ORDINANCE NO. WHEREAS, the City ofelkhart, Indiana, has established certain funds for purposes

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1 ORDINANCE NO. Proposed Ordinance No AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING FOUR HUNDRED TWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SIXTY DOLLARS ($402,360.00) FROM CERTAIN FUNDS SPECIFIED HEREIN TO ELIMINATE FURLOUGH DAYS DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2013 WHEREAS, the City ofelkhart, Indiana, has established certain funds for purposes that include paying for the operating expenses of the City of Elkhart; and WHEREAS, the administration has requested additional funds in the amount offour Hundred Two Thousand Three Hundred Sixty Dollars ($402,360.00) to eliminate the cost-cutting measure of furloughing employees during the 2013 calendar year; and WHEREAS, the Common Council will need to appropriate Four Hundred Two Thousand Three Hundred Sixty Dollars ($402,360.00) for this need; and WHEREAS, sufficient money has accrued in the General Fund, the Motor Vehicle Highway Fund, the Parks and Recreation Fund, the Cemetery Fund, the Aviation Fund, the Probation User Fees Fund, the Central Garage Fund, the Environmental Center Fund, the Railroad Museum Fund, the Lerner Theatre Fund, and the Cumulative Capital Development Fund to pay for this purpose, and it is appropriate to use these Funds for such purpose. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELKHART, INDIANA THAT: Section 1. The sum of Two Hundred Eighty-Five Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-Three Dollars ($285,733.00) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund and applied to the

2 following accounts: Mayor BOW Bldg/Code Clerk Human Relations Council Controller Human Resources Legal Econ Dev Dept Planning Dept Fire Dept Comm Ctr Police Dept Public Works Dept Bldg & Grnds Emerg Supt Svc Grants Dept Tolson Ctr , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,0130 2, ,372 4,279 50,953 1,163 8,372 4, Part Time 365 1,492 5,623 1,089 1,444 1,534 1,913 1,033 1,167 2, , , ,917 2,097 1,254 18, ,694-2

3 Section 2. The sum of Forty-One Thousand Six Hundred Forty-Eight Dollars ($41,648.00) is hereby appropriated from the Motor Vehicle Highway Fund and applied to the following accounts: Street Dept , , , ,377 Section 3. The sum of Four Thousand One Hundred Ninety-Five Dollars ($4,195.00) is hereby appropriated from the Parks and Recreation Fund and applied to the following accounts: Park Dept , , Section 4. The sum offive Thousand Three Hundred Forty Dollars ($5,340.00) is hereby appropriated from the Cemetery Fund and applied to the following accounts: cemetery Dept , Section 5. The sum of Sixteen Thousand Two Hundred Ninety-Three Dollars ($16,293.00) is hereby appropriated from the Aviation Fund and applied to the following accounts: Aviation Dept ,288-3

4 ,125 4,572 1,070 3,238 Section 6. The sum offive Thousand Four Hundred Eighty Dollars ($5,480.00) is hereby appropriated from the Probation User Fees Fund and applied to the following accounts: Clerk , Court Probation , Section 7. The sum oftwenty-one Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-Eight Dollar's ($21,288.00) is hereby appropriated from the Central Garage Fund and applied to the following accounts: Central Garage ,213 7,256 5,046 1,180 6,593-4

5 Section 8. The sum of One Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-Three Dollars ($1,853.00) is hereby appropriated from the Environmental Center Fund and applied to the following accounts: Environ Ctr ,0130 1, , , , Section 9. The sum of Three Thousand Seventy-One Dollars ($3,071.00) is hereby appropriated from the Railroad Museum Fund and applied to the following accounts: RR Museum , , , Section 10. The sum of Thirteen Thousand Three Hundred Ninety-Two Dollars ($13,392.00) is hereby appropriated from the Lerner Theatre Fund and applied to the following accounts: Lerner Theatre , , ,0100 6, ,0200 1, , Section 11. The sum offour Thousand Sixty-Seven Dollars ($4,067.00) is hereby appropriated from the Cumulative Capital Development Fund and applied to the following accounts: Inform. Tech, , ,

