HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 248 ORDINANCE NO. 248
A.N ORDINA,NCE A.PPROVING AND A.DOPTING THE CITY OF
FRIENDSWOOD, TEXA.S, GENERA.L A.ND REVENUE SHA.RING
BUDGET FOR THE FISCA.L YEAR 1975-1976; MAKING A.PPRO-
PRIA,TIONS FOR THE CITY FOR SUCH FISCA,L YEA.R A.S RE--
FLECTED IN SA.ID SUDGET; A.ND MA.KING CER.TAIN FINDINGS
A.ND CONTAINING CERTA.IN PROVISIONS RELA,TING TO THE
SUBJECT
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WHEREA.S, on the 14th day of July, 1975, the City Manager
presented to the City Council a proposed Budget of expenditures of
the City of Friendswood for the fiscal year 1975-1976; and
WHER.EA.S, pursuant to a resolution of the City Council and
after notices required by law, a public hearing on such Budget was
held in the Council Chaxnbers in the City Ha11 on the 18th day of
A.ugust, 1975, at which hearing a11 citizens and tax payers of the
City had the right to be present and to be heard and those who re-
quested to be heard were heard; and
WHEREA,S, the City Council has considered the proposed
Budget and has made such changes therei.n as in the City Councilis
judgment were warranted by law and were in the best interest of the
citizens and tax payers of the City; and
WHEREA.S, a copy of the Budget has been filed with the City
Secretaxy and the City Council desired to adopt the same; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDA.INED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FRIENDSWOOD, STA.TE OF TEXA.S:
Section 1. The facts and recitations set forth in the
preamble of this ordinance are hereby found to be true and correct.
Section 2. In accordance with the provisions of A.rticle
689a-15, V. T. C.S., the City Council hereby approves and adopts
the Budget described above, the same being on file with the City
Secretaxy. The City Secretary is hereby direc�ed to place on said
Budget and to sign an endorsement reading as follows: "The original
General and Revenue Sharing Budget of the City of Friendswood,
Texas, for the fiscal year 1975-1976, " and to keep such Budget on
file in her office as a public record.
Section 3. In support of said Budget and by virtue of the
adoption thereof, there axe hereby appropriated out of available
cash funds, out of the general and special revenues of the City, and
out of revenue sharing funds of the City wh9.ch will be received in the
treasury during the fiscal year 1975-1976 the amounts set forth in
said approved Budget for the various purposes stated therein, not
including, however, those budgeted amounts which are to be
received by way of transfer, grants from other agencies, or amounts
which may be appropriated from bond funds. The total amount now
thus appropriated and the funds from which the same is derived are
as follows:
FUNDS
Unrestricted cash and general
revenues, including current taxes,
delinquent taxes, and miscellaneous
revenue $ 784, 048. 00
A.vailable cash and receipts and
revenues of the utility systems $ 248, 933. 00
Revenue sharing funds $ 33, 206. 00
TOTA,L $1, 066, 187. 00
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Section 4. Under the provisions of Section 8. 03(E) of the
Home Rule Charter of the City of Friendswood, the Budget of the
City may be adopted by ordinance on one reading; therefore, this
ordinance shall be finally passed on the date of its introduction,
this 15th day of September, 1975, and shall take effect immediately
upon its passage.
PASSED, APPROVED, A.ND A,DOPTED this 15th day of
September, 1975.
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City Attorney
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