Transferring the Sum of $20,000.00 Bureau of Streets Budget of the Motor Vehicle Highway Fund

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Patrick M. McMahon, P.E. Director, Public Works CITY of SOUTH BEND PETER J. NEMETH, Mayor COUNTY -CITY BUILDING SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601 August 3, 1977 Members of the 441 County /City South Bend, IN Common Council Building 46601 Dear Councilmen: 219/284 -9251 The attached ordinance provides for the transferring of $20,000 from a surplus account within the MVH Fund (Account No. 120.0, Salaries and Wages, Temporary) to Account No. 252.1, Equipment Modification ($7,000) and Account No. 430.0, Repair Parts ($13,000). This transfer is being requested in order to make available sufficient funds to address equipment modification and repair items required through the balance of 1977. These monies will be disbursed at the direction of Mr. James Meehan, Manager of the Bureau of Vehicle Maintenance. Expenditures for these activities are normally funded through Mr. Meehan's budget. Mr. Meehan's budget for 1977, however, has proven to be insuf- ficient to address current and anticinatiad d mandc When preparing the yearly budget, a certain volume of repair work is anticipated, based upon past experience and the current status of the Street Department's equipment. The actual volume and nature of repairs made to the Street Department's fleet is obviously a function.of the seasonal weather pattern. The severe weather which we experienced last winter not only increased the volume of repair work required to the Street Department fleet, but also necessitated that many of the more routine and anticipated repairs be scheduled into early spring, due to the increased strain placed upon this equipment.