Board of Aldermen 6-23-2020 Page 27
Alderwoman Lu
Thank you. Just curious and as August approaches, how is payroll met for that Department. Do transfers
need to be made from negotiations to payroll again?
President Wilshire
Mr. Griffin can you answer that or Attorney Bolton — one of you.
Attorney Bolton
| can’t. The amount left in payroll will be enough to pay the payroll at the current rate of pay. OK? The
amount in Contingency Negotiations is an amount that would be available to transfer in if wages increase
under a new Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Alderwoman Lu
Oh, | see, thank you.
President Wilshire
Anyone else on the motion to amend by taking $1,144,325.00 out of the Payroll Fire Department and put it
into Contingency Negotiations. That is the motion. Would the Clerk please call the roll?
Alderwoman Kelly
I’m sorry Alderman Wilshire.
President Wilshire
Alderwoman Kelly?
Alderwoman Kelly
Thank you. | just want to make sure that | fully understand what is before us here and perhaps through you
to Attorney Bolton my question is, if we put this amount in but the negotiations use less, do we have to then
make another motion to move it. What happens with that surplus?
Attorney Bolton
Well you don’t have to. It would be available if you desired to. If it wasn’t spent it would be a surplus which
would be assigned to another project or could just remain in the General Fund, increasing the General
Fund Balance. Or, it could be applied to reduce the amount that would have to be raised in taxes for the
next Fiscal year.
Alderwoman Kelly
Ok so it’s not — OK thank you, | appreciate that.
President Wilshire
Anyone else? Would the Clerk please call the roll?
