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May 24.2005 36. George Gill, 935 Round Bay Road, #2C, Norfolk, spoke in support of this item. 37. Deborah Thomas, 1612 Camden Avenue, spoke in support of this item. 38. Tony Jones, 4614 Greenwood Drive, spoke in support of this item. Motion by Ms. Randall, and seconded by Mr. Heretick, to concur with the recommendation of the Planning Commission that UP-04-18 be approved on first reading with a request that a representative of Reverend Chase and a representative of the Olde Towne South Community League meet, confer in good faith to reach an agreement before the June 14, 2005 City Council meeting, and was adopted by a vote of 4-2 (Whitehurst, Holley). - City Manager's Report - 05 - 241 - Adoption of an ordinance to amend the FY05 General Fund Operating Budget by increasing both expenditure appropriations and recovered cost revenue from the State Compensation Board in the amount of $160,000 to fund additional operating costs and an actuarial study by the Virginia Retirement System (VRS) for the Sheriff's Office. Vision Principle: Neighborhood and Community Transformation. These funds will provide for an actuarial study by the VRS to determine the cost of moving sworn officer deputies from the regular VRS retirement plan to the VRS-LEOS retirement plan for law enforcement officers. Funds are also included for a special allowance of $1,000 to reimburse 159 sworn officer deputies for various work-related expenses incurred during the year. Background: . Sworn officer deputies in the Sheriff's office pay for various work-related expenses for which they are not reimbursed. . A total of $159,000 is requested to fund a special allowance of $1,000 to reimburse 159 sworn officer deputies in the Sheriff's office for various work-related expenses incurred during the year. . Additionally, the current Virginia Retirement System (VRS) plan does not cover law enforcement officers, and the Sheriff has requested an actuarial study to determine the cost of moving sworn officer deputies into the VRS-LEOS (Law Enforcement Officers System) retirement plan. . A total of $1,000 is requested to fund an actuarial study by the Virginia Retirement System to move sworn officer deputies in the Sheriff's office from the regular VRS retirement plan to the VRS-LEOS retirement plan for law enforcement officers. Discussion: . This item will contribute to City Council's vision principle of Neighborhood and Community Transformation through the contributions of the Sheriff's deputies. . Financial Impact: The total additional cost to fund both operating needs is $160,000. This request involves no funding from the City of Portsmouth, but rather, reimbursement coming from the State Compensation Board to cover these additional operating expenses. . This item will contribute to City Council's vision principle of Neighborhood and Community Transformation. Recommended Action: Adoption of an ordinance to amend the FY-05 General Fund Operating Budget by increasing both expenditure appropriations and recovered cost revenue from the State Compensation Board to fund additional operating costs in the Sheriff's Office. Next Steps Following Council Action: . The Sheriff will administer the distribution of the funds to the deputies. . When the actuarial study is received from VRS, an assessment of the affordability of moving employees to the VRS-LEO system will be made.