HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-10-06 Ordinance 5274Ordinance No. 5274
Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Section 2.28.090
(Lapse of Appropriation) of Chapter 2.28 (Fiscal Procedures), Repealing Section
2.08.145 (Consultation with City Auditor) and Amending Section 2.08.150
(Department of Administrative Services) of Section 2.08 (Officers and
Departments) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code
The Council of the City of Palo Alto ORDAINS as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 2.28.090 Lapse of appropriations of Chapter 2.28 of the Palo Alto
Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
2.28.090 Lapse of appropriations.
The unencumbered balance of appropriations shall lapse at the close of the fiscal year.
Reappropriations may be authorized by majority vote of the city council from the
unencumbered balance of appropriations of one fiscal year to the next fiscal year before the
approval of the budget closing ordinance as long as the Director of Administrative Services
certifies that sufficient funds are available to be carried forward to the next fiscal year.
SECTION 2. Section 2.08.145 Consultation with the City Auditor of Chapter 2.08 of
the Palo Alto Municipal Code is repealed in its entirety.
SECTION 3. Section 2.08.150 Department of Administrative Services of Chapter 2.08
(Officers and Departments) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
2.08.150 Department of administrative services.
(a) The department of administrative services shall be under the control of a director of
administrative services (Chief Financial Officer (CFO)) who shall be accountable to the city
manager. The duties of the director of administrative services (CFO) shall be as follows:
(11) To establish and maintain finance and accounting procedures and internal controls of the
city including financial reporting requirements and to coordinate financial audit activities with
the city auditor and external auditors in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. The department may seek advice from the city auditor in developing those
procedures, internal controls, and financial reporting requirements.
(16) Repealed.
(18)
(b) For organizational purposes, the department of administrative services shall consist of the
following divisions: Purchasing, Treasury, Accounting, Real Estate, Stores, Printing and Mailing,
and Office of Management and Budget.
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SECTION 4. The City Council finds that this ordinance is exempt from the provisions
ofthe California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) ofthe California
Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, because it can be seen with certainty that there is no
possibility of significant environmental effects occurring as a result of the adoption of this
ordinance.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall become effective upon the commencement of the
thirty-first day after the date of its adoption.
INTRODUCED: September 22, 2014
PASSED: October 6, 2014
AYES: BERMAN, BURT, HOLMAN, KNISS, PRICE, SCHARFF, SCHMID, SHEPHERD
NOES:
ABSENT: KLEIN
ABSTENTIONS:
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