Philadelphia City Council Committee on Appropriations, 19 Nov 2014

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Nov. 19, 2014: The Philadelphia City Council Appropriations Committee discussed bills authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2014 within the General Fund from certain or all City offices, transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2014 within the Water Fund from certain or all City offices,and transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2014 within the Aviation Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to the Police Department and the Director of Finance - Fringe Benefits.

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Good morning is hearing his call to orders the public hearing, the Appropriations Committee one bills: number 140, 861 1408 621, 408 63. My name is w wilson catch in your chair, the committee. I note that a quorum is present.

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My last council member Maria can only stand just to my right is councilman Janie Blackwell to her right as councilman James Kenny, the title: the bills bills number 140 861 authorizing transferring the appropriation fiscal year, 2014 from the general fund from certain or all city offices, departments, boards, commission to certain or all city offices, departments, boards and commissions bill number 140 862 authorizing transferred appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for the waterfront from certain all city offices, departments, boards and commissions to certain all city offices, departments, boards and commissions, buildable 140 863 authorizing transferring appropriations for fiscal year 2014 with an aviation fund from certain all see, offices, boards departments, boards and commissions to the police department and director finance fringe benefits.

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First, witness is the budget director.

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Morning, ms rinehart good.

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Morning, chairman good members of the Appropriations Committee I am Rebecca Reinhart. The budget director for the city I appear before you today to offer testimony on bill numbers, 140, 86, 1140, 862 and 140 863. These ordinances are needed to transfer appropriations to those agencies and expenditure classes where shortages have occurred and will allow the proper recording of final fiscal year 2014 obligations, which is required for the year-end closing of the financial records of the city bill, 140, 861 transfers.

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Twenty point: two million of fourteen appropriations within the general fund from certain city departments to certain other City departments, including fifty thousand nine hundred and fifty-nine dollars to the office of housing and community development, to allow payment of acquisition, recycling funds to the Redevelopment Authority, an eternal departmental transfer of eighteen thousand, eight hundred and fifty four dollars within the mayor's office of transportation and utilities to fully fund payroll charges resulting from the DC 47.

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Excuse me: dc47 wage increase, 188,000 133 dollars to fleet management to fully fund over time associated with last winter snow and payroll charges resulting from the DC 47 wage increase. This amount is partially offset by an internal departmental transfer of about forty eight thousand dollars, 2.7 million to the streets department to fully fund payroll charges originating from last winter's snow.

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Fighting efforts, as well as the dc47 wage increase, 2.9 million to the fire department to fully fund overtime and water charges for the fiscal year partially offset by an internal departmental transfer of thirty two thousand nine hundred and ten dollars. 1.3 million to Parks and Rec to fully fund payroll charges resulting from the DC 47 wage increase it's partially offset by an internal departmental transfer. Seventy two thousand eight hundred and sixty five dollars.

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Six thousand six hundred and thirty four dollars to the Atwater Kent museum to fully fund payroll charges resulting again from the DC 47 wage increase, non rap wage increase, 3.8 million to the Department of Human Services to fully fund payroll charges from child welfare services, including the DC 47 and non rep wage increase, 2.2 million of which will be provided internally to point one: six million to the prisons department to fully fund payroll, resulting in part from the DC 47 non rep wage increase, partially offset by a transfer of 730 5090 7348 to the office of supportive housing to fully fund payroll charges resulting from the DC 47 and non rapid increase partially offset by an internal transfer as well.

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An internal departmental transfer of twenty-six thousand seven hundred and seventy seven dollars within the treasurer's office to fully fund payroll charges again, resulting from the DC 47 and non rap wage increase. An internal departmental transfer of ten thousand three hundred and fourteen dollars within the city rep to full city representatives office to fully fund payroll charges from dc47 nonrev wage increase.

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Forty thousand two hundred and sixty six dollars to the City, Planning, Commission and I might start to summarize a little bit if you don't mind, 297 thousand eight hundred and fifty-three to the Free Library nine thousand two hundred and thirty-nine to the Civil Service Commission, eighty-five thousand four hundred and seventy five dollars to the district attorney's office, all largely for the DC 47 non-web non rep comp package, 866 thousand dollars to the sheriff to fully fund payroll charges for the fiscal year and 5.5 million to the first judicial judicial district to appropriate funds for the zero growth agreement between the fjd in the city.

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This agreement requires the city to appropriate any surplus in the fjd general fund budget and a share of the revenue they generate bill number 140, 862 transfer, 17.2 million within the water fund to fully fund the required payment to the rate Stabilization Fund as authorized under the water general bond ordinance. There is an amendment we are offering to that ordinance.

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I have copies of that here: okay, great to correct an error in the from section to read: purchase of services instead of the current personnel services bill number 140, 863 transfers, 6.1 million dollars within the aviation fund from the Department of Revenue sinking fund commission to the police department in the amount of 91,000 to fully fund payroll in charges and to the Director of Finance fringe benefits in the amount of 5.99 million dollars to fully fund fringe benefit costs accrued during the fiscal year.

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I respectfully request that you report these bills out of committee with a favorable recommendation and I further request that the rules of council be suspended so as the permit first reading and the next session of council I appreciate the opportunity to testify before you today, and also representatives from the departments involved in the transfer ordinance would be happy to answer questions as well. Thank.

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You for your testimony, this is last year's money. Yes,.

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Its fiscal 14 so.

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It's already spent yes,.

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It has been any.

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Other questions from members of the committee singing now we will move from our public meeting and public hearing into our public meeting to consider the bills chair recognizes councilman Sanchez promotional, build over 140 861 Thank.

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You mr. chair I move the bill. 140 861 be voted out of committee with a favorable recommendation, no rule suspension all.

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In favor those opposed buildable 1408 61 report Alex, give me the table. Recommendation chair now recognizes councilman Sanchez promotion with amendment to build 1408, 62 Thank.

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You mr. chair I move for the amendment to Bill 1408 62. All.

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In favor those opposed the bill as amended. The chair now recognizes councilman Sanchez promotion on bill, 140 862 as amended mr.

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Chair I moved that bill. 1400 862 as amended, be voted out of committee with a feral recommendation. All.

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In favor those opposed over 140 862, as amended report I was committed. Favorite recommendation share, recognize councilman, Sanchez promotion of the final bill, 140 863 Thank.

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You, mr. chair ago I'm, I move that bill 140 863 be moved out of this committee with a favorable recommendation.

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All in favor aye those opposed little 1408, six threes report out of committee favor recommendations includes our public meeting. Thank you very much.