This appropriation for prior-year encumbrances is a routine part of the annual budget cycle. Attached is an ordinance amending the 2020 Budget to provide appropriations for the encumbrances outstanding at the close of the 2019 Fiscal year and to provide appropriations for projects or programs that were uncertain and therefore not included at the time of the 2020 Budget adoption.
Fiscal Year 2019 encumbrances listed on the attached report represent orders for goods or services - principally vehicles with long procurement lead times - included in the 2019 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 the 2020 Budget. This action will amend the 2020 Budget for these expenditures so that prior-year invoices paid will be budget-neutral in the current year. Additionally, there are adjustments and corrections to the 2020 Budget that are now known and are more fully described both in the cover memo and the supporting schedule. |