Ordinance 2015-20 - Ord. 2015-20 - budget amendments, generally, 4-21-15ORDINANCE NO. 2015-20
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 All ordinances of the City in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all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 21st day of April 2015.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS
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Exhibit "A" to Budget Amendment Ordinance
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Increase: Water CIP Sam Hou. (Thomason - University) 701 -7237
Increase: Water CIP Ave C (7th - 9th) 701 -7238
Decrease: Water CIP Unallocated 701 -999
$ 16,614
$ 25,599
$ (42,213)
Bids were let for the Sam Houston (Thomason - University) and the Ave C (7th - 9th)
Water CIP Projects combining the projects for one bid. The low bid for construction of the
2 projects came in higher than the available budget (combined) for the projects. An
Explanation: additional $42,213 is needed to cover the low bid received for construction of the
projects. Water CIP Unallocated has $547,047 of budget before this requested use and
will have a balance of $504,843 after this use if Council approves this Budget Amendment.
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