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r;; .;;.. 518 "With the exception of changes in the General Fund, the amendments are concerned with redistribution of funds for these purposes: 1) To fully fund any deficits as required by the general statutes. These deficits were a result of overestimating fund balances available for appro- priation in the 1974-75 budget. These amounts are relatively small and by utilizing other unappropriated surpluses the net effect is no increase in total appropriations. 2) To adjust funds for Debt Service to insure that :all the transfers necessary to consolidate all Debt Service into one fund are made consistent with the law. The result of this will be no fund balances in any of these funds at year end as we move toward consolidating all fund balances in the General Fund. The net change comes from appropriating the additional surplus and reducing the contri- bution from the General Fund. The General Fund then ends up with $34,OD0.00 additional. 3) To transfer appropriations for Choreworkers and Foster Care from AD and AFDC to Social Service Administration where the actual expenditures are being made. No new county funds are required but there is an increase in State Aid for purpose of estimated revenues. The General Fund changes not related to Debt Service are results of over ex- penditures generally from increased costs and underestimated budget requirements. Costs on the expendable supply type items have increased tremendously and many other departments are having trouble staying within the supply budget. In most cases these departments have other line items that can be used to supplement the supplies and no budget amendment is required. All departments have been cautioned about supply costs and one department has actually frozen supply purchasing. It is important to note, however, thatthese supplies are necessary for the daily operation of departments, and not excessive indulgence. Continually increasing costs have made it very difficult to administer a supply budget even when it was well planned. It is hoped this will be the last budget amendment of a general nature for this year. But other problems may yet arise. There will definitely be an additional amendment for the school Current Expense Fund to zeappropriate an existing surplus and to appropriate fourth quarter refunds. Also Social Service program appropriations, particularly Medicaid, are coming very close to the budget limit. Since these vary from month to month, with no local control, we will wait until later in the year to determine if more funds or a redistribution of funds is needed. PROPOSED BUDGET AMENDMENT Increase Amended BOND FUND l ~ (Decrease) Total Expenditures: Ta General Fund (39,515.00) .00 Tv Debt Service.Fund 73,923.00 73,923.00 Fund Balance 34,408.00 73,923.00 DEBT SERVICE FUND 1 Revenues From Bond Fund 73,923.00 73,923.00 From School Debt Service 164,848.00 164,848.00 From General Fund (238,771.00) 273,349.00 FACILITIES. FUND 2 Revenues: Fees-Facilities 810.00 14,810.00 Fund Balance (deficit) (810.00) 7,690.00 GENERAL FUND 3 Expenditures: _ Motor Pool 2,000.00 26,900.00 Sales Tax 2,000.00 4,000.00 Auditing 142.00 7,642.00 Postage 1,D00.00 14,5D0.00 Courts 1,OD0.00 3,130.00 Manpower 1,000.00 1,000.00 Agricultural Extension 1,000.00 58,455.00 To Debt Retirement 1 (238,771.00) 273,349.00 Contingency 23,834.D0 53,725.00