Title
AN ACT CONCERNING SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATIONS for the purpose of transferring appropriation within the General Fund to provide for costs that were not anticipated and included in the Approved Fiscal Year 2026 Budget.
Background
General Fund Revenue Changes:
This legislation provides additional appropriation authority totaling $138,280,700 in the General Fund. The additional resources will increase the Fiscal Year 2026 General Fund Budget from $4,815,956,900 as expressed in CB-56-2025 and amended in CB-098-2025 to $5,038,669,300. The legislation appropriates additional Other Financing Sources - Assigned Fund Balance ($15,000,000); Outside Sources - Board of Education ($46,674,900), and Income Tax Receipts - General ($76,605,800) as revenue sources.
Use of Assigned Fund Balance
There is an adjustment of $15,000,000 to support additional costs for the OPEB and Risk Management fund.
Recipient Description Allocation
Non-Departmental To support Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) $10,000,000
To support the Risk Management fund account for $5,000,000
workers' compensation
Operating Expenditure
There is an adjustment of $42,208,000 to the participating agencies shown in the chart below. This request will help various agencies with additional expenses.
Agency Allocation
To (+) Board of License Commissioners (BOLC) to cover higher than anticipated $100,000
costs for compensation
Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM) Time to fill initiative $500,000
contract for Concentra
Office of Finance, to cover merit and COLA increase, and the ACFR software $720,800
Police Department, to cover overtime $35,000,000
Department of Corrections (DOC) to cover Cola and Merit and $2.5 million $3,000,000
contract for Medical
Department of the Environment (DOE) to cover lower than anticipated attrition $1,437,200
and critical operational needs due to an increase in intake levels and service
demands at the animal shelter
Department of Social Services (DSS) to cover Family Connects Program $400,000
(PG child Resource Center)
Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement (DPIE) to cover $1,050,000
overtime for strike force $300,000 and temporary services for new initiatives and
upgrades to IT platform $750,000
Total $42,208,000
Board of Education
There is an adjustment of $46,674,900 to align with the initial Board of Education (BOE) reconciliation to the original Council’s approved budget, which reflected increased State contributions and reduced Federal resources; and BOE’s latest financial review request that requested the use of additional use of BOE fund balance to cover service needs of the system.
Non-Departmental
There is an adjustment of $34,397,800 to support higher-than-anticipated grants and transfers, radio equipment, debt assumption, emergency operating fund, and pre-payments for financing costs.