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PROPOSED TRANSFER OF FUNDS
Department: Public Defender's Office
Request: Transfer of Funds
Reason: Pay for recently Board approved contract: 12/16/2024, Item #25-0252: Contract with Safer Foundation for First Appearance and Detention Court Specialists.
From Account(s): -$500,000.00; 11100.1260.10155.540135, MAINT & SUBSCRIPTION SVCS
To Account(s): $500,000.00; 11100.1260.10155.521313, SPECIAL OR COOP PROGRAMS
Total Amount of Transfer: $500,000.00
On what date did it become apparent that the receiving account would require an infusion of funds in order to meet current obligations? What was the balance in the account on that date, and what was the balance 30 days prior to that date?
This transfer of funds is needed to cover the costs of a recently Board approved contract with Safer Foundation for First Appearance and Detention Court Specialists. The contract was approved on December 16, 2024 and after our FY25 appropriation was finalized. Our FY25 estimate of $1,000,000.00 for this contact was low as we were working with Procurement on finalizing the award and vendors. This would allow the Public Defender's Office to take full advantage of the contract in its first year.
How was the account used for the source of transferred funds identified? List any other accounts that were also considered (but not used) as the source of the transferred funds.
Based on funds availability it was identified that the funds transfer is from Maint & Subscription Services Funds to Special or Coop Programs.
Identify any projects, purchases, programs, contracts, or other obligations that will be deferred, delayed, or canceled as a result of the reduction in available spending authority that will result in the account that funds are transferred from.
None
If the answer to the above question is "none" then please explain why this account was originally budgeted in a manner that caused an unobligated surplus to develop at this point in the fiscal year.
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