RESOLUTION No. _____, Series 2016
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A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES CONCERNING ACCOUNT BALANCES OF NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS AND COUNCIL COST CENTER FUNDS DURING FISCAL YEARS IN WHICH A NEW COUNCIL MEMBER TAKES OFFICE. (AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION)
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Sponsored By: Councilmembers Mulvihill and Flood
WHEREAS, the Louisville Metro Council (“Council”) adopted a Policies and Procedures Manual on March 17, 2003 and amended such Policies and Procedures in December 2014; and
WHEREAS, Section 3(1)(A) of the adopted Policies and Procedures Manual provides guidelines to the Council on the expenditure of the Neighborhood Development Funds (“NDF”), which is established in the Operating Budget each fiscal year to complete projects in council districts or Louisville/Jefferson County, and where each Council member is appropriated the same level of funding; and
WHEREAS, Section 6 of the adopted Policies and Procedures Manual provides guidelines to the Council on the expenditure of council Cost Center funds, which is established in the Operating Budget each fiscal year for expenses associated with the member’s district and/or Council member’s duties, and where each Council member is appropriated the same level of funding; and
WHEREAS, the Council wants to amend Sections 3(1)(A), 3(2)(A), and 6 to ensure that a district being represented by a newly elected or appointed Council member has funds sufficient to represent the needs of his or her district until the beginning of the next fiscal year.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: The Council hereby amends Section 3(1)(A) of the Policies and Procedures Manual as follows:
In the event a new Council member takes office via election, the Metro Council President will consult with the Metro Council Business Office for an accounting of the residual amount of unappropriated funds on hand in the new Council member’s NDF account. The pro-rated allocated share is determined by dividing by twelve the total amount of money allocated by Louisville Metro Government to the district for the most recent fiscal year then multiplying the figure by the number of months remaining in said fiscal year. If the total residual amount of unappropriated funds in the district’s NDF account of the Council member is less than the pro-rated allocated share for the most recent fiscal year and in the event of an emergency or unforeseen natural disaster, the Metro Council President with approval of a majority of the Committee on Committees, shall transfer funds, not to exceed $20,000.00, if available, from the Metro Council’s General Account to the new Council member’s NDF account to cover the expenses to handle such emergency or unforeseen natural disaster.
SECTION II: The Council hereby amends Section 6 of the Policies and Procedures Manual as follows:
In the event a new Council member takes office via election, the Metro Council President will consult with the Metro Council Business Office for an accounting of the residual amount of unappropriated funds on hand in the new Council member’s Cost Center account. If the total residual amount of unappropriated funds in the district’s Cost Center account of the Council member when he or she is sworn into office is $5,000.00 or less, the Metro Council President shall transfer funds, if available, from the Metro Council’s General Account to the new Council member’s Cost Center account so that the new balance equals up to $7,500.
SECTION III: This Resolution shall take effect July 1, 2016.
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_______________________________ H. Stephen Ott Metro Council Clerk |
_____________________________ David Yates President of the Council |
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_____________________________ Approval Date |
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Michael J. O’Connell
Jefferson County Attorney
BY: ____________________________
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