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File #: 21-0255    Version: 1
Type: Bill Status: Passed
File created: 3/3/2021 In control: Finance & Governance Committee
On agenda: 4/5/2021 Final action: 4/5/2021
Title: A bill for an ordinance making a rescission from General Fund Contingency, making an appropriation in the General Fund, and making a cash transfer to the General Government Special Revenue Fund. Approves a rescission from General Fund Contingency of $1,150,000 to provide a cash transfer to the Risk Management Special Revenue Fund to support the replacement of City-owned total-loss vehicles. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 3-16-21.
Indexes: Zach Rothmier
Attachments: 1. BR21 0255 DOF Cash Transfer from GF Contingency to Risk Fund, 2. CB21-0255_DOF_Cash Transfer from GF to RMSRF, 3. 21-0255_DOF_Cash Transfer from GF to RMSRF, 4. 21-0255 - signed, 5. 21-0255 A bill for an ordinance making a rescission from General Fund Contingency, making an appropriation in the General Fund, and making a cash transfer
Finance Item/Grant Request Template

Date Submitted: 3-3-21

Requesting Agency: Finance
Division:

Subject Matter Expert Name:

Name: Jessica Skibo
Email: Jessica.Skibo@denvergov.org

Item Title & Description:
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These appear on the Council meeting agenda. Initially, the requesting agency will enter a 2-3 sentence description. Upon bill filling, the City Attorney's Office should enter the title above the description (the title should be in bold font).

Both the title and description must be entered between the red "title" and "body" below. Do not at any time delete the red "title" or "body" markers from this template.
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A bill for an ordinance making a rescission from General Fund Contingency, making an appropriation in the General Fund, and making a cash transfer to the General Government Special Revenue Fund.
Approves a rescission from General Fund Contingency of $1,150,000 to provide a cash transfer to the Risk Management Special Revenue Fund to support the replacement of City-owned total-loss vehicles. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 3-16-21.
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Affected Council District(s) or citywide? Citywide

Executive Summary with Rationale and Impact:
Detailed description of the item and why we are doing it. This can be a separate attachment.
The Risk Management Special Revenue Fund pays deductibles for various insurance programs and also pays total replacement costs where the City is self-insured, such as City-owned vehicles involved in auto accidents. The revenue for this fund has come from insurance reimbursements, subrogation claims, and General Fund transfers when those two sources and the Fund's cash balance cannot cover obligations.

The average annual expenditures for the fund have been approximately $780,000. However, expenses began to escalate in 2019, when they totaled $2,778,040 due to an increase in property insurance deductibles (general deductible and specia...

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