HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 318 ORDINANCE NO._ry�L1L_
AN ORDINANCE APPRO�IING AND ADOPTING THE CITY OF
FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS , GEPdERAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR 1978-1979 ; MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CITY
FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR AS REFLECTED IN SAID BUDGET;
AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND CONTAINING CERTAIN
PROVISIOPdS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.
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WHEREAS , on the 2bth day of June , 1978 , the City Manager
presented to the City Council a proposed General Budget of
expenditures of the City of Friendswood for the fiscal year
1978-1979 ; and
WHEREAS , after notices required by law, a public hearing
on such General Budget was held in the Council Chambers in
the City Hall on the 28th day of August, 1978 , at which hear-
ings a11 citizens and tax payers of the City had the right
to be present and to be heard and those who requested to be
heard were heard; and
WHEREAS , the City Council has considered the proposed
General 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 FRIENDSWOOD,
STATE OF TEXAS : �
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 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
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City Secretary. The City Secretary is hereby directed to
place on said Budget and to sign an endorsement reading as
follows : "The Original General Budget of the City of Friends-
wood, Texas , for the fiscal year 1978-1979 , " 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 and out of the general and special revenues
of the City which will be received in the treasury during the
fiscal year 1978-1979 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 amaunts 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
Unzestricted cash. and general
revenues , including curxent
taxes , delinquent taxes, and _
miscellaneous re.venue, �2, 216, 786., Q0
Available cash_ and rece.ipts and
revenues of the. utility systezns ._ $ 687, 270 . 00.
TOTAL $2 , 904, 056. Q0
Section 4. Unde.r tYie. provisions of Section 8 . 03 (E) o�
the home Rule Charter of the. City of Friendswood, th.e Budget
of tfie C�ty may be. adopted by ordinan.ce on one reading, therefoxe,
this� ordinance sfiall be fin,ally passed on the. date of its i.ntro-
duction, this llth. day of Septe°mber, 19J8, and sh�11 take e�fect
immediately upon its° pass•age,
PASSED, APPROVED, AND .ADOPTED this llth day of September, 1978 ..
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ATTEST:
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City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ity Attorney
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