This appropriation for prior year encumbrances is part of the annual budgeting process. Attached is an ordinance amending the 2019 Budget to provide appropriations for the encumbrances outstanding at the close of the 2018 Fiscal year and to provide appropriations for projects or programs that were uncertain and therefore not included at the time of the 2019 Budget adoption.
2018 encumbrances listed on the attached report represent orders for goods or services - principally vehicles with long procurement lead times - included in the 2018 Budget that were authorized, but that were not received or performed by the end of the year. An appropriation needs to be carried forward to avoid these payments impacting 2019’s Budget. This action will amend the 2019 Budget for these expenditures.
Additionally, there are adjustments and corrections to the 2019 Budget that are now known and are more fully described both in the cover memo and the supporting schedule. |