REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL May 12, 2016 FROM: DOUGLAS T. SLOAN, City Attorney SUBJECT ..Title RESOLUTION - Approving the reallocation of $50,000 from contingency in the City Attorney's budget to hire a Budget Consultant ..Body RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that Council approve the attached resolution allocating $50,000 from contingency to the City Attorney's budget to fund a budget consultant. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On June 23, 2015, Council unanimously passed a motion to amend the proposed Fiscal Year 2016 budget to add $50,000 to contingency for consultants for the City Attorney's Office. Council now wishes to remove the $50,000 from contingency and use it to fund a budget analyst consultant through the City Attorney's Office. This reallocation does not increase appropriations; it moves existing appropriations from the contingency account to the outside professional services/consulting account. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT This is not a project for CEQA purposes. LOCAL PREFERENCE Not applicable. FISCAL IMPACT This reallocation does not increase appropriations; it moves existing appropriations from contingency into the outside professional/consulting services account.