RESO 25-062 - Authorizing Interdepartmental Budget Transfer to Support Data Practices ResponseRESOLUTION NO. 25-062
AUTHORIZING AN INTERDEPARTMENTAL BUDGET TRANSFER FOR THE
CREATION OF A NEW POSITION AND SETTING THE TERMS OF THIS TRANSFER
WHEREAS, the City has experienced a significant increase in the volume,
complexity, and time sensitivity of data requests submitted under the Minnesota
Government Data Practices Act, creating a need for a dedicated position within the
Legal Department to ensure timely, accurate, and legally compliant responses ; and
WHEREAS, the City has identified the need to create a new temporary position
within the Legal Department to support the response to data requests; and
WHEREAS, sufficient funds are available in the Contingency Fund to support this
staffing change through an interdepartmental budget transfer with no impact to the
City’s overall budget; and
WHEREAS, the total amount of the budget transfer is $55,506, which will fund
salary, benefits, and associated costs of the position for the current fiscal year.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council authorizes an
interdepartmental budget transfer in the amount of $55,506 from the Contingency Fund
to the Legal Department for the purpose of funding the newly established Law Clerk
position to support the City’s response to data requests; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council directs the Finance Director
to make the necessary accounting adjustments to reflect the transfer and ensure the
position is appropriately budgeted within the City’s financial system.
Adopted by the City Council of Golden Valley, Minnesota this 1st day of July, 2025.
Roslyn Harmon, Mayor
ATTEST:
Theresa Schyma, City Clerk
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