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PROPOSED TRANSFER OF FUNDS
Department: Sheriff of Cook County
Request: Fund Transfer
Reason: To pay for the expansion of the body worn camera / taser project, and additionally purchase tough books, laptops and desktops.
From Account(s): $2,400,000 from 11100.1239.501010 (Salaries and Wages of Regular Employees) and $627,006 from 11100.1499.540135 (Maintenance of Data Processing Equipment) and $412,904.50 from 11100.1217.540135 (Maintenance of Data Processing Equipment)
To Account(s): $3,027,006- 11100.1217.560155 (Institutional Supplies for Taser/Body Camera Equipment) and $412,904.50- 11100.1217.560225 (Computer Equipment for tough books, laptops, and desktops).
Total Amount of Transfer: $3,439,910.50- Requesting to increase the FY19 capital appropriation/authority by this amount
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?
The Sheriff’s Office has been working with the Procurement Department to expand the body worn camera program. The contract negotiations recently concluded. The balance of the account in August is $3,464,677.00, the balance of this account was $3,588,059.00 in July.
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.
The Sheriff’s Office limited hiring at the beginning of fiscal year 2019. This created a surplus in the Department of Correction’s salary account. This was the only account identified.
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.
The Sheriff’s Office limited hiring during the year to allow a surplus in the Department of Correction’s salary account. There will be no deferrals, delays or cancellations of Sheriff’s Office projects.
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.
The Sheriff’s Office limited hiring at the beginning of fiscal year 2019. This created a surplus in the Department of Correction’s salary account.
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