HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2012 Adopting the 2016 BudgetCity of West University Place
Harris County, Texas
Ordinance No. 2012
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2016 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2016;
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, 2016 and
ending December 31, 2016; 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, 2016 and ending December 31, 2016, 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, 2016, and ending December 31, 2016.
Section 3. That the sum of EIGHTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY
THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY -THREE AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($18,560,563) 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 ONE HUNDRED TEN THOUSAND
FIFTY AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($8,110,050) 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 EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY -TWO
THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SIXTY AND NO 1100 DOLLARS ($7,862,160) 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 EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY -EIGHT
THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($1,868,300) 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 FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY -SEVEN
THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND NO 1100 DOLLARS ($2,557,300) 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 SIXTY -FOUR THOUSAND AND
NO 1100 DOLLARS ($164,000) 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 FIVE HUNDRED NINE THOUSAND
ONE HUNDRED FIFTY AND NO 1100 DOLLARS ($1,509,000) is hereby appropriated out
of the Technology Management Fund for operating expenses and capital outlay for
Technology Fund Activities.
Section 10. That the sum of ONE HUNDRED FIFTEEN THOUSAND SEVEN
HUNDRED AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($115,700) is hereby appropriated out of the
Equipment Replacement Fund for operating expenses and capital outlay for Technology Fund
Activities.
Section 11. 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 12. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed to the extent of the conflict only.
Section 13. 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 14. 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 15. 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, ADOPTED AND SIGNED ON, this 19 °' day of October, 2015.
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SIGNED:
Susan Sample, Mayor
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ATTEST
Thelma Lenz, City Secretary
RECOMMENDED: REVIEWED:
M. hri er Peifer, Interim City Manager Alan Petrov, City Attorney