Department of City Manager
Reference: Third Amendment to the 2025 Budget
To: Mayor Gregory Mills and Members of City Council
Through: Michael P. Martinez, City Manager
Prepared By: Kathryn Mortensen, Budget and Performance Manager
Date Prepared: September 5, 2025
PURPOSE
To amend the 2025 budget to support design for the Lochbuie to Metro Forcemain, Storm Fund developer reimbursements, a water leak repair at Historic City Hall, Utilities at the Municipal Service Center, Increased facilities insurance costs, General Fund personnel market adjustments, citywide software costs, the purchase of buildings for city services, and city vehicle repairs.
BACKGROUND
The City Council adopted the 2025 Budget on October 15, 2024, at $255,284,504. In March, as per the 2025 Budget Resolution, capital carryover was administratively adjusted to reflect final year end amounts, adding an additional $54,144,083 and bringing the City's total budget to $309,428,587.
The first amendment to the 2025 budget addressed additional lodging tax allocations, transfers to cover storm drainage improvements as part of Parks and Recreation projects, and to transfer interest earnings to cover cemetery maintenance, appropriating an additional $1,437,608 and bringing overall appropriations to $310,866,195.
The Second amendment to the 2025 budget provided an additional $1,306,603 to cover additional grant allocations, an increase to small business grant funds, and an increase in water costs. This brought the total city budget appropriation to $312,172,789.
The third amendment to the 2025 budget supports an unexpected repair for a water leak at Historic City Hall, utilities for the year at the Municipal Service Center, which as a new building did not previously have a budget for utility costs, the increased cost of insurance for our facilities, including the addition of our new Municipal Service Center as well as an increase in rates that we were informed of after budget adoption. There is also...
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