Ordinance 2015-21 - Ord. 2015-21 - budget amendment & CIP projectsORDINANCE NO. 2015-21
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE 2014-
2015 ANNUAL BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS (CIP)
BUDGETS, ORDINANCE NO. 2014 -42, TO AMEND ADOPTED EXPENDITURES OF
THE BUDGET; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the 2014 -2015 Annual Budget and CIP Budgets were adopted by Ordinance 2013 -42 on
September 16, 2014;
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 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 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 All ordinances of the City in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.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 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 5th day of May 2015.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS
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Mac Woodwayd, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Schneider, City Attorney
Exhibit A
CIP Budget Amendments FY 14 -15
May 5, 2015
Increase: Town Creek Drainage - Engineering - 702 - 7140 -62111
Decrease: Wastewater CIP Unallocated 702 -999
$ 360,531
$ (360,531)
Additional budget is needed for Engineering for the Town Creek Drainage project.
Additional Engineering (Phase II) to complete the project in the amount of $465,828 is
being added to the contract with $105,297 of Phase I that is not needed being credited
Explanation: against the Phase II cost for a net of $360,531 additional cost to the contract and
amount needed for Budget. It is anticipated that grant monies may cover 75% of the
additional $360,531 and if this occurs then $270,398 of this requested amount to come
from 702 -999 would be returned to 702 -999