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21. ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS In accordance with A.R.S. §42-17106B, approve and authorize the following: a) Decrease FY 2015 Revenue and Expenditure budget for Animal Care and Control (790) Grants Fund (573) Operating (0000) in the amount of $1,539,157. b) Increase FY 2015 Revenue and Expenditure budget for Animal Care and Control (790) License Shelter Fund (572) Operating (0000) in the amount of $1,539,157. c) Increase FY 2015 Revenue Budget for Animal Care and Control (790) License Shelter Fund (572) operating (0000) in the amount of $900,000 for increased revenue from licensing and adoptions. d) Increase FY 2015 Expenditure authority for Animal Care and Control (790) License Shelter Fund (572) operating (0000) in the amount of $1,600,000 for the increased costs of medical care. e) Decrease non departmental (470) Grants Fund (249) operating (0000) in the amount of $1,600,000. f) Increase FY 2015 Expenditure authority for Animal Care and Control (790) License Shelter Fund (572) non-recurring (0001) in the amount of $500,000 for new IT equipment to include Microsoft Surfaces and servers. g) Decrease non departmental (470) Grants Fund (249) non-recurring (0001) in the amount of $500,000. Animal Care and Control Grants Fund 573 revenue and expenditure budget has been used to track donations associated with the low cost spay/neuter vouchers rather than actual grants awarded to Animal Care and Control, not grants for which it had been originally established for. Therefore, the Fund 573 revenue and expenditure budget is being moved to the Animal Care and Control License Shelter Fund 572 to better track the low cost spay/neuter program’s activity. Currently the Friends of Animal Care and Control are awarded the grants and the grant money is donated to Animal Care and Control. In the future when grants become available, Animal Care and Control would apply for grants directly and if awarded, Fund 573 would be used for the purpose intended by the Department of Finance. The operational costs associated with the Animal Care and Control Licensing Shelter Fund 572 are exceeding the revenues generated by licensing and adoptions. Licensing and adoption fees are not set at a rate to cover the ever increasing costs of pharmaceuticals, medical supplies and long-term care for animals in need of medical attention. Critical information technology infrastructure such as servers and computers were beyond their useful life and in need of immediate replacement to ensure that there was no loss of data or the ability to provide basic level customer service. Currently there is fund balance within the Animal Care and Control Licensing Shelter Fund 572 to support the one-time replacement of IT infrastructure for FY 2015. (C-79-15-127-2-00)