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September 28, 2004 Recommended Action: · Adoption of an ordinance to amend the FY 2004-05 Operating Budget by appropriating $1,572,247 of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reimbursement funds for expenses related to Hurricane Isabel with estimated revenue from the Federal government increased accordingly. Summary: · FEMA has allocated $1,572,247 to the City of Portsmouth for the purpose of reimbursing costs associated with Hurricane Isabel especially related to the future impact on the capacity of the City's landfill. Purpose and Need: · Following Hurricane Isabel, the City incurred considerable costs associated with the necessary services needed following a natural disaster. · The City's landfill was used following the hurricane to dispose of a variety of waste, consuming valuable, future capacity. · Funding is provided by FEMA for the reimbursement of these costs. · The "Reserve for Contingencies: FEMA Reimbursements" will be used to reimburse the City for additional expenditures as they are identified through the audit process. Financial Impact: · Expenditures in the amount of approximately $770,590 have been identified as costs that need to be reimbursed. · The remaining funding in this Reserve at year-end will be transferred to the Waste Management Fund for use in future landfill closure costs that have been impacted by Hurricane Isabel. · Estimated revenue from the Federal government will be increased accordingly. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Ms. Psimas, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE IN THE GENERAL FUND THE SUM OF $1,572,247 RECEIVED FROM THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AS REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO HURRICANE ISABEL." Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Smith, Whitehurst, Holley Nays: None 04 - 364 - Adoption of an ordinance to amend the FY 2004-05 Operating Budget by authorizing a full-time position in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court and to appropriate $22,000 of estimated revenue from the Commonwealth. The State budget, once finally adopted, included funding for an additional position beyond the City's adopted Operating Budget for FY 2004-05. This additional position will be funded through increased revenues from the State. Recommended Action: · Adoption of an ordinance to amend the FY 2004-05 Operating Budget by authorizing an additional full-time position in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court and to appropriate $22,000 in estimated revenue from the Commonwealth accordingly.