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TROY CITY COUNCIL FINANCE MEETING AGENDA November 30th, 2022 5:30 P.M. Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call Presentation of Agenda Public Forum ORDINANCES 70. Ordinance Amending Chapter 216 Of The Troy City Code (Council Member Gulli) (At The Request Of The Administration) 71. Ordinance Amending The Code Of Rules And Regulations Of The Department Of Public Utilities To Establish New Water And Sewer Rates (Council Member Steele) (At The Request Of The Administration) 72. Ordinance Appropriating The Various Amounts As Approved In The City Of Troy Budget For Fiscal Year 2023 And Levying Taxes On All Taxable Property Within The City Of Troy In The Amount Required To Be Raised By Property Taxes For The Fiscal Year 2023 Budget (Council Member Steele RESOLUTIONS 116. Resolution Adopting The Mayor’s Recommended Budget For The City Of Troy For Fiscal Year 2023 Or Adopting An Amended Budget For The City Of Troy For Fiscal Year 2023 (Council Member Steele) (At The Request Of The Administration) 1  ORD70 ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 216 OF THE TROY CITY CODE ____________________________________________________________________________ The City of Troy, in City Council convened, ordains as follows: Section 1. The purpose of this Ordinance is to amend Section 216-7 “Frear Park Municipal Golf Course Fees” of Chapter 216 of the Troy City Code, Section 2. Section 216-7 (A) is amended by striking out and adding language, and increasing fees as follows: A. Annual Membership Season Pass: Description Resident Nonresident Single Pass $950 $1,200 $1,250 $1,500 Married Couple Pass $1,400 $1,500 $1,900 $2,000 Sr. citizen Senior Citizen $750 $1,000 $950 $1,200 Pass Jr. Junior Pass $525 $650 Section 3. Section 216-7 (B) is amended by striking out and adding language, and increasing fees as follows: B. Daily fees for 18 holes: *(During the season, specials will be offered to promote play. This includes, but is not limited to, 2-for-1 calendar card specials and fall specials. Specials shall be designed by the Golf Course Manager and the Golf Course Superintendent and approved by the Commissioner of General Services) Description Resident Nonresident Any time Daily $24 $25 $31 $35 Weekday Tournament $33 $33 Weekend Tournament $35 $35 Weekday Nonresident Sr. Senior N/A $25 $28 Special During the season, specials may be offered to promote play. This includes, but is not limited to, 2-for-1 calendar card specials and fall specials. Specials shall be designed by the Golf Course Manager and the Golf Course Superintendent and approved by the Commissioner of General Services.  ORD70 Section 4. Section 216-7 (C) is amended by striking out and adding language, and increasing fees as follows: C. Daily fees for 9 holes: Description Resident Nonresident Any time Daily $16 $19 $20 Junior Daily $16 $16 Senior Daily $16 N/A Weekday 9-hole League $20 $20 Section 5. Section 216-7 (D) is amended by striking out and adding language, and increasing fees as follows: D. Other fees: 1. Nine-hole full cart: $26 2. Eighteen-hole full cart: $38 $40 3. Nine-hole half cart: $13 4. Eighteen-hole half cart: $20 5. Resident ID card: $25 6. Nine-hole pull cart: $4 7. Eighteen-hole pull cart: $6 8. Nine-hole half cart: $13 9. Eighteen-hole half cart: $19 Section 6. The Troy City Council hereby enacts the foregoing amendments to Chapter 216 of the Troy City Code, and authorizes the codification of these Section(s) and Subsection(s), with the elimination of the words and fees herein struck out and the addition of the underlined words and fees, all as delineated in this Ordinance. Section 7. This Ordinance shall take effect January 1, 2023. Approved as to form, _____________________, 2022 ____________________________________________ Richard T. Morrissey, Corporation Counsel  ORD70 WM. Patrick Madden Andrew Piotrowski Mayor City Comptroller Chris Nolin Deputy Mayor Office of the Comptroller City Hall 433 River Street Troy, New York 12180 Date: November 30, 2022 To: Troy City Council From: Andrew Piotrowski, City Comptroller Re: Memo In Support – Ordinance Amending the Frear Park Golf Rates This Ordinance amends Troy City Code Section 216-7 relating to the fees at the Frear Park Golf Course. As discussed at the General Services budget hearing, fee increases for both daily rates and season passes are being proposed as part of the 2023 budget to align the City’s rates with other local municipal golf courses. The new fees are appropriate and competitive. With the significant improvements to the course over the last several years, play has increased significantly from prior years leading to the course becoming one of the top municipal courses in the area.  