Title
AN ACT CONCERNING SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATIONS AND INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS for the purpose of declaring additional revenue and appropriating to the General Fund to provide for costs that were not anticipated in the Approved Fiscal Year 2016 Budget, transferring surplus appropriations between agencies, and providing an adjustment to revenue estimates to the Internal Service Fund.
Background
This legislation will provide supplementary appropriations and transfer surplus appropriations between agencies in the General Fund to cover unanticipated costs needed to meet the year-end operational requirements. The additional resources will support the following costs: (1) winter snow events, (2) public safety overtime, (3) primary election costs, (4) additional public safety investigation expenses, (5) cost of living adjustments for certain public safety personnel, (6) grant audit findings, (7) local impact grants for public safety costs projects within five miles of Rosecroft Raceway and (8) other non-departmental expenses. The Fiscal Year 2016 General Fund budget was enacted by CB-32-2015 and amended by CB-103-2015. The additional revenue will increase Fiscal Year 2016 General Fund budget from $2,958,920,225 to $2,967,839,491. The increase in revenue totals $8,919,266.
This legislation will also provide for an increase in the Information Technology Internal Service Fund. The additional revenue will increase Fiscal Year 2016 budget from $29,043,700 to $32,719,900. The increase in revenue totals $3,676,200. This funding will support the following: (1) fiber optic network on Route 4, (2) completion of work on the Identify and Access Management System to enable single sign on for SAP for retirees (Pension Gold), and (3) the replacement of network switches and routers at the county buildings due to aging equipment that is out of warranty.
Note: CB-37-2016 is retroactively effective to June 30, 2016.