HomeMy WebLinkAbout033662 ORD - 06/17/2025Ordinance authorizing $4,077,839.00 in mid -year budget adjustments for the
Animal Care Services (ACS) department to fund $3,467,275.00 in ACS facility
enhancements and provide $610,564 for ACS staff enhancements by appropriating
$2,183,664.00 from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) revenue interest funds
and allocating $1,894,175.00 from Certificates of Obligation; and amending the FY
2024-25 Operating Budget and the Capital Improvement Budget
WHEREAS, the budget for Corpus Christi Animal Care Services (ACS) was
adopted as part of the City's FY2024-25 Operating Budget in Ordinance No. 033451;
WHEREAS, this budget adjustment will be for the immediate addition of three full-
time ACS positions, ACS capital improvement projects and equipment;
WHEREAS, the appropriation of $2,183,664.00 from the American Rescue Plan
Act (ARPA) revenue interest will increase the number of ACS full-time positions from 57
to 60 employees; and will allow for the purchase of necessary, updated equipment and
much needed modernized facility enhancements for ACS;
WHEREAS, this budget adjustment will allow for reclassification of four full-time
Live Release Coordinator positions into one Volunteer Coordinator, one Rescue/Foster
Coordinator, and two Adoption Counselors;
WHEREAS, by Resolution 033653 on May 13, 2025, City Council authorized
Notice of Intention to issue not more than $43,200,000.00 of Certificates of Obligation
("the Certificates of Obligation"); and
WHEREAS, this budget adjustment will provide for the allocation of $1,894,175.00
from the Certificates of Obligation upon issuance for ACS capital improvement projects;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That funds in the amount of $2,183,664.00 from the American Rescue Plan
Act (ARPA) revenue interest funds are appropriated for the addition of three ACS full-time
employee positions, for ACS capital improvement projects, and for ACS equipment; and
SECTION 2. That $1,894,175.00 from the Certificates of Obligation is allocated upon
issuance for ACS capital improvement projects; and
SECTION 3. That out of the $4,077,839.00 provided by this mid -year budget adjustment,
$3,467,275.00 is allocated for ACS capital improvements for facility enhancement projects
including: Security Gate Repair & Incinerator Replacement; new HVAC for Kennel
Building 3; Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing improvements for Kennel Building 3 and
the Administrative Main Building; Replacement of 5 of 7 roofs and Wash Bay upgrades;
and Feld Operations Maintenance -Yuri mprovements. The remaining balance of
$610,564.00 is to be used for ACS staff enhancements reflected in this Ordinance; and
SECTION 4. That the FY2024-25 Operating Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 033451
and the Capital Improvement Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 033468 are amended to
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SCANNED
implement this budget adjustment including increasing revenues and expenditures.
Introduced and voted on the I( day of TU/ Q , 2025.
PASSED and APPROVED on the 11 thday of J LkP& . , 2025.
Paulette Guajar•o
ATTEST:
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Rebecca Huerta, City Secretary
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033 662
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS
(City Charter Article IV, Sections 7 & 8)
I, the Director of Finance and Procurement of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (or his/her duly authorized
representative), hereby certify to the City Council and other appropriate officers that the money required
for the current fiscal year's portion of the contract, agreement, obligation or expenditure described
below is in the Treasury to the credit of the Fund specified below, from which it is to be drawn, and has
not been appropriated for any other purpose. Future payments are subject to annual appropriation
by the City Council.
City Council Action Date: June 10, 2025 Legistar: 25-0817
Agenda Item: Ordinance involving $4,077,839.00 in mid -year budget adjustments for the Animal Care
Services department including appropriating $2,183,664.00 from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
revenue interest funds for the addition of three full-time positions for Animal Care Services (ACS), for
ACS capital improvement projects, and ACS equipment; amending the FY 2024-25 Operating Budget
and the Capital Improvement Budget by $1,894,175.
Amount Required (Amount to be Certified): $2,183,664.00
Fund Name
Account No.
Fund No.
Org. No.
Department
Amount
General Fund
various
1020
12680
52
$2,183,664.00
Total
$2,183,664.00
❑ Certification Not Required
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