MOTION-- LA Sanitation and Environment (LASAN) provides services to ensure the health and safety of our residents, communities, and the environment. Critical services include collection and recycling of solid resources materials for residential customers and City departments and collection, treatment and recycling of waste water to produce recycled water, and livability services. LASANs previous request for a transfer to the Solid Waste Resources Revenue Fund (SWRRF) Overtime Salaries Account was reduced by $2 million in the 2021-22 Second Financial Status Report. Based on an analysis of current payroll records, including actual data from pay period 14, which includes the Christmas and New Years holidays, LASAN has determined that the Overtime Salaries Account does not contain an adequate balance to meet payroll for FY 2021 -22. While a transfer of funds is being requested in the 2021 -22 Third/Mid-Year Financial Status Report, the timing of that report will not meet LASANs immediate payroll needs, particularly with the impacts from the ongoing COVID surge. Staff shortages in nondeferrable activities such as the collection of refuse have necessitated the significant use of overtime. The projected savings within LASANs SWRRF 001010 Salaries General Account and the 50VX82 Expense and Equipment Account are sufficient to fully cover this transfer.
I THEREFORE MOVE that the City Council, subject to the approval of the Mayor, authorize the Controller to transfer funds within Fund 100/82 and Fund 508/50 Bureau of Sanitation as follows:
Account Numbers:
1. 001010 (SWRRF)2. 50VX82 (SWRRF)3. 001090 (SWRRF)
Account Names:
1. Salaries, General2. Expense and Equipment3. Salaries, Overtime
Amount:1. $1,925,0002. $1,075,0003. $3,000,000