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Recommendation:
That Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:
That the following offsetting budget adjustments for $2.1 million be made by:
  • IncreasingTraffic Safety Actrevenues by $1.4 million within the Edmonton PoliceService budget.
  • Reducing the corporate fuel expenditure contingency budget by $0.7 million.
Must be dealt with after Edmonton Police Service
report 2006POAC09

Report Summary

  • This report provides a recommendation for funding the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) requested budget adjustment, subject to its approval by City Council.
  • The above recommendation be approved only if the one-time expenditure budget adjustment for the EPS is approved (September 13, 2006 Edmonton Police Service report 2006POAC09).

Report

  • EPS has prepared a report requesting a one-time budget adjustment forincreased enforcement costs incurred during the 2006 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.
  • TheMunicipal Government Act requires municipalities to maintain a balanced budget. To maintain a balanced budget corporately, a financing source is required to cover anyincrease inthe budget for enforcement costs. Administration has reviewed the report prepared by EPS and recommends the funding be as follows:

An increase of $1.4 million in the budget for EPS Traffic Safety Act (TSA) revenues.

A reduction of $0.7 million from the fuel expenditure contingency within the corporate programs budget.

  • As of June 30, 2006, EPS was projecting excess TSA revenues of $1.4 million.Utilization of any excess TSA revenue requires Council authority.
  • Fuel prices have moderated more recently and programs are generally managing within their allocated fuel budgets. Should fuel prices rise significantly, there may be a risk involved with allocating a portion of the fuel contingency to EPS. However, this adjustment would leave $0.9 million as a contingency to deal with any upcoming fluctuations.

Justification of Recommendation

Approval of the proposed funding sourceswill ensure a balanced budget is maintained and offset the increased enforcement costs.

Others Approving Report

P.Tarnawsky, General Manager, Corporate Business Planning Department

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