Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Ordinance 26-022, relating to the 2025-2026 Budget; making an Emergency Appropriation in Fund 100 to increase expenditure authority for the Prosecuting Attorney to cover unanticipated loss of revenue
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DEPARTMENT: Prosecuting Attorney
ORIGINATOR: Ellen Hagey
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Approved by Alessandra Szebenyi 5/15/26
PURPOSE: To pass an ordinance for an emergency appropriation that increases expenditure authority in Fund 100 by $140,000 for the Prosecuting Attorney in 2026, to resolve a persistent negative cash balance situation in our victim advocacy Fund 118 program.
BACKGROUND: The variability of revenue from crime victim fees that support Fund 118 has led to a negative cash situation in Q1-2026. To remedy this situation in the short-term, the PAO has JV’d about $32,000 in expenses from Fund 118 to Fund 100, in Q1-2026. [A similar negative cash balance situation occurred in 2025]. Anticipating that a negative cash balance will persist for the remainder of 2026, the PAO is requesting an emergency appropriation for Fund 100 from Fund 100’s fund balance. An emergency appropriation will enable the PAO to JV expenses from Fund 118 to Fund 100 to eliminate the negative cash balance for the rest of 2026. The current budget authority in Fund 100 for 2026 is about $118,334, and the current balance is about $32,148. The fund balance for Fund 100 is $418,691, according to Finance. Approval of this emergency appropriation request from the fund balance in Fund 100 will increase the expenditure authority in Fund 100 so that the PAO can continue to JV a total of about $140,000 from Fund 118 to Fund 100 in 2026. This remedy has no impact on the General Fund.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
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EXPEND: FUND, AGY, ORG, ACTY, OBJ, AU |
CURRENT YR |
2ND YR |
1ST 6 YRS |
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100.50731519.1011 Regular Salaries |
$98,000 |
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100.50731519.2013 Personnel Benefits |
$42,000 |
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TOTAL |
$140,000 |
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REVENUE: FUND, AGY, ORG, REV, SOURCE |
CURRENT YR |
2ND YR |
1ST 6 YRS |
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100.30731519.3819 |
$140,000 |
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TOTAL |
$140,000 |
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DEPARTMENT FISCAL IMPACT NOTES: No impact on the GF. The emergency appropriation is coming from the fund balance of Fund 100 which is about $418,691.
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OTHER DEPARTMENTAL REVIEW/COMMENTS: Reviewed/approved by Finance - Nathan Kennedy 5/15/26