HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2013-094 transfer budget line items for wage expensesMARANA RESOLUTION NO. 2013-094
RELATING TO ADMINISTRATION; APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF $180,393 IN
BUDGETED EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FROM THE GENERAL FUND GENERAL
GOVERNMENT (NON-DEPARTMENTAL) LINE ITEM AND THE TRANSFER OF UP TO
$95,000 IN BUDGETED EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FROM THE DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES ADMiN BUDGET TO THE WAGES AND BENEFITS LINE ITEMS WITHIN
VARIOUS TOWN DEPARTMENTS IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014 BUDGET FOR
WAGE ADJUSTMENTS FOR VARIOUS EMPLOYEES DUE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF A NEW PAY STRUCTURE
WHEREAS on June 18, 2013, the Town Council adopted the fiscal year 2013-2014
budgetary document and overall financial plan which set the legal level of budgetary control at
the department level for the General Fund and at the fund level for all other funds; and
WHEREAS in March 2012, the Town Council adopted the Town of Marana Strategic
Plan II (the "Plan"), and under the Progress and Innovation focus area of the Plan, Initiative 1 is
to create an organization of excellence; included within this Initiative is the strategy of develop-
ing a highly competitive pay philosophy to recruit and retain quality professional staff; and
WHEREAS in Apri12013, the Town engaged The Waters Consulting Group to perform a
classification and compensation study, which was recently completed; and
WHEREAS the fiscal year 2013-2014 budget includes $180,393 in budgeted expenditure
authority in the General Fund general government (non-departmental) line item which was budg-
eted in anticipation of funding employee wage adjustments recommended by the classification
and compensation study; and
WHEREAS the Town desires to fund the implementation of the pay structure recom-
mended by the classification and compensation study at 100% of market by January 1, 2014,
and, in order to do so, the Town must allocate approximately $95,000 in additional funding for
employee wage adjustments from other General Fund budget sources; and
WHEREAS the fiscal year 2013-2014 General Fund budget includes $130,013 in budget-
ed expenditure authority in the Development Services Admin budget for wages and benefits for a
General Manager position that has remained vacant; and
WHEREAS the transfer of up to $95,000 from the Development Services Admin budget
will not significantly impact Town operations; and
WHEREAS the Council finds that the reallocations addressed by this resolution are in the
best interest of the Town of Marana and its citizens.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF MARANA, ARIZONA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION l. The Town Council hereby approves the transfer of $180,393 from the Gen-
eral Fund general government (non-departmental) line item and the transfer of up to $95,000
from the Development Services Admin budget to the wages and benefits line items within vari-
ous Town departments in the fiscal year 2013-2014 budget for wage adjustments for various em-
ployees, in order to fund implementation of the pay structure recommended by the classification
and compensation study at 100% of market by January 1, 2014.
SECTION 2. The Town's Manager and staff are hereby directed and authorized to un-
dertake all other and further tasks required or beneficial to carry out the terms, obligations, and
objectives of this resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
MARANA, ARIZONA, this 15 day of October, 2013.
Mayor d Honea
ATTEST: APPRO D AS TO FORM:
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Joce yn C. ronson, Town Clerk ank C dy, own ey
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