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Home My WebLink About030620 ORD - 09/22/2015 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2015; 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 a 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, 2015, and ending September 30, 2016, 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 Budget of the City of Corpus Christi, covering proposed expenditures amounting to $841,735,632 and estimated revenues amounting to $865,532,655 for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2015, and ending September 30, 2016, 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 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 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 030620 INDEXED The number of positions authorized for each police officer classification in the Police Department shall be: Police officer and senior police officer- 436* Police Lieutenant - 39 Police Captain - 16 Police Commander- 4 Assistant Police Chief- 3 Police Chief- 1 FY15-16 TOTAL 499 * 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 - 134* Firefighter II —EMS — 109 Firefighter II — Engineer- 73 Fire Captain - 82 Battalion Chief- 10 Assistant Fire Chief- 4 Deputy Fire Chief- 1 Fire Chief- 1 FY15-16 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 upon final passage of this budget ordinance, a true certified copy of this same ordinance 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 6. 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 , , by the following vote: That the foregoing ord' ge,was r d f r th first time and passed to its second reading on this the ID day of 015, by the following vote: Nelda Martinez OA, Brian Rosas Rudy Garza ---A7L-- Lucy Rubio Chad Magill 4l Mark Scott 4 —1dL--- Colleen McIntyre +' Carolyn Vaughn _ Lillian Riojas i, 4 That the oging ordi nce w l- as read for the second time and passed finally on this the '2.7'"day of 4e, 2015, by the following vote: Nelda Martinez t.r. Brian Rosas / . , Rudy Garza 01. Lucy Rubio Id 1 I Chad Magill C! Mark Scott id t Colleen McIntyre , Carolyn Vaughn Lillian Riojas —t(44 PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 1,/..i day of15. ATTEST: . )z4wAitT,-1-2--9-" C-0-, ‘I .A Rebecca Huerta Nelda Martinez City Secretary Mayor EFFECTIVE DATE to I 030620 Attachment A- Schedule of Adjustments City of Corpus Christi Amendment to the FY 2015-2016 Proposed Budget TOTAL PROPOSED REVENUES $ 861,948,504 TOTAL PROPOSED EXPENDITURES $ 840,627,505 General Fund-1020 I Proposed Revenues 231,794,383 Adjustments: Increase Police Storage&Towing Charges 275,000 Seawall Administrative Service Charges 32,579 Arena Administrative Service Charges 27,039 Business/Job Development Administrative Service Charges 26,652 Total Adjusted Revenues $ 232,155,653 Proposed Expenditures $ 231,794,383 Adjustments: Increase Police Towing expenditures 275,000 Increase Transfer to Street Fund 5,176 Increase Reserve Appropriation 81,094 Increase Transfer to Street Fund due to elimination of Council Members Vaughan and McIntyre's car allowance 8,400 Eliminate Council Members Vaughan and McIntyre's car allowance (8,400) Eliminate HR Lease Analyst Decision Package (55,000) Eliminate Solid Waste CDL Decision Package (600,000) Total Adjusted Expenditures $ 231,500,653 One Time Expenditures Adjustments: Transfer to Residential/Local Street Fund(per Financial Policy) $ 1,000,000 ENTERPRISE FUNDS Gas Fund-4130 I Proposed Revenues $ 40,009,429 Adjustments: Increase ICL-Residential Revenue 193,538 Increase ICL-Commercial Revenue 95,888 Increase ICL-Large Volume Revenue 5,814 Increase OCL-Commercial Revenue 1,411 Increase City Use Revenue 209 Increase Compressed Natural Gas Revenue 3,445 Total Adjusted Revenues $ 40,309,734 SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS State Hotel Occupancy Tax Fund- 1032 I Proposed Revenues $ - Adjustments: Revenue to be received from impact of House Bill 1915-City to receive an additional 2% 2,900,000 • Total Adjusted Revenues $ 2,900,000 Parking Improvement Fund-1040 Proposed Expenditures $ 30,000 Adjustments: Increase expenditures for downtown revitalization 71,011 Total Adjusted Expenditures $ 101,011 Street Fund-1041 Proposed Revenues $ 30,162,421 Adjustments: Increase Transfer from General Fund 5,176 Increase Transfer from General Fund due to the elimination of Council 8,400 Members Vaughan and McIntyre's car allowance Total Adjusted Revenues $ 30,175,997 Proposed Expenditures $ 32,309,402 Adjustments: Increase Street Reserve Appropriation 5,176 Increase Street Preventative Maint Program 8,400 Total Adjusted Expenditures $ 32,314,578 Seawall Fund-1120 I Proposed Expenditures $ 2,877,816 Adjustments: Increase Transfer to General Fund 32,579 Total Adjusted Expenditures $ 2,910,395 Arena Fund-1130 I Proposed Expenditures $ 4,670,887 Adjustments: Arena Transfer to Visitors for Co-Promotion 231,000 Increase Transfer to General Fund 27,039 Total Adjusted Expenditures $ 4,928,926 Business/Job Dev Fund-1140 Proposed Expenditures $ 7,488,207 Adjustments: Increase Transfer to General Fund 26,652 Total Adjusted Expenditures $ 7,514,859 TOTAL AMENDED PROPOSED REVENUES $ 865,523,655 TOTAL AMENDED PROPOSED EXPENDITURES $ 841,735,632 i PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT State of Texas } CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI County of Nueces } Ad# 655101 PO# Before me,the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came GEORGIA LAWSON, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she is LEGAL SALES REPRESENATIVE AND EMPLOYEE OF THE PUBLISHER, namely,the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, a daily newspaper published at Corpus Christi in said City and State, generally circulated in Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Live Oak,Nueces, Refugio, and San Patricio, Counties, and that the publication of PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF CORPUS CHRIST which the annexed is a true copy, was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times on: CC-Corpus Christi Caller-Times 08/23/15 Sun CC-Internet - caller.com 08/23/15 Sun I LEGAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE On this 2,Leday of , 20 K-I certify that the attached document is a true and exact copy made by publish Notary Public, State of Texas \,-N; MICHELLE JOYCE CABRERA My Commission Expires �. - March 19,2016 PAID V�ll'�H CR€D11`f ' n CONE �` GATE 6E»Sunday,August 23,2015»CALLER-TIMES Legals PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI 2015-2016 PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET. Public Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi will hold a public hearing on the FY 2015-2016 Pro- posed City Operating Bud- get on September 8, 2015 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 property taxes than last year's budget by $11,428,000 (General Fund $5,128,000, Debt Service Fund$6,300,000),or 12.01%, and of that amount an esti- mated$2,587,675 is tax rev- enue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year. The debt rate increased by 2.1C due to a voter approved bond election in November 2014. A copy of the FY 2015-2016 Proposed City Operat- ing.Budget is available for review in the office of the City Secretary, or on the City's website (www.cctex- as.com), and/or at any City public library. /s/Rebecca Huerta City Secretary i PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT State of Texas } CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI County of Nueces } Ad#655101 PO# Before me,the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came GEORGIA LAWSON, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she is LEGAL SALES REPRESENATIVE AND EMPLOYEE OF THE PUBLISHER, namely, the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, a daily newspaper published at Corpus Christi in said City and State, generally circulated in Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg,Jim Wells, Kleberg, Live Oak,Nueces, Refugio, and San Patricio, Counties, and that the publication of PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF CORPUS CHRIST which the annexed is a true copy, was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times on: CC-Corpus Christi Caller-Times 08/23/15 Sun CC-Internet - caller.com 08/23/15 Sun 0 LEGAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE On this 2A-Qday of , 20 117 certify that the attached document is a true and exact copy made by publish Notary Public, State of Texas (k /`v- MICHELLE JOYCE CABRERA My Commission Expires March 19,2016 PAID WITH CREDIT�` ` ' CONF#.....