Agenda 09/23/2025 Item #16F11 (Resolution - Resolution (1) Formally designating the Director of Corporate Financial and Management Services as the Designated Budget Officer (2) Amending the Collier County Board of County Commissioners’ Budget Amendment Po9/23/2025
Item # 16.F.11
ID# 2025-3605
Executive Summary
Recommendation to approve a Resolution (1) Formally designating the Director of Corporate Financial and Management
Services as the Designated Budget Officer (2) Amending the Collier County Board of County Commissioners’ Budget
Amendment Policy and Procedure by aligning budget amendment authority and procedure with Florida Statutes, Section
129.06 – Execution and Amendment of Budget.
OBJECTIVE: To designate a budget officer and amend the Collier County Board of County Commissioners’ Budget
Amendment Policy to align with Florida Statutes, Chapter 129.
CONSIDERATIONS: The annual budget appropriation is a plan for revenues and expenditures that are routinely
adjusted during the fiscal year to keep pace with changing conditions. Section 129.06, Florida Statutes, sets forth the
procedure for execution and amendment of the budget and allows for the amendment of the budget at any time within
the fiscal year and within the first 60 days of a subsequent fiscal year.
Section 129.025, Florida Statutes, provides that the Board of County Commissioners may designate a county budget
officer.
Section 129.06(2)(a), Florida Statutes, provides that the Board of County Commissioners may establish procedures by
which the designated budget officer may authorize budget amendments if the total appropriations of the fund being
amended does not change.
The Board last reviewed and approved the Budget Amendment Policy on November 14, 2000, Agenda Item No. 8.G(1).
The current Budget Amendment Policy limits the designated budget officer’s administrative authority to $50,000 within
the same fund and department. Additionally, decreases to reserves are approved by the Board of County Commissioners
via a budget amendment report ($25,000 or less) or an executive summary (over $25,000).
To further align with Florida Statutes, Section 129.06 – Execution and Amendment of Budget, staff is recommending
the following revisions:
1. Provide the Designated Budget Officer with authority to authorize budget amendments if the total appropriations of
the fund being amended does not change.
* Budget amendments authorized by this provision will be reported to the Board of County Commissioners via
executive summary quarterly.
2. Any decrease and appropriation in reserves within a fund will require Board approval via Resolution.
These revisions, outlined in the excerpt from "Exhibit A" below, are consistent with Florida Statutes, Section 129.06 -
Execution and Amendment of Budget.
This item is consistent with the Collier County strategic plan objective to safeguard taxpayer money by promoting fiscal
stewardship and sound budget oversight
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9/23/2025
Item # 16.F.11
ID# 2025-3605
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no immediate fiscal impact associated with this policy update. However, the proposed
budget amendment policy updates will enhance operational efficiency, minimize administrative delays, increase
transparency, and align with Florida Statutes, Section 129.06.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There is no growth management impact associated with this item.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been reviewed by the County Attorney, is approved as to form and
legality and requires a majority vote for approval. -JAK
RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board approve a Resolution (1) Designating the Director of Corporate Financial
and Management Services as the Designated Budget Officer (2) Amending the Collier County Board of County
Commissioners’ Budget Amendment Policy and Procedure by aligning budget amendment authority and procedure with
Florida Statutes, Section 129.06 – Execution and Amendment of Budget.
PREPARED BY: Prepared By: Christopher Johnson, Director of Corporate Financial and Management Services
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution
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Type of Budget Amendment Amendments to Budget Approval Authority Procedure Fl Statute
Appropriations within any fund
that does not change fund
balance.
Increases or decreases within the same fund where total
appropriations for the fund do not change.
Designated Budget Officer Administrative Approval
(Reported to the BCC via
executive summary
quarterly)
129.06(2)(a)
Appropriation from the reserves Appropriation from reserves.Board of County
Commissioners
Board Approval via
Resolution
129.06(2)(b & c)
Receipt of Funds Receipt of Revenue from a source not anticipated in the
budget and received for a particular purpose, including
but not limited to grants, donations, gifts, reimbursement
for damages, enterprise etc., which increases total fund
appropriations.
Board of County
Commissioners
Board Approval via
Resolution
129.06(2)(d & e)
Other Budget Amendments Changing fund balance by adjusting carryforward or
transfers from another fund, and any other budget
amendments not listed above.
Board of County
Commissioners
Board Approval via
Resolution. (Item is an
advertised public hearing
and posted on the county's
website five (5) days after
adoption)
129.06(2)(f)
Exhibit A - Budget Amendment Policy/Procedures
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