HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 263 ORDINANCE NO. 2 6 3
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE CITY OF FRTENDS-
WOOD, TEXAS, GENERAL AND REVENUE SHARING BUDGET FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR 1976-1977; MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CITY
FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR AS REFLECTED IN SAID BUDGET; AND
MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND CONTAINING CERTAIN PROVISIONS
RELATING TO THE SUBJECT
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WHEREAS, on the 31st day of Ju1y, 1976, the City Manag'er
presented to the City Council a proposed General and Revenue Sharing
Budget of expenditures of the City of Friendswood for the fiscal yeax
1976-I977; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the resolutions of the City Council and
after notices required by l.aw, a public hearing on such Revenue Sharing
Budget was held in the Council Chambers in the City Ha.l.l on the 23rd
day of August, 1976, and a public heaxing on such General. Budget was
held in the Council. Chambers in the City Ha11 on the 30th day of August,
1976, at which heari.ngs all citizens and tax payers of the City had the
right to be present and to be heaxd and those who requested to be heard
were heard; and
WHEREAS, the City Council. has considered the proposed General
and Revenue Sharing Budget and. has made such changes therein as in
the City Council's judgment were warranted by law and were in the
best interest of the citizens and tax payers of the City; and
WHEREAS, a copy of such Budget has been filed with the City
Secretary and the City Council desires to adopt the same; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDS-
WOOD, STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1. The facts and recitations set forth in the preamble
of this ordi.nance are hereby found to be true and correct.
Section 2. In accordance with the provisions of Article 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 Secretary. The City Secretary
is hereby directed to place on said Budget and to sign an endorsement read-
ing as follows: "The original General and Revenue Shaxing Budget of the
City of Friendswood, Texas, for the fiscal year 1976-1977, " 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 are 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 which will be received in the treasury during the fiscal
year 1976-1977 the amounts set forth in said approved Budget for the
various purposes stated therein, not including, however, those budgeted
amounts which axe 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 $1, 331, 936. 00
Available cash and receipts and
revenues of the utility systems $ 422, 857. 00
Revenue sharing funds $ 21, 522. 00
TOTAL $1, 776, 315. 00
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Section 4. Under the provisions of Section 8. 03(E) of the Home
Ru1e 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 13th day of September,
1976, and shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 13th day of September,
1976. �
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A.TTEST:
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City Secretary
A PPROVED AS TO FORM:
City A.ttorney
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