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Home My WebLink About1996-09-24 Ordinance 4371• • ORDINANCE NO. 4371 ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING THE BUOOET FOR 'rHE FISCAL YEAR 1996-97 TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM AND INCREASE THE LOAN FROM THE ELECTRIC FUND WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of Article III of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto, the Council on June 24, 1996 did adopt a budget for fiscal year 1996-·97; and WHEREAS, on August 5~ 1996 Council approved funding for a new Telecommunications Program to promote the formation of a coir.petitive market for cormnercial telecommunications activities in Palo Alto; and WHEREAS, the addition of one new, regular full time eq~ivalent staff position is required to assume responsibility for the success of commercial telecommunications activities; and WHEREAS, to fund this position, an increase in the loan from the Electric Fund to the telecommunications program is required; and WHEREAS, some of the needed funds come from the Electric Rate Stabilization Reserve and some will be reallocated from other Electric Utility operations accounts to the telecommunications program; and WHEREAS, City Council authorization is required to amend the 1996-97 budget and the 1996-97 Table of Organization as hereinafter set forth. NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows: SECTION _.l. The sum of One Hundred and Forty Two Thousand Dollars ($142,000) is hereby appropriated to the functional area Commercial Telecommunicatione in the Telecommunications Program~ This appropriation includes a $103,000 appropriation to salaries, a $9,000 appropriation to non-sal&ries, and a $30,000 appropriation to allocated charges. This appropriation shall be funded as follows: .... ---------------------------------------------------... • • a. The sum of One Hundred and Twelve Thousand Dollars($112,000) is hereby transferred from the Electric Rate Stabilization Reserve to the appropriation for the functional area Commercial Telecommunications; and b. The sum of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30, 000) is hereby reallocated within the Electric Fund to the functional area Commercial Telecommunications. SECTION 2. The transactions described in section 1 will reduce the Electric Rate Stabilization Reserve from $14,881,600 to $14#769,600. SECTION 3. The sum of One Hundred and Forty Two Thousand Dollars ($142,000) is hereby reserved in the retained earnings of the Electric Fund for the Telecommunications Program. S~CTION 4. The attached Table of Organization as amended to reflect changes shown in Exhibit A is hereby approved. S~CTION 5. As specified in Section 2.28.080(a} of the Palo Alto Municipal Code~ a two-·thirds vote of the City Council is required to adopt this ordinance. SECTION ~-ThP Council finds that the appropriation of funds does not constitute a project under the California Environmental Quality Act. Environmental review for the Capital Improvement Project has not been completed at this time. This Council action makes expenditure of funds expressly contingent upon completion of an environmental review. SECTION 7. As provided in Section 2.04.350 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, this ordinance shall become effective upon adoption. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: September 24, 1996 AYES: ANDERSEN, FAZZINO, HUBER, KNISS, MCCOWN, ROSENBAUM, SCHNEIDER, WHEELER NOES: ABSTENTIONS: ABSENT: SIMITIAN • APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~ddh (!). ~ eni~r Asst. City Attorney • APPROVED~ Manager, Services • • EXHmJTA TABLE OF ORGANIZATION .. UTILITY FUNDS Uf'JLJTIES DEPARTMENT ,. Administratifm, Electrits Gas, Wastewater CoDediou and Water Administrator, U'ilities Assist. Di~. Utilities~ Administrative Services Assist. Director, Uri!itie$ • Opcrat;ons/Enginttring Assistant Director~ Utilities -Resource Jo..<fgmt Associate Power Engineer Associate Resource Pia.