Ordinance 2016-12 - Ord. 2016-12 - HOT funds budget amendment for Visitor Center expansion - 3-15-16 ORDINANCE NO. 2016-12
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE 2015-
2016 ANNUAL BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS (CIP)
BUDGETS, ORDINANCE NO. 2015-43 TO AMEND ADOPTED EXPENDITURES OF
THE BUDGET; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the 2015-2016 Annual Budget and CIP Budgets were adopted by Ordinance 2015-43 on
September 15,2015;
WHEREAS, various unforeseen circumstances affecting the City have presented themselves during the
course of the fiscal year;
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the circumstances independently, deliberating appropriately on
the associated revenues and expenditures and the overall impact on the general financial status of the
City;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the laws of the State of Texas and the City Charter of the City of Huntsville,
Texas, the City Council has determined that it will be beneficial and advantageous to the citizens of the
City of Huntsville to amend the annual budget for fiscal year 2015 —2016 and the Capital Improvements
Projects(CIP)budget as set forth herein;and
WHEREAS, this ordinance combines the independent Council actions into one budget amendment
document;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTSVILLE,TEXAS,that:
Section 1. The findings set forth above are incorporated into the body of this ordinance.
Section 2. The annual budget for fiscal year 2015 —2016 is hereby amended to include the expenditures
and revenues in Exhibit"A" and the Capital Improvements Projects budget is hereby amended to include
the expenditures described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part of this ordinance as if set out
verbatim herein.
Section 3. All ordinances of the City in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed,
and all other ordinances of the City not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in
full force and effect.
Section 4. Should any section, portion, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance be declared
unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, it shall not invalidate or impair the force or effect of any other
section or portion of this ordinance.
Section 5. The necessity for amending the budget for the fiscal year 2015 — 2016 and Capital
Improvements Projects, as required by the laws of the State of Texas, requires that this ordinance shall
take effect immediately from and after its passage, as the law in such cases provides.
Section 6.This ordinance shall take effect immediately after its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED on this the 15`h day of March 2016.
'E E OF HUNTSVILLE,TEXAS
An y raun'nger, Mayor
A ES APP OV D AS TO FORM:
Lee oodwar , ity Secretary L n6M Schneider, City Attorney
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Budged A� dments F
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Exhibit A increase. HOT-Transfer to CIP-Visitors Center Expansion&Renovations $ 140,000
At the January 27,2016 HOT Board meeting the Board approved using$140,000 of the
HOT fund's Unallocated Reserve to budget for Design Engineering of the proposed Visitors
Center Expansion and Renovations. The budget amendment was also presented to the
Explanation: finance Committee at its February 2,2016 meeting. This budget amendment will move
HOT monies to a CIP project for the Visitors Center Expansions and Renovation
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increase:Visitors Center Expansion and Renovations CIP $ 140,000
This budget amendment puts the$140,000 of monies from HOT fund in a CIP Project
Explanation; specifically for Design Engineering for the Visitors Center Expansion and Renovations