ORD 2003-10 - Adopt Annual Budget Fiscal Year [2003-2004] 09-16-2003ORDINANCE NO. 2003-10
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, 2003, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2004; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE HEREOF.
WHEREAS on August 1, 2003, which was 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; and
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 2003 -2004 (Texas Local Government Code § 102.006); and
WHEREAS the itemized budget shows a comparison of expenditures between the proposed budget and the
actual a xpenditures f or the s ame or s imilar p urposes f or the preceding year and projects f or
which expenditures and the estimated amount of money carried for each [Texas Local
Government Code § 102.103(a)]; and
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)];
and
WHEREAS on August 15 and August 17, 2003, 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]; and
WHEREAS on September 2, 2003, the City Council of the City of Huntsville held a public hearing relating
to the budget; and
WHEREAS the budget for the year October 1, 2003, through September 30, 2004, 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 City Council now makes changes to the budget that it considers warranted by law or in the
best interest of the municipal taxpayers;
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, 2003,
through September 30, 2004.
SECTION 2: The appropriation for the ensuing fiscal year for operating expenses, debt service and capital
outlay budgets shall be fixed and determined as follows:
I.
General Fund $
12,152,745
H.
General Obligation Debt Service Fund
1,649,876
III.
Hotel/Motel Tax Special Revenue Fund
492,964
IV.
Street Special Revenue Fund
1,924,884
V.
Police Special Revenue Fund
800
VI.
Police School Resource Officer Special Revenue Fund
314,025
VII.
Airport Special Revenue Fund
VIII.
Library Special Revenue Fund
30,000
IX.
Court Security/Technology Special Revenue Fund
30,000
X.
Equipment Replacement - Fleet Internal Service Fund
454,500
XI.
Equipment Replacement - Technology Internal Service Fund
269,337
XII.
Equipment Replacement - Fire Internal Service Fund
190,000
XIII.
Water Fund
9,275,448
XIV.
Wastewater Fund
7,226,790
XV.
Solid Waste Fund
3,586,010
XVI.
Golf Course Operations Fund
981,617
XVII.
Medical Insurance Internal Service Fund
1,552,996
Oakwood Cemetery Operations Fund
116,710
XIX.
Library Endowment Fund
XX.
Oakwood Cemetery Endowment Fund
3,500
Total $
40,252,202
SECTION 3: Projects described for fiscal year 2003 -2004 in the Capital Improvements budget portion of the
2003 -2004 budget are approved at the cost level indicated, subject to the availability of funding
of project costs from the funding source(s) identified for each project:
PARKS PROJECTS:
Swimming Pool Project
GENERAL GOVERNMENT AND FACILITIES:
Fire Station Project
Debt Issue Costs
STREETS:
Is' Street Extension
I Ith Street to 10`h Street Extension (American Bank Project)
Economic Development Projects
TxDOT Design Projects
UTILITIES:
WATER:
IH-45 (Boettcher - Collard)
Hospital Access Road Extension
Robinson Creek Parkway Extension
Economic Development Projects
Construction Crew
WASTEWATER:
Pine Hill Road
North Sam Houston
Boettcher Drive
Economic Development
Capital Construction Crew
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS
$ 500,000
1,179,252
145,000
203,820
100,000
100,000
200,000
121,625
24,200
41,425
100,000
113,955
90,600
73,000
52,000
100,000
113,955
$ 3,258,832
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 $290.00 per month to $340.00
per month, per budgeted position.
SECTION 5: City Council approves a transfer of an amount equal to two (2 %) percent of the gross revenues
received during Fiscal Year 2003 -2004 from all water, wastewater, and solid waste collection
and disposal customers, except contractual customers, and deposited in the Water, Wastewater,
and Solid Waste Funds 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: Fiscal and Budgetary Policies as detailed in the 2003 -2004 budget are approved.
SECTION 7: City Council has reviewed the investment policies and investment strategies, and the Investment
and Banking Policies are approved.
SECTION 8: 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 9: 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 §§ 11.06- 11.07.]
SECTION 10: 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 11: City 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 12: This ordinance shall take effect immediately after its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED on this the 16'h day of September 2003.
THE CITY OF HUNTS LE, TEXAS
Karl Davidson, Mayor
ATTEST:
Danna Welter, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Paul C. sham, City Attorney