EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
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Health Department Carry/Over Request SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Request approval for the Health Department to use FY03
surplus local funds to offset anticipated budget shortfall in their FY04
budget. STAFF CONTACT(S): Tucker, White, Breeden LINK TO ATTACHMENT(S): |
AGENDA DATE: ACTION: INFORMATION: CONSENT AGENDA: ACTION: X INFORMATION: ATTACHMENTS: no REVIEWED BY: |
BACKGROUND:
The year-end Health Department
settlement process for the Charlottesville-Albemarle Health Department resulted
in a $17,119 surplus to be potentially returned to the County and $19,082 to be
returned to the City. However, Dr. Susan
McLeod, Health Department Director, has requested the County’s permission to
use those surplus funds to offset a pending shortfall in their FY04 budget. The
normal practice is that these surplus funds are returned to the County.
STRATEGIC PLAN:
4.2.1
DISCUSSION:
At the
time the Health Department prepared their FY04 budget, they did not anticipate
any pay increases from the state and only a 10% anticipated increase in
personnel benefits. However, the actions taken by the state in passing the FY04
state budget provided a 2.25% salary increase effective for all employees in
December. Additionally, VRS and health
insurance costs resulted in a 22.6% increase in benefit costs compared to FY03.
Due to these changes, the Health Department is facing a budget shortfall in the
current year.
The Health Department’s FY04 budget
request to the County was actually $40,000 less than their FY03 appropriation,
and they now desperately need the FY03 carry-over funds to meet their FY04
personnel costs.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends County approval for
the Health Department to use $17,119 in FY03 local carry-over funds for their
FY04 budget needs.