HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1950 Adopting 2012 BudgetCity of West University Place
Harris County, Texas
Ordinance No. 1950
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2012 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2012;
APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR SUCH BUDGET AND CONTAINING FINDING
AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY
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, 2012 and ending December 31, 2012; 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, 2012 and ending December 31, 2012, 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 and on the City's website) 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,
2012, and ending December 31, 2012.
Section 3. That the sum of FOURTEEN MILLION NINE HUNDRED NINTY-
EIGHT THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHT AND NO/100 DOLLARS
($14,998,808) 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 EIGHT MILLION TWO HUNDRED NINTY-TWO
THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($8,292,100) 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 SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY-
EIGHT THOUSAND THIRTY-FOUR AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($7,578,034) 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 SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-
FOUR THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO AND NO/100 DOLLARS
($1,784,472) 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 TWO MILLION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-
SEVEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND NO/100 DOLLARS (1$2,267,900 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 ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE THOUSAND
FIVE HUNDRED AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($153,500 is hereby appropriated out of
the Vehicle Replacement Fund for the capital outlay for Vehicle Replacement
Activities.
Section 9. That the sum of ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO
THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($1,262,700) 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.
Section 16. The public importance of this measure and the requirements of
the law create an emergency and an urgent public necessity requiring that this
Ordinance be passed and take effect as an emergency measure, and a state of
emergency is hereby declared, and this Ordinance is accordingly passed as an
emergency measure and shall take effect immediately upon adoption and signature.
PASSED, APPROVED, ADOPTED AND SIGNED ON, this 24th day of
October, 2011.
SIGNED:
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Bob Fry, Mayor
Thelma Lenz, City
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, ~ ~ a V Michael RAs, City Manager
REVIEWED:
Alan Petrov, City Attorney