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ITEM: RESOLUTION NO. R2021-29 AND RESOLUTION NO. R2021-30 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020/2021 BUDGET AMENDMENTS TO ADD MAINTENANCE SERVICES AND STAFF, AND INCREASE THE DISCRETIONARY SALES SURTAX REVENUE BUDGET
A. RESOLUTION NO. R2021-29 (SPORTS FACILITY AND CUSTODIAL MAINTENANCE EXPENSES)
A RESOLUTION OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA'S COUNCIL AMENDING THE GENERAL FUND AND THE UTILITY FUND BUDGETS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020/2021 BY ALLOCATING FUND BALANCE FOR SPORTS FACILITY AND CUSTODIAL MAINTENANCE EXPENSES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
B. RESOLUTION NO. R2021-30 (THE TOWN CENTER PHASE II PROJECT)
A RESOLUTION OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA'S COUNCIL AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2020/2021 SALES SURTAX CAPITAL FUND BUDGET TO INCREASE SURTAX REVENUE AND ALLOCATE THE FUNDS FOR THE TOWN CENTER PHASE II PROJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
REQUEST: Approval of maintenance services and staff additions, and Resolution No. R2021-29 to amend the budget from Unassigned Fund Balances, and approval of Resolution No. R2021-30 to increase the Sales Surtax revenue budget and allocate the additional revenue to project expense.
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EXPLANATION:
A. The expanded sports facilities at Wellington Community High School added five (5) artificial turf fields, three (3) basketball courts, eight (8) tennis courts, a maintenance building and a concession stand to the facilities already maintained by Wellington staff. Analysis of the added maintenance requirements shows that the new facilities can be best serviced at the lowest cost via a turf maintenance contract and one new employee. The artificial turf vendor has provided a quote to maintain the new fields at an annual cost of $65,000, below that of a full-time Village employee including specialized training and equipment. In addition to the contract costs, staff requests one new Maintenance Technician with vehicle to service the courts and areas not covered under the turf contract.
A second new Village position is requested in Custodial S...
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