ORD71 ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES TO ESTABLISH NEW WATER AND SEWER RATES The City of Troy, in City Council convened, ordains as follows: Section 1. The purpose of this Ordinance is to amend Schedules II and IV of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Public Utilities to establish new water and sewer rates. Section 2. The first sentence of Schedule II is amended by adding and deleting language to read as follows: Within the corporate limits of the City of Troy, the meter rate is $3.12 $3.632 cents per one thousand (1,000) gallons. Within the corporate limits of the City of Troy, the meter rate is $4.032 per one thousand (1,000) gallons. Section 3. Schedule IV is amended by adding and deleting language to read as follows: Within the corporate limits of the City of Troy, the sewer rate is eighty nine eighty percent (89.0 80%) of the water meter rate provided the customer is connected to the sanitary sewer system. There will be a minimum sewer bill calculated using 5,000 gallons per quarter at 89 80% of the current water meter rate for all accounts that have an active water service regardless of how much water they use and whether they are connected to the sanitary sewer system. Customers outside the City that are not bound by contract agreement of sewer districts or political subdivisions, will be billed at the same one hundred eighty percent (100.0 80%) of the water bill rate. Section 4. The revision list, schedule of historical rates, and sewer rate notes in Schedules II and IV shall be updated in accordance with this Ordinance, showing the new water meter rate of $3.632 4.032 per one thousand (1,000) gallons and the new sewer rate of $3.232, with the format and language subject to final approval of Corporation Counsel. Section 5. The City Council hereby enacts the foregoing amendments to Schedules II and IV of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Public Utilities, with the elimination of the words herein struck out and the addition of the underlined words, all as delineated in this Ordinance. Section 6. This Ordinance shall take effect January 1, 2023. Approved as to form, _____________________, 2022 ____________________________________________ Richard T. Morrissey, Corporation Counsel  ORD71 WM. Patrick Madden Andrew Piotrowski Mayor City Comptroller Chris Nolin Deputy Mayor Office of the Comptroller City Hall 433 River Street Troy, New York 12180 Date: November 30, 2022 To: Troy City Council From: Andrew Piotrowski, City Comptroller Re: Memo In Support – Ordinance Amending the City Water Rate The 2023 proposed budget includes a city water rate increase of $0.40 per 1,000 gallons. There will be no change to the current city sewer rate because, by reducing the percentage of the water rate applicable to sewer charges, the current sewer rate of $3.232 per 1,000 gallons will be maintained. The rate increase has been proposed because of rising costs in the Water Fund, not only for salaries and benefits but also for the increased cost of chemicals to treat water and replacement pipes. As discussed during the Public Utilities budget hearing, the city water rate increase amounts to a quarterly increase of approximately $5 for a family of four.  ORD72 ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING THE VARIOUS AMOUNTS AS APPROVED IN THE CITY OF TROY BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 AND LEVYING TAXES ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF TROY IN THE AMOUNT REQUIRED TO BE RAISED BY PROPERTY TAXES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 BUDGET ____________________________________________________________________________ The City of Troy, in City Council convened, ordains as follows: Section 1. Pursuant to City of Troy Charter § 47-K, the City Council is required to adopt an ordinance appropriating the various amounts of money necessary for the operation of City government as set forth in the Fiscal Year 2023 City Budget. Section 2. The City Council hereby appropriates the various amounts of money set forth in the 2023 budget as approved for the several departments, bureaus, divisions, offices, courts, boards and commissions of the City and for the several purposes specified in the Fiscal Year 2023 City Budget. Section 3. Pursuant to Troy City Charter, § 47-N, the City Council is required to levy taxes on all taxable property in the City of Troy as shown on the annual tax assessment rolls to raise the amount of revenue required by the City Budget for Fiscal Year 2023, through the collection of property taxes. Section 4. The amount of $27,423,514 as set forth and specified in the City Budget for Fiscal Year 2023 is hereby determined to be the amount of revenue required to be raised from real property taxes for Fiscal Year 2023. Section 5. The amount of $27,823,514 is hereby levied as the total property tax on all taxable property within the City of Troy as shown on the annual assessment rolls for the City of Troy. Section 6. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately. Approved as to form, _____________________, 2022 ____________________________________________ Richard T. Morrissey, Corporation Counsel  ORD72 WM. Patrick Madden Andrew Piotrowski Mayor City Comptroller Chris Nolin Deputy Mayor Office of the Comptroller City Hall 433 River Street Troy, New York 12180 Date: November 30, 2022 To: Troy City Council From: Andrew Piotrowski, City Comptroller Re: Memo In Support – Ordinance Appropriating Amounts & Levying the Real Property Tax for the 2023 Fiscal Year Pursuant to City Charter §47-N, the final legislative task imposed on the City Council at the Special Meeting is to pass an ordinance setting the tax levy for the City for all taxable properties on the assessment roll of the City. The purpose of this ordinance is to obtain the actual revenues necessary to support those expenditures contained in the approved City Budget that are funded via property taxes collected by the City. The amounts reflected in this ordinance are based on the 2023 proposed budget. Section 4 is the Revenue that is Required From Real Property Taxes and Section 5 is the Total Tax Levy necessary to generate the required revenue.  