REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL April 13, 2017 FROM: DOUG SLOAN, City Attorney City Attorney's Office SUBJECT ..Title RESOLUTION - Approving the reallocation of $50,000 from contingency in the City Attorney's budget to hire a Budget Analyst ..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 analyst. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The City Attorney's Office budget contains a $50,000 contingency for analysts for the City Attorney's Office. Council now wishes to remove the $50,000 from contingency and use it to fund a budget analyst 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 FINDINGS 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. Attachment: Resolution