Budget & Finance

January 22, 2019 · Item number:Item #74 $ Total cost: $831

City approves $831 wreck repair payment to Quick Motors

Equipment Management Department pays for auto damage repairs from general funds. Low-dollar vehicle maintenance expense approved on routine consent agenda.

January 22, 2019 · Item number:Item #78 $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council approves employee expense reimbursements

City employees get reimbursed for documented work expenses (travel, meals, supplies). This routine approval tracks how public funds cover staff operations.

January 22, 2019 · Item number:Item #71 $ Total cost: $2K

City pays Adamson Collision $1,746 for vehicle wreck repair

Equipment Management completes repairs on city vehicle 094304. Routine maintenance spending from general funds.

January 22, 2019 · Item number:Item #2025-422 $ Total cost: $28K

City renews MFRD incident software with Tablet Command for $28K

Mobile Fire-Rescue Department continues using specialized incident management software for emergency dispatch and response coordination. Annual renewal cost is $28,000 from the general fund.

January 22, 2019 · Item number:Item #2025-438 $ Total cost: $31K

Council buys 59 HP desktop computers for police; $30,760

Mobile Police Department gets new computers for administrative and operational work. Purchase uses competitive bidding to control costs.

January 22, 2019 · Item number:Item #2025-402 $ Total cost: $52K

City renews TimeClock Plus timekeeping software for $52,140

Annual software renewal for the Municipal Information Technology department's employee time-tracking system. Maintains payroll and scheduling operations citywide.

January 22, 2019 · Item number:Item #2025-386 $ Total cost: $1.4M

City sets aside $1.35M for capital improvements

Funds will support infrastructure and facility upgrades across Mobile. Check the meeting materials to see which projects your neighborhood benefits from.

January 22, 2019 · Item number:Item #84 $ Total cost: $4.2M

Council amends budget: $4.2M to capital projects, $211K to lodging tax

Shifts $4.2 million from general operations to capital improvements like infrastructure and facilities. Affects how the city spends remaining FY2019 budget.

January 22, 2019 · Item number:Item #2025-421 $ Total cost: $149K

Council approves $148,912 shelving purchase for MPD

Mobile Police Department gets mechanical assist shelving to improve evidence and storage operations. Spending from general fund.

January 22, 2019 · Item number:Item #2025-441 $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council approves spending to Africatown Community Development Corporation

City sets aside general-fund money for Africatown Community Development Corporation, a nonprofit serving the historic Africatown neighborhood. Amount and project details not specified in agenda item.

January 22, 2019 · Item number:Item #77 $ Total cost: $2K

City approves $2,288 travel expense for Finance Director

Finance Director Chaz Mitchell's travel to Dallas (April 7–10, 2019) is reimbursed from the general fund. Citizens deserve visibility into staff travel spending, even routine amounts.

January 22, 2019 · Item number:Item #73 $ Total cost: $4K

City pays Loader Services $4,250 for Bobcat equipment parts

Equipment maintenance keeps city crews on the road and neighborhoods serviced. This routine purchase replaces worn skid-steer parts from the general fund.

January 22, 2019 · Item number:Item #24 $ Total cost: $46K

Budget: $45,704 state grant for Municipal Court Referral Officer

City receives state funding to staff a court referral officer, who helps connect defendants to services and reduce incarceration.

January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #77 $ Total cost: $635

City pays Quick Motors $635.20 for vehicle repair

Equipment Management Department repairs city fleet vehicle. This spending is routine maintenance funded from the general budget.

January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #2025-807 $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council approves spending from general fund to Community of Mobile, Inc.

City allocates general-fund dollars to Community of Mobile, Inc. for a public purpose. Dollar amount not listed in this agenda item.

January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #2025-779 $ Total cost: $55K

Mobile Fire-Rescue buys drone with camera from Flymotion for $55,479

Mobile Fire-Rescue Department will gain aerial surveillance capability for emergency response and fire prevention operations. Equipment aids in rapid scene assessment and saves time in rescue operations.

January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #76 $ Total cost: $2K

City pays Quick Motors $1,551.77 for vehicle repairs

Equipment Management Department authorizes wreck repair to municipal vehicle #144329 from general fund. Routine fleet maintenance payment.

January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #69 $ Total cost: $200

Web hosting for CrossPlex extended to March 2019

City renews online platform for the CrossPlex recreation facility. Monthly cost: $200.

January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #42 $ Total cost: $300

City approves $300 payment to Birmingham Board of Education

Routine spending from general funds to the school system. The item description was incomplete, so the specific purpose is unclear.

January 15, 2019 · Item number:Item #74 $ Total cost: $4K

City pays $3,924 to North American Fire Equipment for valve and light kits

Routine spending from the general fund to maintain fire department equipment. No direct impact on residents.