Ordinance 2016-05 - Ord. 2016-05 - budget amendment for Avenue M & Normal Park waterline, 12-2-15 ORDINANCE NO. 2016-05
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE 2015-2016
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 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 All ordinances of the City in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all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 1St day of December 2015.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE,TEXAS
Mac Woodward, ayor
A EST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Le oodwar , City Secretarye Schn 'der, City Attorney
Exhibit "A" to Budget Amendment Ordinance #2
I P Budget Arnenment FY 1 16e
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Decrease: Water CIP-Unallocated Budget $ 180,000
Increase: Water R&R CIP-Ave M(11th-FM2821)-Construction $ 30,000
Increase: Water R&R CIP-Normal Park(Ave S-19th St)-Construction $ 150,000
The 2 Water R&R projects for which increases are being sought were budgeted for
originally with the FY 14-15 Budget.
a)The Avenue M project was budgeted for in the total amount of$760,000,that included
$678,800 for construction.
b)The Normal Park project was budgeted for in the total amount$400,000 that included
$345,550 for construction.
These two projects were recently bid(being bid as one"project")and the bid resulted in
Explanation: construction cost for the Avenue M project being$703,449($24,649 over budget)and
construction cost for the Normal Park project being$480,978($135,428 over budget).
The$30,000 and$150,000 increase request are in excess of the"over budget"amounts to
allow for some"contingency". Water R&R CIP(Fund 703)does not currently have any
"Unallocated Budget"in the Fund. The Water CIP Fund(Fund 701)has$504,436 of
"Unallocated Budget"of which$46,750 is in"Assigned"status leaving$457,686 available
for use. If this use of$180,000 being requested is approved that will leave$277,686 of
"Unallocated Budget"for Water CIP(Fund 701)
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