ORD 2008-31 - 2008-09 Budget Adoption 09-02-2008ORDINANCE NO: 2008 -31
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE,
TEXAS, FINDING THAT ALL THINGS REQUISITE AND NECESSARY HAVE BEEN
DONE IN PREPARATION AND PRESENTMENT OF AN ANNUAL BUDGET;
APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE OPERATING AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER
1, 2008, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30,2009; RATIFYING AND APPROVING FISCAL
AND BUDGETARY POLICIES; RATIFYING AND APPROVING THE INVESTMENT
AND BANKING POLICIES; RATIFYING AND APPROVING VARIOUS FEES,
RATES AND CHARGES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
WHEREAS More than thirty days before the end of the City's fiscal year and more than thirty days before
the adoption of this ordinance, the City Manager of the City Huntsville, Texas, submitted a
proposed budget for the ensuing fiscal year according to Section 11.05 of the Charter of the City
of Huntsville, Texas, and Texas Local Government Code Section 102.005;
WHEREAS the City Manager filed a copy of the proposed budget with the City Secretary and the budget
was available for public inspection at least fifteen days before the budget hearing and tax levy
for the fiscal year 2008 -2009 (Texas Local Government Code § 102.006);
WHEREAS the itemized budget shows a comparison of expenditures between the proposed budget and the
actual expenditures for the same or similar purposes for the preceding year and projects for
which expenditures and the estimated amount of money carried for each [Texas Local
Government Code § 102.103(a)];
WHEREAS the budget contains financial information of the municipality that shows the outstanding
obligations of the City, the available funds on hand to the credit of each fund, the funds received
from all sources during the preceding year; the funds available from all sources during the
ensuing year; the estimated revenue available to cover the proposed budget; and the estimated
tax rate required to cover the proposed budget [Texas Local Government Code § 102.103(b)];
WHEREAS on August 23, 2008 the City Secretary published notice in the City's official newspaper of a
public hearing relating to the budget, which include one publication not earlier than the 30th day
or later than the tenth day before the date of the hearing [Texas Local Government Code §
102.0065];
WHEREAS on September 2, 2008, the City Council of the City of Huntsville held a public hearing relating
to the budget;
WHEREAS the budget for the year October 1, 2008, through September 30, 2009, has been presented to the
City Council, and the City Council has held a public hearing with all notice as required by law,
and all comments and objections have been considered; and
WHEREAS the fees, rates and charges set out herein are reasonable and necessary and are established and
set in the best interests of the City,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, that:
SECTION 1: City Council adopts the budget for the City of Huntsville, Texas, now before the City Council
for consideration and attached, as the budget for the City for the period of October 1, 2008,
through September 30, 2009.
SECTION 2: The appropriation for the ensuing fiscal year for operating expenses, debt service and capital
outlay budgets shall be fixed and determined as shown on Exhibit A.
SECTION 3: Projects described for fiscal year 2008 -2009 in the Capital Improvements budget portion of the
2008 -2009 budget are approved at the cost level indicated, subject to the availability of funding
of project costs (see Exhibit B).
SECTION 4: City Council approves an increase in the monthly payment for a full -time employee to the
City's Medical Insurance Internal Service Fund from the current $597.17 per month to $628.00
per month ($7,536.00), per budgeted position.
SECTION 5: City Council approves a transfer of an amount equal to three and one half (3.5 %) percent of the
gross revenues received during Fiscal Year 2007 -2008 from all water, and wastewater
customers a transfer equal to three and one half (3.5 %) percent of gross revenues received
during Fiscal Year 2007 -2008 from all solid waste collection and disposal customers, to the
Street Special Revenue Fund to compensate the City for the use of streets and rights -of -way by
the Water, Wastewater, and Solid Waste Funds.
SECTION 6: City Council hereby has reviewed and approves the Fiscal and Budgetary Policies (Exhibit C).
SECTION 7: City Council has reviewed and approves the investment policies, strategies, and the Investment
and Banking Policies. (Exhibit D).
SECTION 8: City Council approves fees, rates, and charges per Exhibit E and their associated revenue which
is incorporated into the budget. Council authorizes the City Manager to make such adjustments
in fees, rates and charges from time to time as are in the City Manager's discretion reasonable
and necessary based upon facts then existing, including the implementation of new fees, rates
and charges or elimination of current ones; provided, however, that a change of more than 25%
or the implementation or elimination of any fee, rate or charge shall be reported to the next
regular Finance Committee meeting.
SECTION 9: The City Secretary is directed to maintain a copy of the adopted budget, to file a copy of it with
the City Library and the County Clerk, and to publish a notice saying the budget is available for
public inspection [Texas Local Government Code §§ 102.008 and 102.009(d)].
SECTION 10: Council may amend this budget from time to time as provided by law for the purposes of
authorizing emergency expenditures or for municipal purposes, provided, however, no
obligation shall be incurred or any expenditure made except in conformity with the budget.
[Texas Local Government Code §§ 102.009- 102.011; Huntsville City Charter §§ 1L06-11.07]
SECTION 11: The City Manager may, within the policies adopted within this budget, authorize transfers
between budget line items; City Council may transfer any unencumbered appropriated balance
or portion of it from one office, department, or agency to another at any time, or any
appropriation balance from one expenditure account to another within a single office,
department, or agency of the City. [Huntsville City Charter § 11.06.]
SECTION 12: Citv Council expressly repeals all previous budget ordinances and appropriations if in conflict
with the provisions of this ordinance. If a court of competent jurisdiction declares any part,
portion, or section of this ordinance invalid, inoperative, or void for any reason, such decision,
opinion, or judgment shall in no way affect the remaining portions; parts, or sections, or parts of
a section of this ordinance, which provisions shall be, remain, and continue to be in full force
and effect.
SECTION 13: This ordinance shall take effect immediately after its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED on this the 2n1 day of September 2008.
AT T:
Step ie Brim, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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omas A. Leepe itv Ittomey
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS