Item 20 - Fiscal 2024-25 Mid-Year Budget Update, Appropriation Requests, and Workforce Changes

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FY24-25 Mid-Year Budget Update, Appropriation Requests, and Workforce Changes March 4,2025 Page 8 4 8 6 7 streamlining the review process, it will expedite plan checks and minimize delays in project commencement. Adjustments to Other Funds Cannabis As noted earlier, cannabis revenues are projected to fall short by $2.4 million. Of this amount, $1.6 million is subject to the two-thirds transfer to the Cannabis Public Benefit Fund. To address this shortfall, staff is proposing the following adjustments to rebalance the cannabis budget, as outlined in the table below. These adjustments also ensure compliance with Ordinance NS-3008, which requires that no less than 50% of the Cannabis Fund be allocated to Youth Services. After implementing these adjustments, 52% of the funding will support Youth Services, while 48% will be allocated to Enforcement. While the proposed adjustments are intended to help balance the current year’s cannabis budget, these budget challenges will need to be revisited and addressed in next year’s budget development process, which is currently underway. Furthermore, the Police Department's budget reduction will need to be covered within its existing General Fund allocation. As stated earlier, PRCSA’s reductions for the Salgado Gym and the Children’s Zoo will be offset by one-time General Fund appropriations. The Children’s Eco Center Ge ne ral Fund De pt Program One -T ime Re curring One -T ime PRCSA Salgado Gym Protective Flooring (100,000)100,000 PRCSA Children's Zoo (100,000)100,000 PRCSA Children's Ec o Center Programm ing (66,000) Library Book Mobile/Youth Program part-tim e staffing (66,000) FMSA Collections Staffing & Contrac ts (120,550) Polic e Training & Overtim e (112,640) Polic e Body W orn Camera Progam (1,029,150) T otal (200,000)(1,394,340)200,000 Cannabis