HomeMy WebLinkAbout023529 ORD - 01/12/1999AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 023387, WHICH ADOPTED THE FY 98-99
BUDGET, BY TRANSFERING MONIES AND REDUCING
APPROPRIATIONS IN THE NO. 102 GENERAL FUND; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the City Manager of the City of Corpus Christi, pursuant to Article IV, Section
2 of the City Charter, submitted a budget proposal, which estimated the City's revenues and the
City's expenses for the ensuing fiscal year beginning August 1, 1998 and ending July 31, 1999, to
the City Council, and which proposal had been compiled from detailed information from the several
departments, divisions, offices of the City, in accordance with the City Charter provision, which
budget was passed and approved by Ordinance No. 023387 on July 28, 1998; and
WHEREAS, on August 25, 1998 the City Council received from the City Manager financial
concerns on the Adopted General Fund Ending Balance, the current expenditure vs. current revenue
deficit, and the long-term impact of the present financial situation; and
WHEREAS, on this same date the City Council instructed the Manager to bring forth his
financial recommendation to stabilize and improve the City's financial condition; and
WHEREAS, on December 8, 1998 the City Manager presented to the City Council a Budget
Reduction Plan for balancing expenditure and revenues; and
WHEREAS, a summary of the Budget Reduction Plan is hereby made a part of this amending
ordinance and requires the following action to be enacted:
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas:
SECTION 1. That the fiscal year 1998-99 budget adopted by Ordinance No. 023387 is
amended and certain transfers are approved, as follows:
APPROPRIATION INCREASES:
1. Transferring $ 1,727,694 from the No. 102 General Fund to the No. 300
General Obligation (G.O.) Debt Service Fund, to pay for Solid Waste
Services and Museum activities current year debt principal, interest, and
reserve requirements.
2. Transferring $ 475,330 from the No. 102 General Fund to the No. 137
Self Insurance Fund to pay for the Fire and Police Departments'
increased contribution.
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$1,727,694
$475,330
3. Transferring $ 111,087 from the No. 102 General Fund to the No. 119 $111,087
Ambulance Fund, to make equipment lease purchase payments.
4. Reallocating $ 807,539 within various No. 102 General Fund activities to $807,539
provide monies to Fire, Street Services, Solid Waste Services, and Park
and Recreation Departments for equipment lease purchase payments.
5. Reallocating $ 60,000 within various No. 102 General Fund activities to $60,000
provide monies to the Fire Department to purchase 3 Police Package
Sedans.
6. Reallocating $ 13,840 within various No. 102 General Fund activities to
fund additional salary requirements in the Park and Recreation and
Planning Departments.
General Fund Appropriation Increase Action Items
Previously Approved Generalfiend Appropriation Increases
(Not included in this Amending Ordinance)
?, Fire and Police Department Collective Bargaining Agreement Cost:'.
Total Increases to General Fund Fiscal Year 1998-99 Adopted Budget
8. Reducing operating costs in various No. 102 General Fund activities by
reducing authorized expenditures by $ 3,093,820.
9. Reducing salary costs in various No. 102 General Fund activities based
on realized and projected salary vacancy savings and drag -up pay savings
of$ 1,961,694.
$13 840
$3,195,490
SSl,663, s33
$4,859,323
($3,093,820)
($1,961,694)
10. Eliminate subsidy transfer to No.103 Visitor's Facilities Fund. ($76.494)
Total General Fund Appropriation Decreases ($5,132,008)
Net Impact to Total General Fund Appropriations ($1,936,518)
Net Impact to Ambulance Fund Appropriations $111,087
Net Impact to Total Appropriations ($1,825,431)
which reduces proposed amended expenditures by ($ 1,825,431), and the budget, as amended, is
adopted and City Manager is directed to make all adjustments necessary to implement said changes.
A copy of the Executive Summary of this budget amendment is incorporated herein by reference and
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is on file with the City Secretary.
SECTION 2. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or
provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgement 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 hereof be given full force and effect for
its purpose.
SECTION 3. That upon written request of the Mayor or five Council Members, copy attached,
to find and declare an emergency due to the need for immediate action necessary for the efficient and
effective administration of City affairs, such finding of an emergency is made and declared requiring
suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon ordinances at two regular
meetings so that this ordinanciis�passed and shall take effect upon first reading as an emergency
measure this the 1,14-h day oY YJMJJ& t 1999.
ATTEST:
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Armando Chapa, City Secretary Samuel L. Neal, Jr., Mayor
Legal form approved on , 1999; James R. Bray, Jr., City Attorney
By:\ A
Alison Gallaway, A istant City Attorney
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Corpus Christi, Texas
J 4-h day of
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
, 1999.
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance an emergency exists requiring
suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon ordinances at two regular meetings: I/we,
therefore, request that you suspend said Charter rule and pass this ordinance finally on the date it is introduced,
or at the present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully, Respectfully,
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRIS
Council Members
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Samuel L. Neal, Jr.
Javier D. Colmenero
Melody Cooper
Alex L. Garcia, Jr.
Dr. Arnold Gonzales
Betty Jean Longoria
John Longoria &tin/
atit
LAIC
Edward A. Martin
Dr. David McNichols
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