HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2055 Adopting the 2019 BudgetCity of West University Place
Harris County, Texas
Ordinance No. 2055
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2019 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019;
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, 2019 and ending December 31, 2019; 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, 2019 and ending December 31, 2019, 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,
2019, and ending December 31, 2019.
Section 3. That the sum of NINETEEN MILLION NINE HUNDRED TWO
THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED THIRTY -FIVE AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($19,902,135)
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 EIGHTY -
NINE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED NINETY -TWO AND NO /100 DOLLARS
($8,889,492) 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 EIGHTY -
THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTY -EIGHT AND NO /100 DOLLARS
($7,883,888) 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 TWENTY -ONE
THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($1,821,100) 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 SEVEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN
THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($2,716,100) 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 SIX THOUSAND AND NO /100
DOLLARS ($206,000) 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 FIFTY -SEVEN
THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($1,557,500) 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 TWO HUNDRED FIFTY -SEVEN THOUSAND
EIGHT HUNDRED AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($257,800) 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 Harris County, Texas.
Section 15. This ordinance shall become effective upon adoption and
signature.
PASSED, APPROVED, ADOPTED AND SIGNED ON, this 15th day of October,
2018.
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RECOMMENDED:
M. ristopher Peifer, City Manager
Thelma Gilliam, Cit�-Secretary
REVIEWED:
Alan Petrov, City Attorney