and other leaves, (2) $300,000 in Fire overtime to backfill Fire Fighter vacancies and
<br /> other leaves, and (3) $100,000 increased Temporary Salaries for increased summer
<br /> Recreation program staffing.
<br /> The Midyear budget does not include new positions.
<br /> Non personnel Expenses - Non-personnel expenses identified in Table 3 above (all
<br /> expense categories other than Personnel) are expected to increase by a net total of
<br /> approximately $966,707 million as described in more detail below.
<br /> • Transportation and Training — net increase of $235,901 to help restore Travel
<br /> and Training budgets to pre-COVID levels ($97,000), cover increased price of
<br /> gasoline ($32,000), and increased cost of vehicle maintenance ($106,901).
<br /> • Repairs and Maintenance — net increase of $278,892 to fund increased cost of
<br /> parts and equipment ($22,500) and various repair and maintenance contracts
<br /> ($256,392) including signal maintenance, electric vehicle charge unit
<br /> maintenance, and as-needed repair contracts.
<br /> • Materials and Supplies — net increase of $310,070 that includes (1) $1,241,500
<br /> in Community Development Department professional service contracts for
<br /> various services such as on-call plan checkers, design standards, Housing
<br /> Element update and creating design standards, (2) $243,000 for increased
<br /> electricity rates and usage, (3) $375,577 for increased water and recycled water
<br /> usage, (4) $150,000 for employee COVID tests, (5) $110,000 for various
<br /> Engineering Department professional services contracts, (6) $79,443 for various
<br /> Police Department items including exercise equipment for the Police Department
<br /> gym, records needs assessment and supplies for dispatch and records, (7)
<br /> $73,923 increased credit card service charges from increased use of credit card
<br /> payments and (8) miscellaneous smaller net increases of$150,627 across
<br /> various department budgets. These increases are off-set by a reduction of
<br /> $832,500 in reimbursable expenses and $1,281,500 of the General Fund
<br /> contingency that was shifted to cover employee raises approved by Council in
<br /> the fall of 2021 and reduce the $400,000 set-aside to fund the Crisis Response
<br /> Program that will start in FY 2022/23 instead of FY 2021/22 as originally planned.
<br /> • Capital Outlay —net increase of$141,844 for replacement canine and kennel,
<br /> geospacial scanning tool for the Police Traffic Unit and CSI team, and
<br /> miscellaneous equipment for the library.
<br /> Staff is also asking Council to ratify adjustments approved by the City Manager totaling
<br /> $77,370 funded from the Contingency for Livermore Airport noise study ($7,700),
<br /> Alameda County Transportation Committee membership dues ($42,170), and
<br /> contribution to Pleasanton Unified School District solar panel project ($27,500). With
<br /> these adjustments, there is $422,630 remaining in the Contingency to fund unforeseen
<br /> expenses.
<br /> Operating Transfers — There are no changes to operating transfers.
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