ORDINANCE NO. 818
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2024 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2025
WHEREAS, the annual financial budget attached hereto and made a part hereof reflects estimated revenues and anticipated
expenditures for the City of Ponchatoula, LA for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2025.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PONCHATOULA:
SECTION ONE: The attached detailed estimate of revenues and such other fiscal exhibits and information as required by LA R.S.
39:1301, Louisiana Budget Act, is hereby adopted to serve as the Budget of Revenues for the City of Ponchatoula for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2025.
SECTION TWO: The attached detailed statement of expenditures as reflected in the consolidated statement is hereby adopted for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.
SECTION THREE: The adoption of the budget of expenditures is hereby declared to operate as an appropriation of the amount
therein set forth within the term of the budget classification.
SECTION FOUR: As required by LA R.S. 39:1301-1314 plus amendments, the adopted budget and any duly authorized adopted
amendments shall form the framework from which the Mayor and members of the governing authority of the City of Ponchatoula shall monitor revenues and control expenditures. The Mayor shall advise the governing authority in writing when:
1) Revenue collections plus projected revenue collections for the remainder of the year, within a fund, are failing to meet estimated annual revenues by five percent or more.
2) Actual expenditures plus projected expenditures for the remainder of the year, within a fund are exceeding the estimated budget of expenditures by five percent or more.
3) Actual beginning fund balance, within a fund, fails to meet estimated beginning fund balance by five percent or more and fund balance is being used to fund current year expenditures.
The written notification as required by this Section, as well as any responsive action taken by the governing authority shall be transmitted to and retained by the Mayor, who is Chief Administrative Officer.
SECTION FIVE: Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit expenditure of funds in cases of emergency. For purposes of this section,
an emergency means an unforeseen event bringing with it destruction or injury of life or property or the eminent threat of such destruction or injury.
SECTION SIX: Where the governing authority has received notice of a five percent variance figure pursuant to LA R.S. 39:1310, it
shall adopt a budget amendment in an open meeting. In no event shall a budget amendment be adopted proposing expenditures, which exceed the total of estimated funds available for the fiscal year.
A motion was made by Mr. Daniels to adopt the ordinance and was duly seconded by Mr. Sandifer.
This ordinance having been introduced on May 13, 2024 by Mr. Ragan notice of public hearing having been published, said public hearing having been held, and been read by the title at a regular meeting of the City Council on June 10, 2024 and called for final passage and having been put to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
YEAS: Daniels, Batiste, Ragan, Toomer, Sandifer
NAYS: none
ABSTAIN: none
ABSENT: none
s/Robert F. Zabbia, Mayor
s/Nikki James, City Clerk
Delivered to Mayor:
Received from Mayor:
Effective Date:
Ordinance
Annual Budget For July 1, 2024 Through June 30, 2025
General Fund
Proposed
FYE
6/30/2025
Budget
Revenues:
Taxes $ 4,841,500 3.84%
Licenses, Permits and Fees 708,200 -2.17%
Police Department Revenues 313,900 3.56%
Fire Department Reimbursements 253,300 13.13%
Sanitation Revenues 1,177,760 56.91%
Judicial Department 74,700 2.75%
Grants and Supplemental Pay 2,023,000 267.48%
Other Revenues 1,126,100 94.46%
Total Revenues 10,518,460 33.72%
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Expenditures:
Legislative (Council) 66,800 10.60%
Judicial (Court) 285,700 28.75%
Executive (Mayor) 277,700 15.04%
Financial 806,800 4.92%
Building Official 210,300 3.60%
Other General Administration 421,000 -8.34%
Police Department 4,416,500 4.67%
Fire Protection 2,409,300 13.30%
Civil Service 18,200 0.00%
Downtown Revitalization Program 11,400 -72.92%
Streets 4,640,700 11.89%
Sanitation 1,201,260 60.17%
Cemetery 119,900 181.46%
Community Center 227,900 -7.55%
Butterfly Garden 2,400.00 0.00%
Athletic Park 856,500 -41.42%
Jaycee Park 7,000 84.21%
Kiwanis Park 27,500 -31.76%
Memorial Park 42,500 4.68%
John Pine Park 6,700 91.43%
Tasker Park 21,000 27.27%
Ponchatoula Wellness Plaza 2,600 62.50%
Industrial Park 7,300 2.82%
Collinswood Museum/USSP/Locomotive 35,300 -48.77%
Public City Transportation 31,500 8.25%
Hickory Street Parking 9,700 -65.11%
Youth Education Alliance 90,000 0.00%
Resource Center 10,500 -23.36%
Other Miscellaneous Programs 7,500 -6.25%
Total Expenditures 16,271,460 6.58%
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues
Over Expenditures (5,753,000) -22.27%
Other Financing Sources and (Uses)
Proceeds From Sale of City Property 109,800 1.01%
Economic Development Util Improve - 0.00%
Sewer Improvements (2,673,800) 1.01%
Water Improvements
Transfer In From 1965 Sales Tax 4,420,000 0.68%
Transfer In From Police Millage 409,600 -0.22%
Transfer In From Fire Millage 136,900 0.00%
Total Other Financing Sources and (Uses) 2,402,500 -50.42%
Net Change in Fund Balance (3,350,500) 31.15%
Fund Balance, Beginning 3,762,667 -40.44%
Fund Balance, Ending $ 412,167 -89.05%