General Fund
~ Department 110
Contingency Department
The City's Charter provides for a contingency department not to exceed 5% of the General Fund proposed expenditures [Article VII, Sec. 7.03 Budget (C) (11)]. The FY2022 General Fund Budget includes expenditures of $6,436,020 and a contingency budget of $110,000 (approximately 1.7%).
These funds are expended at the discretion of the City Manager in unexpected situations meriting such allocations. The Contingency Department is beneficial when the City is presented with unanticipated opportunities or costs.
Availability of contingency funds is critical when the City is faced with a natural disaster or other significant emergency situation. Please note the increase in expenditures in this department in FY17-FY19. These increases were related to post-Hurricane Harvey rehabilitation projects. The following chart provides a twenty-year comparison of the historical budgeted and actual expenditures as well as the current proposed allocation for the Contingency Department: