
procurement of goods and services by award or contract for the same by the City Commission
following the use, if applicable, of competitive negotiations unless the award of such contract by the
City Manager is expressly allowed under City Code provisions.
Section 13. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature
of the Mayor.{1}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JORGE L. FERNANDEZ
CITY ATTORNEY
Footnotes:
{1} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall
become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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