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September 12, 2017
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<br />Table 2- First Quarter
<br />CurrentRevised
<br />Change in
<br />CategoryAppropriationAppropriation
<br />Appropriation
<br />Instruction$ 26,611,727 $ 1,101,866$ 27,713,593
<br />Admin, Attendance & Health 2,154,830 297,352 2,452,182
<br />Pupil Transportation 1,608,368 208,294 1,816,662
<br />Operation & Maintenance 3,536,131 1,545,860 5,081,991
<br />Debt & Fund Transfer 1,393,042 - 1,393,042
<br />Technology 771,730 304,167 1,075,897
<br />TOTAL GENERAL FUND$ 36,075,828 $ 3,457,539$ 39,533,367
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<br />Financial Impact:
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<br /> The appropriation of the remaining PPS FY 2017 funds from its General Funds
<br />and Risk Management will increase the FY 2018 PPS General Fund appropriation by
<br />$3,457,539 and CIP funding for education projects in the City’s CIP fund by $3,311,466.
<br />This ordinance covers the PPS General Fund appropriation. An additional ordinance will
<br />be presented to cover the CIP fund appropriation.
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<br />Recommended Action:
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<br /> Adoption of the ordinance.
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<br />Next Steps Following Council Action:
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<br /> School Administration to revise Schools Budget.
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<br /> Finance will complete the necessary budget adjustments.
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<br />1. Donna Sayegh, 3104 Garland Drive, spoke in opposition to this item.
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<br />Motion by Ms. Lucas-Burke, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to adopt the following
<br />ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />“ORDINANCE TO RE-APPROPRIATE UNEXPENDED FUNDS FROM THE FY 2017
<br />PORTSMOUTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS (PPS) GENERAL FUND AND RISK
<br />MANAGEMENT FUND BUDGETS IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $3,457,539 BY
<br />CLASSIFICATION TO THE OVERALL AND FIRST QUARTER FY 2018 PPS
<br />GENERAL FUND BUDGET.”
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<br />Ayes: Cherry, Clark, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Psimas, Whitaker, Rowe
<br />Nays: None
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<br />17 - 398 - Adoption of an ordinance to re-appropriate unexpended funds from the
<br />FY 2017 Portsmouth Public Schools Textbook Fund budget in the total amount of
<br />$2,565,162 into the overall and First Quarter FY 2018 Textbook Fund budget for the
<br />Portsmouth Public Schools.
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<br />Background:
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<br /> As stated in Superintendents Memo 144-17, Chapter 836 of the 2017
<br />Appropriation Act provides separate carry forward authority (Item 139 C.5.f.4) for the
<br />Textbooks account, which reads as follows:
<br />“Any funds provided to school divisions for textbook costs that are unexpended as of June
<br />30, 2017, or June 30, 2018, shall be carried on the books of the locality to be appropriated
<br />to the school division the following year to be used for same purpose. School divisions
<br />are permitted to carry forward any remaining balance of textbook funds until the funds are
<br />expensed for a qualifying purpose.”
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