Resolution - 2019-49RESOLUTION NO.2019-49
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR
THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, WEST COVINA PUBLIC FINANCE
AUTHORITY, WEST COVINA HOUSING AUTHORITY, THE SUCCESSOR
AGENCY TO THE FORMER WEST COVINA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
AND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR
2019-20
WHEREAS, the Interim City Manager has presented to the City Council a proposed
budget for Fiscal Year 2019-20; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of West Covina has conducted public meetings
on June 4, 2019 and June 18, 2019 to consider the Fiscal Year 2019-20 budget document; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of West Covina has concluded its review and
intends to approve and adopt the Fiscal Year 2019-20 budget for the City, West Covina Public
Finance Authority, Housing Authority, Successor Agency to the Former West Covina
Redevelopment Agency and the Capital Improvement Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of West Covina does resolve as
follows:
SECTION 1. The Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program for the City of
West Covina, West Covina Public Finance Authority, and West Covina Housing Authority for
Fiscal Year 2019-20, as prepared and submitted by the Interim City Manager and as modified by
the City Council, is hereby approved, adopted and appropriated. A copy of said budget is hereby
ordered to be filed in the Office of the City Clerk within thirty days and shall be certified by the
City Clerk as having been adopted by this resolution.
SECTION 2. The budget for the Successor Agency to the Former West Covina
Redevelopment Agency for Fiscal Year 2019-20, as prepared and submitted by the Executive
Director and as modified by the Agency Board Members, is hereby approved, adopted and
appropriated, on the express condition that said budget be published the same as a separate
component of the City of West Covina's budget, and further conditioned on the City of West
Covina, its General Fund and all its various other accounting funds are NOT obligated to finance
or fulfill any Successor Agency Obligations. A copy of said budget is hereby ordered to be filed
in the Office of the City Clerk/Secretary within thirty days and shall be certified by the City
Clerk/Secretary as having been adopted by this resolution.
SECTION 3. From the effective date of said Budget, appropriations may be reallocated
from one activity account to another within the operating budget upon review by the Finance
Department and approval of the City Manager or his/her designee, providing there is no change in
the scope of service delivery level or increase in the appropriation as approved by the City Council.
SECTION 4. As necessary, appropriations may be made for donations and grants received
during the fiscal year up to $30,000 per source or grantor upon review by the Finance Department
and approval of the City Manager or his/her designee. Donations and grant awards with matching
requirements, or exceeding $30,000 from a single source or grantor, require City Council approval.
SECTION 5. The approved budgets for the Capital Improvement Program remain as
authorized appropriations for the individual capital projects until these capital projects are
completed. Any unexpended authorized appropriations for each capital project is automatically
carried over from fiscal year to fiscal year, until the funds of the individual capital project are
expended or the capital project is canceled. Following the completion of the individual capital
projects, the unexpended appropriations of each completed capital project shall be canceled and
the capital projects funding sources shall be released from their unexpended funding commitment.
SECTION 6. The City Council does hereby authorize and approve the number and
classification of employees in the respective functions, departments and/or activities as set forth
in the Fiscal Year 2019-20 Budget. No increase shall be made in this number of positions without
City Council approval. However, the City Manager is authorized to transfer such positions within
existing position classifications and reorganize departments under his authority, if in his judgement
such actions will result in a higher degree of efficiency of overall operations of the City.
SECTION 7. At the close of the 2018-19 Fiscal Year, unexpended appropriations in the
Operating Budget may be carried forward to the 2019-20 Fiscal Year upon review by the Finance
Department and approval of the City Manager or his/her designee for the expense of outstanding
purchase commitments and programs.
SECTION 8. That the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and the
same shall be in full force in effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 181h day of June 2019.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Scott E. Porter
City Attorney
ATTEST:
Carrie Gallagher, CMC
Assistant City Clerk
I, CARRIE GALLAGHER, ASSISTANT CITY CLERK of the City of West Covina, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2019-49 was duly adopted by the City Council of
the City of West Covina, California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 18d' day of June 2019,
by the following vote of the City Council:
AYES:
Castellanos, Lopez-Viado, Shewmaker, Wu, Johnson
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
Carrie Gallagher, CMC
Assistant City Clerk-