DATE: August 14, 2018
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ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2019 FINAL BUDGET TO ADD TEN REGULAR POSITIONS WITH AN INCREASE IN THE PERSONNEL BUDGET FOR REGULAR POSITIONS OF $624,700, AN INCREASE IN THE VARIABLE STAFFING BUDGET OF $1,125,300 AND AN INCREASE IN OVERTIME OF $650,000 FOR THE HARBOR POLICE, RESULTING IN AN INCREASE IN THE PERSONNEL BUDGET BY $2,400,000 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
To ensure that the San Diego Unified Port District (District) is best positioned to deliver on its projects, services, and commitments, staff is recommending several changes to the Personnel Expenses of the recently-adopted budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. In accordance with the San Diego Unified Port District Act (Port Act) Sections 46 and 47, the District adopted and published the FY 2019 Final Budget on June 12, 2018.
Adoption of the FY 2019 Final Budget was based on a culmination of input received during the April Workshop and May Board Meeting. During the preparation of the budget for FY 2019, staff elected to postpone any discussion of additional personnel appropriations due to externalities occurring parallel to the annual budgeting process. Nonetheless, during the budget process for FY 2019, staff clearly expressed that the District had a need for additional personnel appropriations, but expressed to the Board there would not be a staff proposal to increase personnel expenses until there was more clarity surrounding need and availability of staffing resources. By the time the budget was adopted by the Board, it became clear a future reassessment of staffing needs for FY 2019 would be needed and staff is now requesting additional appropriations to the personnel budget for FY 2019.
District staff identified several areas which require additional staffing resources in FY 2019 to best deliver the projects and services anticipated by the District. As a result, staff is requesting an increase of $624,700 in the budgeted Personnel Expe...
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