RES116 RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE MAYOR’S RECOMMENDED BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF TROY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 OR ADOPTING AN AMENDED BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF TROY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 ____________________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, pursuant to City Charter § 47-E, the Mayor filed with the City Clerk a budget message and recommended budget for the City of Troy for Fiscal Year 2023 on 10/07/2022; and WHEREAS, pursuant to City Charter § 47-F, the City Council conducted a special meeting on 10/11/2022, at which it referred the recommended budget to the City Council Finance Committee which in turn referred the recommended budget to the respective Standing Committees of the City Council; and WHEREAS, pursuant to City Charter § 47-H, the Finance Committee and respective Standing Committees of the City Council conducted preliminary public hearings between 10/12/2022 and 11/10/2022; and WHEREAS, pursuant to City Charter § 47-H, the Finance Committee and respective Standing Committees of the City Council, on 11/15/2022, filed reports with the City Clerk regarding the preliminary public hearings; and WHEREAS, pursuant to City Charter § 47-I, a meeting of the Mayor and the City Council was held on 11/21/2022 to review suggested changes to the recommended budget; and WHEREAS, pursuant to City Charter § 47-J, a final public hearing was conducted on 11/22/2022 at which all persons desiring to be heard in relation to the budget estimates in the recommended budget were given an opportunity to do so; and WHEREAS, pursuant to City Charter § 47-K, the City Council is conducting a special meeting on 11/30/2022 to adopt the Mayor’s recommended budget or to amend and adopt a budget for the City of Troy for Fiscal Year 2023 and to submit same to the Mayor for approval. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby adopts the Mayor’s recommended budget as proposed, with the appropriations to be in the amount of $79,802,659 in the General Fund, $5,429,380 in the Garbage Fund, $13,268,998 in the Water Fund, $3,774,072 in the Sewer Fund, and $6,483,629 in the Debt Service Fund; or BE IT RESOLVED, in the alternative, the City Council hereby adopts an amended budget, with the appropriations to be in the amount of $________________ in the General Fund, $________________ in the Garbage Fund, $________________ in the Water Fund, $________________ in the Sewer Fund, and $________________ in the Debt Service Fund. Approved as to form, _____________________, 2022 ____________________________________________ Richard T. Morrissey, Corporation Counsel  RES116 WM. Patrick Madden Andrew Piotrowski Mayor City Comptroller Chris Nolin Deputy Mayor Office of the Comptroller City Hall 433 River Street Troy, New York 12180 Date: November 30, 2022 To: Troy City Council From: Andrew Piotrowski, City Comptroller Re: Memo In Support – Resolution Adopting or Amending and Adopting the Mayor’s Proposed Budget City Charter § 47-K provides that the City Council shall hold a special meeting, after the final public hearing to accomplish certain specific tasks related to the budget and the funding of City operations in the upcoming fiscal year. That special meeting has been scheduled for 11/30/2022. The most important legislative task to be accomplished at the meeting by the City Council is to approve the Mayor’s recommended budget or to amend and adopt an amended budget. In the event that the Council does neither, the Mayor’s recommended budget takes effect. The Mayor’s proposed budget, submitted to the City Clerk on October 7, 2022, included appropriations in the General Fund totaling $79,802,659, Garbage Fund appropriations totaling $5,429,380, Water Fund appropriations totaling $13,268,998, Sewer Fund appropriations of $3,774,072, and Debt Service Fund appropriations totaling $6,483,629. This resolution adopts, or amends and adopts, the Mayor’s proposed budget. This resolution reflects the appropriations in each of the City’s four operating funds as proposed by the Mayor for the 2023 fiscal year and does not include any potential amendments by the Troy City Council. However attached hereto is a Schedule A to be used, if needed, for any amendments made to the proposed budget.  Schedule A RES116 2023 Budget Preparation Schedule of Budget Amendments General Fund Number Type Department Code Department Name Account Number Account Description Proposed Amount New Amount $ Change Recommended By: Notes  Schedule A 2023 Budget Preparation Schedule of Budget Amendments Garbage Fund Number Type Department Code Department Name Account Number Account Description Proposed Amount New Amount $ Change Recommended By: Notes  Schedule A 2023 Budget Preparation Schedule of Budget Amendments Water Fund Number Type Department Code Department Name Account Number Account Description Proposed Amount New Amount $ Change Recommended By: Notes  Schedule A 2023 Budget Preparation Schedule of Budget Amendments Sewer Fund Number Type Department Code Department Name Account Number Account Description Proposed Amount New Amount $ Change Recommended By: Notes  Schedule A 2023 Budget Preparation Schedule of Budget Amendments Debt Service Fund Number Type Department Code Department Name Account Number Account Description Proposed Amount New Amount $ Change Recommended By: Notes