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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1903 Adopting 2010 BudgetCity of West University Place Harris County, Texas ORDINANCE NUMBER 1903 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2010 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2010; APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR SUCH BUDGET AND CONTAINING FINDING AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. WHEREAS, as required by the City Charter and state law, the City Manager has prepared and submitted to the City Council a budget with estimate of expenditures and revenue of all city departments and activities for the year beginning January 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2010; and WHEREAS, such budget has been timely filed with the City Secretary, the City Council has had sufficient time to review and revise such budget and notice of a public hearing upon such budget has been duly given; and WHEREAS, a public hearing has been held, and all taxpayers and interested persons were provided an opportunity to attend and participate in such hearing; and WHEREAS, public participation, input and suggestions regarding the budget have been received and considered by the City Council, and the City Council has made changes as the City Council considers warranted by law in the best interest of the municipal taxpayers, and the City Council has found and determined that the budget adopted by this ordinance does not allow expenditures during the budget period in excess of funds estimate to be on hand during the same period; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS: Section 1. The matters and facts set out in the preamble of this ordinance are found and determined to be true and correct and are hereby approved and adopted by the City Council. Section 2. That the budget estimate of the revenues of the City of West University Place and the expenses of conducting the affairs thereof for the ensuing fiscal year, beginning January 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2010, as finally submitted to the City Council by the City Manager of said City (a copy of which is on file in the City Secretary's office) be, and the same is in all things, adopted and approved as the budget estimate of all the current expenses as well as the fixed charges against said City for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010. Section 3. That the sum of THIRTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED-SIX THOUSAND NIN HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($13,506,973) is herby appropriated out of the General Fund for the payment of operating expenses and capital outlay of the City Government. Section 4. That the sum of SEVEN MILLION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDREDS FIFTY AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($7,125,450) is herby appropriated out of the General Fund Debt Service for the purpose of paying the accruing interest and redeeming the Serial Bonds as they mature on the General Fund Debt Service Bonds. Section 5. That the sum of SIX MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED-THREE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED-NINE ($6,703,709) is hereby appropriated out of the Water and Sanitary Sewer System for the payment of operating expenses and capital outlay and for the purpose of paying the accruing interest and redeeming the Serial Bonds as they mature on the Water and Sanitary Sewer Fund Debt Service Bonds. Section 6. That the sum of ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED NINTY-NINE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FOURTEEN AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($1,399,414) is hereby appropriated out of the Solid Waste Fund for the payment of operating expenses and capital outlay of the municipally owned Solid Waste Collection System. Section 7. That the sum of ONE MILLION NINE HUNDRED-EIGHT THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY AND NO/100 DOLLARS (1$1,908,970) is hereby appropriated out of the Employee Benefit Fund for the payment of operating expenses for the health benefits of the employees. Section 8. That the sum of TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($280,000) is hereby appropriated out of the Equipment Replacement Fund for the capital outlay for Equipment Replacement Activities. Section 9. That the sum of ONE MILLION NINE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY-SIX AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($1,009,746) is hereby appropriated out of the Technology Management Fund for operating expenses and capital outlay for Technology Fund Activities. Section 10. That this ordinance approving and adopting the Budget is made in all things in accordance with the terms and provisions of the City Charter of the City of West University Place, Texas and the laws of the State of Texas and shall be interpreted and construed in compliance therewith. Section 11. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict only. Section 12. If any word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, section or other part of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall ever be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, neither the remainder of this ordinance, nor the application of such word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or other part of this ordinance to any other persons or circumstances, shall be affected thereby. Section 13. The City Council officially finds, determines and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of each meeting at which this ordinance was discussed, considered, or acted upon was given in the manner required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Local Government Code, as amended, and that each such meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during such discussion, consideration and action. The City Council ratifies, approves and confirms such notices and the contents and posting thereof. Section 14. After adoption of the Budget, the City Manager shall provide for the filing of a true copy of the Budget (and each amendment) in the office of the County Clerk of Harris County, Texas. Section 15. This ordinance shall become effective upon adoption and signature. PASSED, APPROVED, 2009. SIGNED: Bob e Icy, Mayar ON, this 26`h day of October, w A. Lenz, City Secretary ED: Michael R 66s, City Manager REVIEWED: Alan Petrov, City Attorney