6 Section 12. The Common Council has fixed the day 2013, at 7 :00 p.m., in the Council Chambers, as the date, time and place when the Common Council will consider and determine the appropriation, and the taxpayers ofthe City ofelkhart, Indiana, shall have then and there the right to be heard. Section 13. Upon passage of this Ordinance, the proper officers ofthe City shall file a certified copy of such determination with the Auditor ofelkhart County, Indiana, for a hearing before the Department of Local Government Finance in such County, as provided by law. Section 14. This Ordinance shall be in effect from and after its passage and approval, according to law. ORDAINED this day of, ATTEST: Ron Troyer, President of the Common Council Sue M. Beadle, City Clerk PRESENTED to, the Mayor by me this day of Sue M. Beadle, City Clerk APPROVED by me this day,2013. ATTEST: Dick Moore, Mayor Sue M. Beadle, City Clerk -6

7 Proposed Ordinance No The Honorable City oj Elkhart,Indiana the dly with a heart Fax: Office ofthe Mayor 229 S. Second St. Dick Moore, === -' pft'qiiiiiiiiv--=: Elkhart, Indiana Mayor January 14,2013 Common Council of the City ofelkhart, Indiana 229 S. Second St., Elkhart, Indiana Dear Council Members: There exists specific parameters within which the City may establish an annual budget. These parameters include cash balances, projected revenues, the maximum permissible property tax levy, and the portion ofthe levy that will be uncollectable due to the State imposed tax caps. To establish a balanced budget for FY 2013, the City made cost reductions based on austerity measures with respect to supplies and other services and charges. Other cost reductions were derived from a planned furlough program whereby employee work hours would be reduced by three to five days throughout the year. In addition, a number of vacant positions were planned to remain unfilled throughout the year. Many ofthese cost reduction measures were implemented during FY 2012 in anticipation ofa large amount ofuncollectable levy in 2013.As a result, the City saved $2.65 million ofthe 2012 budget that comprised funds with personal services expenses. Because this savings is reflected in the January 1,2013 cash balance, it has become unnecessary to implement the planned furlough program. I am, therefore, requesting an additional appropriation of$402,360 to be applied to funds and accounts enumerated in Appendix A ahached herewith. This action will ensure the citizens of Elkhart that public safety, transportation, and other vital services will not be abated by furloughed man-hours. Since~~ Your consideration of this request will be greatly appreciated. Dick Moore, ~ City OfEI~ffn~ana

8 APPENDIX A CITY OF ELKHART ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION TO ELIMINATE FURLOUGH DAYS FROM 2013 BUDGET Fund De~t Account Name Amount General Mayor ,991 BOW , , ,953 Bldg/Code , ,372 Clerk ,232 Human Relations Council Part Time 365 Controller , ,623 Human Resources , ,444 Legal , ,913 Econ Dev Dept , ,167 Planning Dept ,790 Fire Dept ,715 CommCtr ,556 Police Dept ,917 Public Works Dept ,097 Bldg & Grnds , ,137 Emerg Supt Svc Grants Dept Tolson Ctr Total General 285,733 MVH Street Dept , , , ,648 Parks & Rec Park Dept , , ,195

9 Cemetery Cemeter Dept , ,340 Aviation Aviation Dept , ,0300 1,288 6,125 4, ,293 Prob User F Clerk , ,573 Court Probation , , ,637 Central Gar Central Garage ,213 7,256 5,046 1,180 21,288 Environ Ctr Environ Ctr ,0300 1, ,853 RR Museum RR Museum , 778 1, ,071

10 Lerner Lerner Theatre ,157 3,525 6,681 1, ,392 Cum Cap Dev Inform. Tech , ,067 Total Other Funds 116,627 Total Civil City 402,360 furlough_addapprop 13