Meeting Type: BCC Regular Meeting
Meeting Date: 9/15/2020
Item Status: New
From: Ronald J. Cink, Budget Director
Submitted by: Christie Davis, Senior Budget Accountant
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ITEM TITLE
Title
*Adoption of the Baldwin County Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Budget
Body
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Presentation will be given at the September 15, 2020 regular meeting prior to the approval of the FY 2021 Budget.
Take the following actions:
1) Adopt Resolution #2020-126 of the Baldwin County Commission, which, pursuant to Amendment No. 750 and Amendment No. 772 to the Constitution of Alabama 1901 and related to the promotion of local economic and industrial development, provides for respective determinations by the Baldwin County Commission that a variety of expenditures of public funds, as relates to a myriad of appropriations authorized by the Baldwin County Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Budget, will respectively, serve valid and sufficient public purposes; and
2) Adopt Resolution #2020-127 of the Baldwin County Commission which adopts the Baldwin County Fiscal Year 2020- 2021 Budget; and
3) Approve the attached Highway Projects list for Fiscal Year 2021 that ties to Resolution #2020-127.
Please vote on each recommendation separately.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Previous Commission action/date: N/A
Background: Proof of Publication has been added to attachments.
Staff respectfully asks that each Resolution be voted on separately and in the order indicated in the Staff Recommendation.
The first recommended action, Resolution #2020-126, provides for the respect and acknowledgment of Amendment No. 750 and Amendment No. 772 to the Constitution of Alabama 1901. Amendment No. 750 and Amendment No. 772 provide additional authority for the Baldwin County Commission and municipal governments in the county to promote local economic and industrial development. Since the Baldwin County Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Budget involves expenditures (grants) of public funds to firms, corporations or other business entities, public or private, which could be construed or tied to the promotion of local economic and industrial development, staff accomplished the procedures provided in Amendment No. 750 and Amendment No. 772 to inform the public of the proposed actions. Staff reviewed the proposed appropriations with the Baldwin County Commission during several public special meetings related to the Baldwin County Commission’s Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Budget Deliberations. In accordance with Amendment No. 750 and Amendment No. 772, notification (by public notice) to the public was published in the Sunday, September 6, 2020 edition of the Mobile Press Register newspaper which is the newspaper having the largest circulation in Baldwin County. Further, Resolution #2020-126, is required to be adopted setting forth the respective determinations of the Baldwin County Commission that the variety of expenditures of public funds, as relates to a myriad of appropriations authorized by the Baldwin County Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Budget, will, respectively, serve a valid and sufficient public purpose.
The second action, Resolution #2020-127, provides for the adoption of the Baldwin County Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Budget.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Total cost of recommendation: Fiscal Year 2021 Budget is $185,606,144.
Budget line item(s) to be used: various
If this is not a budgeted expenditure, does the recommendation create a need for funding? N/A
LEGAL IMPACT
Is legal review necessary for this staff recommendation and related documents?
N/A
Reviewed/approved by: N/A
Additional comments: N/A
ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS
Is advertising required for this recommendation? Yes, for Resolution #2020-126
If the proof of publication affidavit is not attached, list the reason: N/A
FOLLOW UP IMPLEMENTATION
For time-sensitive follow up, select deadline date for follow up: N/A
Individual(s) responsible for follow up: Christie Davis, Senior Budget Accountant
Action required (list contact persons/addresses if documents are to be mailed or emailed): The Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Budget will be posted to the County website once it is approved, and budget books will be available at each Commission Office and the Baldwin County Archives facility.
Additional instructions/notes: N/A