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November 25, 2025 Discussion:  City Council Ordinance 2024-40 states “all unspent appropriations under this ordinance or any ordinance appropriating funds for the FY 2025 Portsmouth Public Schools budget shall lapse at the end of the fiscal year, as provided under 22.1-100 of the Code of Virginia. Funds encumbered but unpaid by the end of the fiscal year will be deemed unspent appropriations that will require re-appropriation by the City Council.”  Re-appropriation Request for Unspent/Carryforward Funds: PPS is requesting the re-appropriation of the preliminary amount of $3,010,593 related to unspent funds as of the end of the fiscal year. The unspent funds would be used for the following: $481,097 for the Workers’ Compensation/General Liability Program o $2,529,496 for the PPS Health Plan o  The following table shows the impact of the proposed re-appropriation of the preliminary amount to the FY 2026 PPS Risk Management Fund: Current Total Revised FY 2026 FY 2025 Re-FY 2026 Fund Appropriation appropriation Appropriation $23,700,000 Risk Management Fund $3,010,593 $26,710,593 Financial Impact  This is a re-allocation of previously appropriated FY 2025 PPS Risk Management Fund money.  The FY 2026 PPS Risk Management Fund will increase by the amount shown above. Staff Recommends:  Adoption of the ordinance. Next Steps Following Council Action:  The Finance Departments for the City and Schools will complete the necessary budget adjustments. “ORDINANCE TO RE-APPROPRIATE UNEXPENDED FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,010,593 FROM THE FY 2025 PORTSMOUTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS RISK MANAGEMENT FUND BUDGET TO THE FY 2026 PORTSMOUTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS RISK MANAGEMENT FUND BUDGET.” 25 - 348 - Adoption of an ordinance to re-appropriate unexpended funds in the amount of $1,709,379 from the FY 2025 Portsmouth Public Schools Textbook Fund Budget to the FY 2026 Portsmouth Public Schools Textbook Fund Budget. Background:  City Council appropriated $2,704,765 to the FY 2025 Textbook Fund Budget for the Portsmouth Public Schools (PPS).  On September 25, 2025, the Portsmouth School Board adopted a Resolution requesting that City Council appropriate a preliminary amount totaling $1,709,379, of which $54,844 is encumbered but unexpended funds and $1,654,535 is unencumbered funds, from the FY 2025 PPS Textbook Fund Budget to the FY 2026 PPS Textbook Fund Budget. Discussion:  City Council Ordinance 2024-40 states “all unspent appropriations under this ordinance or any ordinance appropriating funds for the FY 2025 Portsmouth Public Schools budget shall lapse at the end of the fiscal year, as provided under 22.1-100 of the Code of Virginia. Funds encumbered but unpaid by the end of the fiscal year will be deemed unspent appropriations that will require re-appropriation by the City Council.”  Re-appropriation Request for Encumbered Funds: PPS is requesting the re- appropriation of the preliminary amount of $54,844 for Dual Enrollment Textbooks.