�-- - OATS "' 6E»Sunday,August 23,2015»CALLER-TIMES Legals PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI 2015-2016 PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET. Public Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi will hold a public hearing on the FY 2015-2016 Pro- posed City Operating Bud- get on September 8, 2015 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 property taxes than last year's budget by $11,428,000 (General Fund $5,128,000, Debt Service Fund$6,300,000),or 12.01%, and of that amount an esti- mated$2,587,675 is tax rev- enue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year. The debt rate increased by 2.1Q due to a voter approved bond election in November 2014. A copy of the FY 2015-2016 Proposed City Operat- ing Budget is available for review in the office of the City Secretary, or on the City's website (www.cctex- as.com), and/or at any City public library. /s/Rebecca Huerta City Secretary _rn, ,\It...". • '- . . , , $ g?5 i r i2 )/2O15 2:21P11 ..'a` t. - - ------ , r -4= II Off 4 :ial Records•,,C ,- �, J , t NUE S COUNTY '4 - :.` - _ JINN KAR SANDS w;� 1.;i - — 1.:011 C:L_ERY. • 4.,• 4 Maul.. 1i Om (•P_ I YI I ` 4 A' , - i r - 6ir r, 1 Iii 'y ii,; ► +� fib:_, /; y , �.. G I % +� \! i i - 'ani .. ., �,• 4 1 I a �..�_ ' • ` 1 >" a '-ahr `}\ r / p `M'-- r, �V�,�e �? 1;. ;. ` 11,',Y )i'J -. • - I ' • e - i'' I 1 1 \� '` ' 1 a :It I. popuS cif G �J . s + , ;_ 1(4.4,1:441ti4P.1‘1: , 113E • • . 2,,,„ A , ee,,.., FY 201 5•2016__ _, - ADOPTED BUDGET CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI -- "R� • ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE No. 030620 ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 "3.I^ ' CITY MANAGER RONALD L. OLSON • - _ air- s�\ Y a �,.� s#14 , Itb- \� Olt \2--\ .':TSI , , ,....__,,:„.„,..,-,., r.,. . ,,,,,,, , ipr.„,. go..., , Receipt# 751780 KARA SANDS COUNTY CLERK NUECES COUNTY 901 LEOPARD ST. ROOM 201 CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78401 (361) 888-0580 Doc#: 2015760011 Pgs: 1 Type: BUDGET/ANNUAL BUDGET AND ANNUAL $ 0.00 Total $ 0.00 Balance $ 0.00 Total Documents: 1 Total Fees: 1 Client Name GENERAL PUBLIC Filed By CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI Dec 30 2015 2:21:45 PM Cashier: ECRUZ Comment: 361-826-3105 Doc 2015761-11 1 1 t Pages 1 CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 12/30/2015 Official RecordsofNUECES COUNTY KARA SANDS ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET COeUNTYY'}C. ERK FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016 This budget will raise more total property taxes than last year's budget by $11,428,000 (General Fund $5,128,000, Debt Service Fund $6,300,000), or 12.01 %, and of that amount an estimated $2,587,675 is tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year. City Council Record Vote The members of the governing body voted on the adoption of the budget as follows: FOR: 9 AGAINST: 0 PRESENT and not voting: N/A ABSENT: 0 Tax Rate Adopted FY 2015-16 Adopted FY 2014-15 Property Tax Rate 0.606264 0.585264 Effective Rate 0.554300 0.543343 Effective M&O Tax Rate 0.356254 0.349273 Rollback Tax Rate 0.614212 0.585672 Debt Rate 0.229458 0.208458 The Adopted Tax Rate for FY 2015-16 increased by 2.1c due to a voter approved bond election in November 2014. The total amount of municipal debt obligation secured by property taxes for the City of Corpus Christi is $523,382,034.