On January 1, staff implemented an operational change to administering building maintenance and repair. Historically, each building site had a budget for maintenance and repair. These budgets fell under the department associated with the building. For example, the police department maintenance and repair budget fell under the police department. 

However, the facilities manager is ultimately responsible for these expenditures, not necessarily the specific department director associated with the building. The facilities manager has a full understanding of each buildings needs and is better able to direct where necessary repairs and maintenance are needed. Reallocating these existing budgets to the facilities division provides the facilities manager with more flexibility in directing where necessary repairs and maintenance are required compared to having maintenance and repairs dollars directed towards specific buildings.

Staff is recommending reallocating the following budgets from business units: 0318 Police, 0323 Fire, and 0429 Public Works to business unit 0181 Facilities. The facilities division will receive a budget reallocation of $175,600 split among the three respective building budgets. This budget amendment is a budget neutral, as there are no new dollars being requested only a reallocation of existing funds.