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39~ <br />r. <br />March 31, 1976 <br />ttemo To: Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />From: Neal Evans, Finance Director <br />Subject: Proposed Budget Amendment <br />Attached is a proposed budget amendment that vrould provide appropriation <br />of funds that vrere under budget in several Departments, that were allocated <br />to Current Expense but not formally budgeted, and that were collected in excess <br />of budget far Districts in which all funds go to the Totivn Fire pepartment for <br />services. <br />NOTES <br />1) Administration and Finance budgeted supplies on prior years combined <br />experience and Finance took too much. This item merely transfers between the <br />two. <br />2) Additional funds are required in almost every Utility Account due to <br />increased costs. In the Buildings and Grounds Account part of the increase <br />comes from the addition of Grady Brovrn and a transfer of.2,p00 is suggested <br />from the account set up far Grady Brown Operations. <br />3) Additional funds are required for Legal Services as has been previous'-- <br />brought tp the attention of the Commissioners. <br />4) Juvenile Detention requirements have continued at the high level of <br />the previous years. <br />5) nail supplies have been increased to meet requirements of fail In- <br />spections-•pa~°ticularly mattress covers. <br />6) State petention Payments vrere under budgeted. <br />7) Automotive repairs costs have been high du:. to more older autos and, <br />possibly, quality of new cars pur.chased'in previous fiscal year. Insurance <br />costs have also gone up with acquisition of alder cars. <br />8) Telephone costs were generally underestimated. The initial installation <br />costs vrere slightly more than anticipated, same additional requirements were <br />identified (i.e., Sheriff's Department Sauth Orange Line ), and the original <br />divisions of costs eras not correct. <br />9) Personnel funds are available in Sheriff's Department due to vacancies <br />and in Sanitation due to tlanpovrer Persannel, and it is reca:nmended that these <br />funds be re-appropriated to meat the various requirements indicated. <br />10) Veteran's Service Equipment, Council on Aging Bus, and Nutrition Pro- <br />gram requirements have been met vrithin the budgets and it is recommended that <br />these items be reduced to meet other needs. <br />~r <br />1 <br />