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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 7139 2021-04-12RESOLUTION 7139 A RESOLUTION OF THE SEAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL APPROVING BUDGET AMENDMENT 21-10-03 TO FUND CITY PAYMENTS FOR UTILITY COSTS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2015- 2016 THROUGH 2020-2021, INCLUSIVE, AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO TRANSFER THE APPROPRIATE FUND AMOUNTS FOR THE CITY'S UTILITY SERVICES WHEREAS, as a result of inquiries associated with the City's 2020 Water and Sewer Rate Study, the City Manager directed staff to engage an independent auditor to review billing and accounting transactions for the City's water and sewer services; and WHEREAS, the City retained Willis Consulting & Accounting to perform an Agreed -Upon Procedures engagement to review the City's utility accounts and accounting activity; and WHEREAS, this independent review has determined preliminarily that the City has not transferred funds to the Water and Sewer funds to pay for City use of utility services in the past five fiscal years; and WHEREAS, the City Manager and staff have recommended a plan to reimburse the Water and Sewer funds for City utility bills for the current fiscal year and the five fiscal years immediately preceding; and WHEREAS, the City Council is directing the City Manager to ensure that all payments are transferred for the current fiscal year and the five fiscal years immediately preceding; and WHEREAS, the City's failure to transfer funds in past years does not impact the analysis in the 2020 Water and Sewer rate study, which assumes that the City makes payments in fiscal year 2020-2021 and going forward. THE SEAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY RESOLVE: Section 1. The City Council hereby approves budget amendment 21-10-03 to increase appropriations to pay for water, sewer, street sweeping and tree trimming for City utility accounts for Fiscal Year 2020-21 and to repay the Water Fund, Sewer Fund and General Fund for City utility costs in Fiscal Years 2019-20, 2018-19, 2017-18, 2016-17 and 2015-16, as specified in the staff report. Section 2. The Council hereby directs the City Manager to execute the payments specified in the staff report, to implement the processes necessary to ensure that the City continues to pay for its utility services in the future, and to submit the final report of Willis Consulting & Auditing to the City Council when it is finalized. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Seal Beach City Council at a regular meeting held on the 12th day of April, 2021 by the following vote: AYES: Council Members: Kalmick, Massa-Lavitt, Moore. Sustarsic, Varipapa NOES: Council Members: None ABSENT: Council Members: None ABSTAIN: Council Members: None Joe Kalmick, Mayor A7. EST loria D. Harbor, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE } SS CITY OF SEAL BEACH } I, Gloria D. Harper, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution 7139 on file in the office of the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held on the 12th day of April, 2021. er, uty c;ierK