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ORDINANCE NO. 2026-69 AN ORDINANCE CONFIRMING THAT CITY PAYROLL PRACTICE WILL SHIFT FROM PAYMENT IN ADVANCE TO PAYMENT IN ARREARS, AND APPROPRIATING $4,596,200 FROM THE FUND BALANCE OF THE GENERAL FUND TO THE FY 2027 GENERAL FUND BUDGET AND TRANSFERRING $1,621,200 OF SAID AMOUNT TO VARIOUS FUND BUDGETS FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING PAYMENTS TO EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEE LEAVE BALANCES THROUGH SAID SHIFT. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That it hereby confirms that City payroll practice will shift from payment in advance to payment in arrears, effective on July 31, 2026. 2. That no scheduled date for the issuance of City paychecks will be modified as a result of the shift from payment in advance to payment in arrears. 3. That said shift necessitates accounting entries which reduce and restore accrued annual leave. 4. That it appropriates $4,596,200 from the General Fund Balance to the Nondepartmental Section of the FY 2027 General Fund Budget. 5. That it transfers $1,621,200 of the funds so appropriated from the FY 2027 General Fund to other funds as follows: a. $4,500 to the FY 2027 Community Development Fund budget. b. $315,000 to the FY 2027 Behavioral Healthcare Services Fund budget. c. $405,000 to the FY 2027 Social Services Fund budget. d. $87,000 to the FY 2027 Stormwater Management Fund budget. e. $82,000 to the FY 2027 Grants Fund budget. f. $325,000 to the FY 2027 Public Utilities Fund budget. g. $38,000 to the FY 2027 Golf Fund budget. h. $125,000 to the FY 2027 Waste Management Fund budget. i. $47,000 to the FY 2027 Portsmouth Parking Authority Fund budget. j. $64,000 to the FY 2027 City Garage Fund budget. k. $122,000 to the FY 2027 Information Technology Fund budget. 1. $6,700 to the FY 2027 Risk Management Fund budget. 6. That the funds appropriated and transferred shall be used to maintain annual leave amounts as accrued by city employees, thereby ensuring continuity of employee compensation and payment. 7. That the fund balance of the General Fund is decreased by $4,596,200.