Council Agenda - Budget Review Committee Meeting

BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE Councilor Judy W. Thomas- Chairperson Councilor Tyson Begly- Vice Chairperson Mayor Pro Tem R. Gary Allen Councilors: Jerry “Pops” Barnes, Joanne Cogle, Charmaine Crabb, Glenn Davis, R. Walker Garrett, Bruce Huff and Toyia Tucker ________________________________________________________________________________________ May 16, 2023 / 9:00 AM / Council Chambers C. E. “Red” McDaniel City Services Center - Second Floor 3111 Citizens Way, Columbus, Georgia 31906 ________________________________________________________________________________________ PRESENT: Chairperson Judy W. Thomas and Mayor Pro Tem R. Gary Allen (arrived at 10:22 a.m.) and Councilors Jerry “Pops” Barnes, Tyson Begly, Joanne Cogle (arrived at 9:38 a.m.), Charmaine Crabb, Glenn Davis, R. Walker Garrett, Bruce Huff (virtual / Microsoft Teams) and Toyia Tucker (virtual / Microsoft Teams). Mayor B. H. “Skip” Henderson, III, City Manager Isaiah Hugley, Deputy City Managers Lisa Goodwin and Pamela Hodge, City Attorney Clifton Fay, Assistant City Attorney Lucy Sheftall, Finance Director Angelica Alexander, Clerk of Council Sandra T. Davis and Deputy Clerk Pro Tem Tameka Colbert. ABSENT: No one was absent. _____________________________________________________________________________ CALL TO ORDER - Chairperson Judy W. Thomas, Presiding AGENDA PRESENTATIONS Budget Review Agenda Item #1: Add List: $600,000 for Parks Maintenance (Councilor Davis); To add one (1) Zero Turn Mower $9,118 (Councilor Garrett); Add one (1) Full-Time Parks Maintenance Worker I (G114) and two (2) Part-Time Parks Maintenance Worker I $96,606 (Councilor Garrett); Add all requested personnel from budget presentation $3,399,598. (Councilor Tucker); Add all capital outlay from budget presentation $9,019,971 (Councilor Tucker) 1. Parks and Recreation - Holli Browder, Parks and Recreation Director Budget Review Agenda Item #2: Add List: One (1) Full-Time Marketing Manager $57,980 from the Bull Creek Golf Course Fund; Delete List: To delete funds from Godwin Creek and Part-Time Maintenance Intern, Other Operating Expense from Bull Creek Golf Course Fund in the amount of $57,980 (Councilor Crabb) 2. Bull Creek Golf Course - Jim Ardent, Golf Director Budget Review Agenda Item #3: Add List: One (1) Financial Analyst (G123-3) $64,217; One (1) Tax Specialist (G120) $55,376 and One (1) Technology Support Analyst (G123-3) $64,217 (Councilor Crabb) 3. Tax Commissioner's Office - Lula Huff, Tax Commissioner Budget Review Agenda Item #4: Add List: Two (2) Administrative Tech (G115); One (1) Audio Visual Tech (G113); Two (2) Crime Analyst (G120); One (1) Computer Forensic Analyst (G120), Four (4) Real Time Crime Center Tech (G118); Three (3) Crime Scene Investigators (G118) and Operating budget increases of $50,702 in a total amount of $716,362; Delete List: Seventeen (17) Police Cadets (G113) in the amount of $716,362 (Councilor Crabb) 4. Police Department - Stoney Mathis, Interim Chief of Police Budget Review Agenda Item #5: Add List: One (1) Car allowance for Internal Auditor $8,376; One (1) Full-Time Forensic Auditor effective January 2024 $36,944; Software Lease for Whistleblower Hotline $3,000; Increase Education & Training $4,227 (Councilor Garrett) 5. Internal Auditor - Donna McGinnis, Internal Auditor/Compliance Officer 6. ADD/DELETE LIST ADD / DELETE LIST: GENERAL FUND ADD/DELETE LIST Item #1 Sheriff: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: Increase in travel funds for training in the amount of $90,000. Page 2 of 8 ADD/DELETE LIST Item #2 Sheriff: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: Increase in non- sworn Bailiff pay from $15/hr. to $20/hr. $20,000. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #3 Clerk of Superior Court: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: Add two (2) Deputy Clerk II (G115) in the amount of $93,346. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #4 Clerk of Council: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: Reclassify one (1) Part-Time Support Clerk (G111) to One (1) Full-Time Support Clerk (G111) in the amount of $22,041. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #5 Clerk of Council (Request of Councilor Davis): VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: Integrated Waste Study in the amount of $10,000. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #6 District Attorney’s Office: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: Two (2) Investigator I (G120) in the amount of $110,752. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #7 District Attorney’s Office: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: Two (2) Legal Administrative Clerk (G115) in the amount of $93,346. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #8 District Attorney’s Office: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: Increase Professional Services in the amount of $2,000. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #9 District Attorney’s Office: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: Increase Witness Fees in the amount of $2,500. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #10 District Attorney’s Office: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: Increase Other Travel in the amount of $1,500. Page 3 of 8 ADD/DELETE LIST Item #11 District Attorney’s Office: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: Increase Litigation / court costs in the amount of $10,000. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #12 District Attorney’s Office: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: Increase Education & Training in the amount of $3,500. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #13 Superior Court Judges: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Delete List: Decrease Mobile Phone in the amount of $444. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #14 Superior Court Judges: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: Increase Contractual Services in the amount of $16,500. