Title
Budget Amendment - Appropriation of General Fund Balance to Implement Plan Review System
Action
ACTION:
Amend the FY2024 Adopted Budget Ordinance to appropriate $300,000 from restricted General Fund Balance for transfer to the Code Enforcement Special Revenue Fund for Land Development’s share of the implementation of the plan review system.
Staff Contact: Don Ceccarelli, LUESA - Storm Water
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
Land Use and Environmental Services Agency (LUESA) - Storm Water Services provides Land Development services on behalf of the six towns. These services include enforcement of the town’s zoning, subdivision, water quality, planning, floodplain and other ordinances. Enforcing these ordinances involves performing plan review and issuing permits. LUESA - Code Enforcement also performs plan reviews and issues permits.
A few years ago, LUESA entered into a contract to replace the aging plan review system with a new system called Accela. Storm Water Services and Code Enforcement agreed to share in the costs for implementation. Storm Water Services agreed to pay up to $400,000 towards the development of Accela using funds from the Land Development Reserves contained in the General Fund. The Land Development Budget Committee (an informal committee formed in 2010 made up of the six town managers and the County Director of Storm Water Services) also endorsed spending up to $400,000 for implementation of Accela.
To date, Code Enforcement has paid for the implementation of Accela. Code Enforcement is requesting $300,000 of funding for Accela implementation from Storm Water Services Land Development Reserves. This request will appropriate $300,000 from the Land Development Reserves in the General Fund to Code Enforcement to pay for implementation of Accela.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
N/A
POLICY IMPACT:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
Transfer of $300,000 of restricted General Fund Balance to the Code Enforcement Special Revenue Fund.