Ordinance amending the 2020 Budget for the City of Yakima; and making appropriations from Unappropriated Fund Balances within various Funds for expenditure during 2020 for various purposes including 2019 encumbrances (Second Reading)

Steve Groom, Director of Finance and Budget
Kimberly Domine', Finance Division Manager
Jennifer Morris, Financial Services Officer

This appropriation for prior year encumbrances is part of the annual budgeting process. 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.

A list of 2019 encumbrances is contained in 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 2020’s budget. This action will amend the 2020 Budget for these expenditures.

Additionally, there are adjustments and corrections to the 2020 that are now known at this time that were not known at the time of adoption, and are more fully described both on the cover memo and the supporting schedule.