HomeMy WebLinkAbout032203 ORD - 09/15/2020 ORDINANCE
ADOPTING THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI OPERATING BUDGET AND THE
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2020-
2021 BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2020; AUTHORIZING PERSONNEL
COMPLEMENTS; PROVIDING FOR COPY TO BE FILED WITH THE COUNTY
CLERK; APPROPRIATING MONIES AS PROVIDED IN THE BUDGET; AND
PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE.
WHEREAS, the City Manager of the City of Corpus Christi (City), pursuant to Article IV, Section
2 of the City Charter, did submit to the City Council an operating budget proposal (Budget
Proposal) of the revenues of the City, and the expenses of conducting the affairs thereof for the
ensuing fiscal year beginning October 1, 2020, and ending September 30, 2021, and which
Budget Proposal had been compiled from detailed information from the several departments,
divisions, offices of the City, in accordance with the City Charter provision referenced above; and
WHEREAS, the members of the City Council have received and studied the City Manager's
Budget Proposal and have called and held the proper hearing in accordance with Section
102.006, Texas Local Government Code, on the Budget Proposal; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2(f), Article IV, of the City Charter of the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas, the City Council must appropriate such sums of money as provided in the Budget.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Operating Budget of the City of Corpus Christi, covering proposed
expenditures amounting to$946,283,848 and estimated revenues amounting to $917,596,740 for
the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2020, and ending September 30, 2021, as submitted by the
City Manager, with modifications directed by the City Council and recorded in its minutes being
incorporated by reference, is adopted.
SECTION 2. That upon the passage of this ordinance certain sums of money from all sources of
City revenues, as described in the Operating Budget, shall be and they are appropriated to cover
the sums for expenditures and investments as provided for each of the several funds in the
Operating Budget, as modified by the City Council. Notwithstanding any other provision to the
contrary, the City Manager is authorized to make transfers within departments, divisions,
purposes, or funds, provided it is in accordance with applicable law.
SECTION 3. Police Officer Positions
The number of positions authorized for each police officer classification in the Police
Department shall be:
Police officer and senior police officer- 393*
Police Lieutenant- 39
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SCANNED
Police Captain - 15
Deputy Chief- 5
Assistant Police Chief- 3
Police Chief- 1
FY20-21 TOTAL 456
*These positions are interchangeable. Any police officer may become a senior police officer after
60 months' service by passing a pass/fail exam. This number may be temporarily increased by
graduates from a police academy authorized by the City Manager, which temporary increase shall
be reduced to budgeted total through attrition.
SECTION 4. Firefighter Positions
The number of positions authorized for each firefighter classification in the Fire Department shall
be:
Firefighter I - 98*
Firefighter II —EMS— 145
Firefighter II — Engineer- 73
Fire Captain - 79
Battalion Chief- 13
Assistant Fire Chief-4
Deputy Fire Chief- 1
Fire Chief- 1
FY20-21 TOTAL 414
*This number may be temporarily increased by graduates from a fire academy authorized by the
City Manager, which temporary increase shall be reduced to budgeted total through attrition.
SECTION 5. That the number of City-funded personnel positions (excluding grant funded
positions) in all City-funded Departments shall not exceed the total number by indicated fund, as
set forth in the FY 2020 -2021 Budget.
SECTION 6. That the Fiscal Year 2020—2021 Capital Budget and Capital Improvement Planning
Guide in the amount of$259,915,560 is hereby approved. A copy of the Fiscal Year 2020—2021
Capital Budget and Capital Improvement Planning Guide will be filed in the Office of the City
Secretary.
SECTION 7. That upon final passage of this budget ordinance, a true certified copy of the budget
shall be transmitted by the City Manager to the County Clerk of Nueces County, Texas, pursuant
to Section 102.011, Texas Local Government Code. The budget shall also be part of the archives
of the City.
SECTION 8. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or
provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of
competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase,
word or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite intent of this City Council that every section,
paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision in this ordinance be given full force and
effect for its purpose.
That the foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second
reading on this the day of 2020, by the following vote:
Joe McComb_ Michael Hunter
Roland Barrera > Ben Molina
Rudy Garza Everett Roy /44A
Paulette M. Guajardo - Greg Smith
Gil Hernandez
That the foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed finally on this
the day of % r�k 020, by the following vote:
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Joe McComb A Michael Hunter Iv �
Roland Barrera Ben Molina_
Rudy Garza e�2 Everett Roy
Paulette M. Guajardo Greg Smith
Gil Hernandez �U
PASSED AND APPROVED on this the1,-j�day of �% , 2020.
ATTEST:
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Rebecca Huerta �Jao
McComb
City Secretary r
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Certificate of
Publication
PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF
CITY OF CORPUS CHRIS TI -SECRETARY
PO BOX 9277 CORPUS CHRISTI 2020-2021
CORPUS CHRISTI,TX 78401 PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET,
Public Notice is hereby given that the
STATE OF WISCONSIN) City Council of the City of Corpus Chris-
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COUNTY OF BROWN) ti will hold a public hearing on the
I, being first duly sworn, upon oath depose and say that I FY2020-2021 Proposed City Operating
am a legal clerk and employee of the publisher,namely,the
Corpus Christi Caller-Times,a daily newspaper published Budget on September 08, 2020 during the
at Corpus Christi in said City and State, generally circulated
in Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval,Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Council meeting beginning at 11 :30 a.m.
Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio,and San Patricio,
Counties,and that the publication of which the annexed is a in the City Council Chambers, 1201
true copy,was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times Street,and
on the following dates: Leopard Corpus Christi, Texas.
08/23/2020 This budget will raise more total proper-
On this August 23, 2020, I certify that the attached document ty taxes than last year's budget by
is a true and exact copy made by the publisher:
$755,027 (General Fund $451,903, Debt
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Service Fund $256,392, Residential
Legal Notice Clerk Street Reconstruction Fund $46,732), or
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.58%, and of that amount an estimated
Notary Public, State of Wiscons�r, County of Brown $608,685 is tax revenue to be raised from
+P.
A new property added to the tax roll this
Notary Expires year,
A copy of the FY 2020-2021 Proposed
cK'*.•FE..T,� City Operating Budget is available for
Publication Cost: $800.40 NOTARY = review in the office of the City Secreta-
Ad No:0004340245 - ®•0
Customer No: 1490432 PUBL\G •' ry, on the City's website (www.cctexas.
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#ofAffidavits1 -;"9TF•••..,,,,,..••Gp�;� com), and at any City public library.
This is not an invoice '�/1/,,°1,„W; ,,�,�� /s/ Rebecca Huerta
City Secretary
PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI 2020-2021
PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET.
Public Notice is hereby given that the
City Council of the City of Corpus Chris-
ti will hold a public hearing on the
FY2020-2021 Proposed City Operating
Budget on September 08, 2020 during the
Council meeting beginning at 11 :30 a.m.
in the City Council Chambers, 1201
Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, Texas.
This budget will raise more total proper-
ty taxes than last year's budget by
$755,027 (General Fund $451,903, Debt
Service Fund $256,392, Residential
Street Reconstruction Fund $46,732), or
.58%, and of that amount an estimated
$608,685 is tax revenue to be raised from
new property added to the tax roll this
year.
A copy of the FY 2020-2021 Proposed
City Operating Budget is available for
review in the office of the City Secreta-
ry, on the City's website (www.cctexas.
corn), and at any City public library.
Is/ Rebecca Huerta
City Secretary