REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
September 12, 2023
FROM
DAVID MYERS, Director, Museum
SUBJECT
Title
Appropriation Adjustments for Exhibit Improvement Costs
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Authorize the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector to post the budget adjustments, as detailed in the Financial Impact section, to the Museum’s 2023-24 budget to reflect the utilization of Net Position from the Museum Store budget unit in the amount of $150,000, to fund exhibit improvement costs (Four votes required).
(Presenter: David Myers, Director, 798-8601)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Promote the Countywide Vision.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The Museum (Department) will fund exhibit improvement costs in the amount of $150,000 using Net Position from the Museum Store budget unit. The Department is requesting the following budget adjustments to its General Operating Budget (651-1000) and Museum Store Budget Unit (651-4290):
|
Fund Center |
Commitment Item/GL Account |
Description |
Action |
Amount |
|
6510004290 |
40909995 |
Residual Equity Transfers in |
Increase |
$150,000 |
|
6510004290 |
55305030 |
Operating Transfers Out |
Increase |
$150,000 |
|
6510001000 |
40909975 |
Operating Transfers In |
Increase |
$150,000 |
|
6510001000 |
52002870 |
General Maintenance-Structure, Improvement, Grounds |
Increase |
$150,000 |
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Department operates and maintains two museums and four historic sites across the county. Approval of the recommended budget adjustments will allow the Department to fund costs for exhibit improvements across the Department’s sites. This includes gallery updates and repairs in the Department’s Biodiversity and Earth Sciences halls, purchasing and printing of updated interpretive signage, and the continued purchase of exhibit components for a future science-based space for younger children.
Approval of this recommended budget adjustment aligns with the County and Chief Executive Officer goals and objectives to promote the countywide vision and operate in a fiscally-responsible and business-like manner by allowing the Department to utilize existing savings to support maintenance and improvements across the Department’s sites.
PROCUREMENT
N/A
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Katherine Hardy, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on August 13, 2023; Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector (Vanessa Doyle, Chief Deputy Controller, 382-3195) on August 4, 2023; Finance (Elias Duenas, Administrative Analyst, 387-4773) on August 14, 2023; and County Finance and Administration (Valerie Clay, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on August 17, 2023.