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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2037 Approving and Adopting 2018 BudgetCity of West University Place Harris County, Texas Ordinance No. 2037 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2018 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2018; APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR SUCH BUDGET AND CONTAINING FINDINGS 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, 2018 and ending December 31, 2018; 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, 2018 and ending December 31, 2018, 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, 2018, and ending December 31, 2018. Section 3. That the sum of NINETEEN MILLION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY- TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY AND NO 1100 DOLLARS ($19,422,550) 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 EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND THIRTY -THREE AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($8,850,033) 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 NINE HUNDRED FORTY -TWO THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY -SIX AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($7,942,796) 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 TWENTY -SEVEN THOUSAND AND N01100 DOLLARS ($1,727,000) 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 SIX HUNDRED NINETY THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($2,690,500) 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 SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY -TWO THOUSAND AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($782,000) 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 TWENTY -THREE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED NINETY -THREE AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($1,523,193) 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 FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY -NINE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($439,100) is hereby appropriated out of the Equipment Replacement Fund for operating expenses and capital outlay for Equipment Replacement 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 Hams County, Texas. Section 15. This ordinance shall become effective upon adoption and signature. PASSED, APPROVED, ADOPTED AND SIGNED ON, this 16`h day of October, 2017. (SEAL) SIGNED: RECOMMENDED: �5i UNik� y1 9,p� 04 << n a �o ' s v n T Gilliam, City Secretary 511WAIAINQ A Alan trov, City Attorney