Title
ORDINANCE NO. 3323 AMENDING THE 2015-2016 BIENNIAL BUDGET (SECOND READING)
COUNCIL STRATEGIC INITIATIVE ADDRESSED:
Continue effective financial management
CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW: REQUIRED
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The subject ordinance has been prepared to amend the 2015-2016 biennial budget to restore expenditures previously withheld from the 2015-2016 biennial budget. On December 23, 2015, Council amended the 2015-2016 General Fund biennial budget and directed staff to withhold payment of the 2016 second-half membership dues for the Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments pending a review of the benefits associated with the City's membership. A review of the City's benefits derived from participating as a member of the Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments was provided at a Council workshop held on May 26, 2016.
This amendment affects the General Fund in the 2015-2016 biennial budget.
Budget amendment ordinances require two readings before the Council. This evening's reading of Ordinance No. 3323 represents the second reading.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Motion to adopt Ordinance No. 3323 amending the 2015-2016 biennial budget.
STAFF CONTACT:
Kurt Sacha, Finance Director