·mer Cathodic T~hnician Cement finisher Chief Electric Underground Inspector Chief Inspector \V -G-W Commercial Advis.or, Uliliry r-.iark.ering Sr;rvices Coordinato\, Utility .Marketing Services CoordinatorD W ..0-W projects Coordinator, Utility Projects Customer Service Representative Customer Service Specialist Deputy Director~ Utilities Director of Uti!! ties Electrical Systems Dispatcher Electrical Underground inspector Electrical Assistant I Electrician Electrician-Apprentice Electriciar~Lead Engineer Engineering Manager, Eiectric · Engineerin'g Manager, \V-G~W Engineering Technician lii Adopted Budcet 1996-97 Changes Adjusted Budcet 1996·97 J.OO 1.00 LOO LOO 1.00 0.00 !.00 1.00 l.OO 1.00 !.00 2.00 0.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 0.00 1.00 5.00 1.00 1.00 15.00 0.00 6.00 5.00 1.00 1.00 8.00 1.00 I.OO 1.00 1.00 LOO 0.00 . l.OO 1.00 ·1.00 . l.OO 1.00 2.00 0.00 :too 3.00 3.00 0.00 1.00 5.00 1.00 1.00. 15.00 0.00 6.00 5.00 1.00 1.00 8.00 • • ~ EXHmJTA . TABLE OF ORGANIZATION-UTILITY FUNDS Equipment Operator Executive Secretary .. Field Serviceperson. W-G·W ·. Gas Sy!tem Shop &. Field ~epairer Oas System Technician Heavy Equipment Operator Industrial Advisor, Utility Marketing Services Inspec!or, PW/WGW Insrrumentation Electrician Lineperson/Cable Splicer Lir:eperson/Cable Splicer~Apprentice LinepersorJCabJe Splicer-Lead ManagerJ Ccmpetith·e Assessment Manager. Electric Ope1ations Manager, Ur.Hity Marketing Services Manager, Resource Conservation Manager, Res~urce Planning Manager, Supply Re~ources Managert Utilities Operations W-G-W Manager, Utility Rates Mechanical Unit Repairer lvieter Reader Meter Readert Lead Oft1ce Specialist Power Engineer Program Coordinator. Resource Conservation Residential Advisor, Utility Marketing Services .. _._,. . . Resource Conservation Field Repr~entati ve Resource Conservation Field Specialist Resource Conservation Representative Resource Planner Adopted Budpt 1996-97 Cbanga 2.00 2.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 9.00 0.00 3.00 1.00 10.00 0.00 4.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 6.00 1.00 0.50 3.00 0.00 !.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.00 2 Adjusted Bwclad lfH..97 2.00 2.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 9.00 0.00 3.00 1.00 10.00 0.00 4.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 6.00 1.00 0.50 3.00 0.00 1.00 .0.00 0.00 0,00 7.00 • • ~ EXH~ITA .T I. 5LE OF' ORGANIZATION .. UTILITY FlJNDS Resource Conservation Technical Specialist Senior Engineer Senior Power Enginur Senior Programmer Analyst Senior Resource Planner Stiff Secr~tary I Supervisor. Electric Operations Projects Supervisor, Electric Systems Supervisor~ Shop & Field Services W~G-W Supervisor, Systems Operations/ Scheduling Supervisor, Utilities Computer Services Supervisor, Utilities Customer Service Center Supervisor, Utilities Meter Reader & Field Serv. Super·~'isor, W~G-W Supervisor, Water Meter Cross Connection Supervisor, Water Transmisskm Systems Operr.tor/Schedu!er Truck Driver Utilities Accounting Technician Utilities Credit & Collection Specialist Utilities Engineering Estimator Utilities Field Service Representative Utilities Installer Repairer Utilities Installer Repairer. Assistant Utilities Installer Repairer, Lead Utilities Rate Analyst Utilities Locator ;·~ Utilities Market Specialist Utilities Market Analyst Utilities Syste~s Technician Utilities Key Account Representative Adopted Budget 1996·97 0.00 5.00 3.00 1.00 l.OO 8.00 0.00 5.00 1.00 0.00 LOO 1.00 1.00 4.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 3.00 6.00 14.00 2.00 5.00 l.OO 1.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 3 Changa Adjusted Budget :lf96..97 0.00 s.oo 3.00 1.00 1.00 ~00 8.00 0.00 s.oo LOO 0.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 4.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 3.00 6.00 14.00 2.00 5.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 -----~--------------------• • ., EXHIBJTA TABLE OF ORGANIZATiON-trriLITY FUNDS Ad~pted Budget 1996-97 Changes Adjusted Budaef lf96..97 Waler Meter/ Cross-Connection Technician 2.00 2..00 WM« Transmission Operator ./ 0.00 0.00 Water Transmission Operator, Lead ;l~r 0.00 0.00 Water Tr~JLunission Specialist 2.00 2.00 Willer Transmission Specialist·Lead 1.00 J.OO Total Utilities Department 206.50 1.00 207.50 .· 4