§ 106.308. Capital improvement transfers, appropriation amendments and change orders.

The Mayor is authorized to transfer among the capital improvement projects listed in the capital improvement program approved by the Council under Part 6 Chapter 122 when such transferred amounts, shall augment and increase the appropriation for the project within the original scope of the project to which it is transferred, the same as if originally appropriated by the council' provided, that:

(a)

Transfers less than ten percent of the "from project" and 20 percent of the "to project" up to less than the $500,000 maximum can be amended by a Mayor's Transfer Directive with the approval of the Mayor's budget review committee. Such transfers shall be reflected in the subsequent year's Capital Improvement Program as reviewed by the City Council during the annual budget process.

(b)

All change orders or contract amendments to engineering, design and construction contracts cumulatively totaling in excess of $250,000 must be approved by the Mayor or his designee and incremental benchmark passage (measured in $250,000 increments) of change orders must be reported to the City Council President and the Chairman for the Finance committee

(c)

For City Better Jacksonville Projects, no more that $500,000 may be transferred, in total, cumulatively, from any one Better Jacksonville Project to another City Better Jacksonville Project without the prior approval of the Council. Such transfers shall be reflected in the subsequent year's Capital Improvement Program and the annually updated Work Program as required by Municipal Code Section 761.108.

(d)

For JTA Better Jacksonville Projects, transfers may occur from one Better Jacksonville project to another without Council approval as authorized in Ordinance 2000-671-E. Such transfers shall be reflected in the subsequent year's Capital Improvement Program and the annually updated Work Program as required by Municipal Code Section 761.108.

(e)

The Mayor's transfer authority granted within this section does not included the power to create a new project, or delete an existing project.

(Ord. 77-691-638, § 2; Ord. 81-746-336, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 84-413-206, § 1; Ord. 84-1049-543, § 1; Ord. 86-1415-878, § 1; Ord. 2005-898-E, § 7; Ord. 2006-185-E, § 3; Ord. 2006-898-E, § 1)

Note— Former § 126.306.