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September 23, 2014 At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, September 23, 2014, there were present: Mayor Kenneth I. Wright, Vice Mayor Paige D. Cherry, William E. Moody, Jr., Marlene W. Randall, Elizabeth M. Psimas, Dr. Curtis E. Edmonds, Sr., City Manager John L. Rowe, Jr., City Attorney George M. Willson. Reverend Johnnie Drake opened the meeting with prayer, which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Mayor Wright called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Ms. Psimas, to approve the minutes of a Called Meeting of September 9, 2014, of a Regular Meeting of September 9, 2014, and of a Called Meeting on September 15, 2014, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright Nays: None - City Manager's Report - 14 - 367 -Adoption of an ordinance to appropriate $32,641 in the FY 2014-15 Sheriff's Budget and $50,620 in the Clerk of the Circuit Court's Budget for Part- Time Salary Funds appropriated by the State Compensation Board. Vision Principle: Efficient, Responsive Government. Background: • The Portsmouth Sheriff's Office receives funding from the State Compensation Board of Virginia to hire part-time employees. This funding was included in the Portsmouth Sheriff's Office FY 2014-15 budget after adoption of the City of Portsmouth's budget. • In March 2014, the State Compensation Board (SCB) required the Portsmouth Clerk of Court to reduce the work force in her office by two full-time positions. • State funding remaining in those salary budgets was transferred by the SCB to part-time salaries. Discussion: • The State Compensation Board allows the Sheriff's Office to supplement staff with part-time employees. • The Clerk of Court has requested that the full balance in the part-time line be re- appropriated from fiscal year 2014 to fiscal year 2015. • She currently has 3 part-time employees working on a digital imaging record for the Clerk's Office. • The digital imaging project will continue throughout fiscal year 2015 and the re- appropriated funds will pay their salaries and FICA-benefit. • At June 30, 2014 the balance available in the Clerk's part-time salaries was $46,935. Funds are also available to cover the employer's share of FICA. Financial Impact: • The additional $32,641 in part-time salaries for the Sheriff's Office will be offset by the increase in reimbursement from the State Compensation Board, so there will be no additional cost to the City. • The source of funding for the City Clerk of the Circuit Cout part time salary and benefits appropriation would be the June 30, 2014 General Fund unassigned Fund Balance. • Re-appropriation of these funds would increase the General Fund expenditure budget by $83,261.