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ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO APPROPRIATING ORDINANCE # 1 AUTHORIZING BUDGET TRANSFER #201-15-1 TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM THE POLICE SEQUESTRATION ACCOUNT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000,000 TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OVERTIME ACCOUNT PLUS AN ADDITIONAL OVERTIME TRANSFER OF $281,000 TO COVER THE OVERTIME EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUMMER ANTI VIOLENCE INITIATIVE (S.A.V.I.) FROM A PROJECTED SURPLUS IN THE WORKERS COMEPENSATION LINE ITEM
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WHEREAS, Section 60 of the Charter and Section 2-386(3) of the Code of General Ordinances requires the approval of the Board of Aldermen for the transfer of funds within the General Fund budget; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of Alders created the police sequestration account and a policy amendment governing the process by which it can be accessed for the New Haven Police Department; and,
WHEREAS, funds in the Police Department operational overtime account are projected to run out in the beginning of the third quarter of FY 2015-2016 ; and,
WHEREAS, the Police Department received administration and leadership approval to embark on a Summer Anti Violence Initiative (S.A.V.I.) which incurred overtime expenses of $281,000 that were not contained within the Police Department FY 14-15 budget, and
WHEREAS, there is currently a projected surplus in the Workers Compensation lien item,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the New Haven Board of Aldermen that Transfer #201-15-1 be approved to transfer $1,000,000 from 1-201-2040-50177 (Police Sequestration) to 1-204-1010-50130 overtime for additional funds needed for overtime based on current projections and $281,000 from 1-805-9530-59933 to 1-201-2040-50130 for overtime incurred during the implementation of the Summer Anti Violence Initiative.