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #15 Superior Court Judges (All Judges): VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: Increase Professional Services in the amount of $56,000. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #16 Superior Court Judges (All Judges): VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: Increase Postage in the amount of $7,000. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #17 Superior Court Judges (All Judges): VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: Increase Copier Charges in the amount of $6,060. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #18 Superior Court Judges (All Judges): VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: Increase Office Supplies (To provide $8,000 for all Judges) in the amount of $13,400. Page 4 of 8  ADD/DELETE LIST Item #19 Superior Court Judges: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: Increase Muscogee County Supplement from $10,000 to $20,000 for Circuit Wide Court Administrator in the amount of $10,765. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #20 Public Defender’s Office: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: Amended Contractual Services (includes $4,000 increase for all state contract employees) in the amount of $24,681. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #21 Public Defender’s Office: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: Amended Request for One (1) Investigator I (G120); Amended Request for One (1) Legal Administrative Clerk (G115) and One (1) Paralegal (G119) in the total amount of $102,049. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #22 Public Defender’s Office: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: Amended Request to Reclassify One (1) Legal Administrative Clerk (G115) to one (1) Administrative Coordinator in the amount of $2,905. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #23 Recorder’s Court: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: One (1) Assistant Chief Deputy Clerk (G122) in the amount of $60,386. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #24 Recorder’s Court: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: One (1) Finance Manager (G121) in the amount of $57,820. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #25 Recorder’s Court: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: Two (2) Deputy Clerk II (G115) in the amount of $93,346. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #26 Parks & Recreation: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: Amended amount of $100,000. from reserves for Parks Maintenance. ________________________________________________________________________________ Page 5 of 8 ________________________________________________________________________________ ADD/DELETE LIST- BULL CREEK GOLF COURSE FUND: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: One (1) Full-Time Marketing Manager $57,980. DELETE: Funds from Godwin Creek and Part-Time Maintenance Intern, Other Operating Expense $57,980. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #27 Tax Commissioner: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: One (1) Financial Analyst (G123-3) in the amount of $64,217. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #28 Tax Commissioner: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: One (1) Tax Specialist (G120) in the amount of $55,376. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #29 Tax Commissioner: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: One (1) Technology Support Analyst (G123-3) AMENDED to move the Technology Support Analyst from Tax Commissioner’s Office to the Information Technology Department in the amount of $64,217. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #30 Police Department: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: Two (2) Administrative Tech (G115); One (1) Audio Visual Tech (G113); Two (2) Crime Analyst (G120); One (1) Computer Forensic Analyst (G120), Four (4) Real Time Crime Center Tech (G118); Three (3) Crime Scene Investigators (G118) and Operating budget increases of $50,702 in a total amount of $716,362; DELETE LIST: Seventeen (17) Police Cadets (G113) in the amount of $716,362. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #31 Internal Auditor: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: One (1) Car allowance for Internal Auditor $8,376. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #32 Internal Auditor: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: One (1) Full-Time Forensic Auditor effective January 2024 $36,944. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #33 Internal Auditor: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: Software Lease for Whistleblower Hotline $3,000. Page 6 of 8 ADD/DELETE LIST Item #34 Internal Auditor: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: Increase Education & Training $4,227. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #35 Parks & Recreation: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: one (1) Zero Turn Mower $9,118. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #36 Parks & Recreation: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: One (1) Full-Time Parks Maintenance Worker I (G114) and two (2) Part-Time Parks Maintenance Worker I $96,606. ADD/DELETE LIST (Request of Councilor Tucker) Parks & Recreation: VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: Three (3) Scoreboards for Rigdon, Shirley B. Winston and Edgewood Parks in the amount of $48,000 each for a total amount of $144,000. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #37 Parks & Recreation: VOTE RESULT: DENIED- Add List: Add all requested personnel from budget presentation $3,399,598. ADD/DELETE LIST Item #38 Parks & Recreation: VOTE RESULT: DENIED- Add List: Add all capital outlay from budget presentation $9,019,971. ADD / DELETE LIST: OLOST FUND ADD/DELETE LIST (Request of Mayor Henderson): VOTE RESULT: APPROVED- Add List: Add $25,000 for Crime Stoppers using funding from OLOST. Page 7 of 8 With there being no further business to discuss, Councilor Thomas declared the adjournment of the May 16, 2023 Budget Review Committee Meeting with the time being 2:28 p.m. Page 8 of 8