Amendments are allowed during the two years between full CIP transmittals but require approval by six Councilmembers. Project is needed to address an urgent health or safety concern. Project supports significant economic development initiatives, which in turn will strengthen the fiscal capacity of the County government. Project offers a significant opportunity, which will be lost if not taken at this time. Project scope adjustment is needed on inter-jurisdictional projects due to changed conditions.
Project is delayed for policy reasons.
The Capital Budget provides the spending authority County agencies need to implement projects. The amendment to the Charter which created the Biennial CIP does not affect the requirement for the Council to approve an annual Capital Budget. The current Capital Budget for each agency appears in the Budget Resolution for that program, adopted by the County Council each spring. It includes appropriation or spending authority for all projects which require it for the current year, and, in some cases, beyond. Anticipated appropriation requests for the second year of the CIP are included on the PDFs for County government projects for reference.