Ordinance 14-T-14 Midyear Budget Adjustment, General, EMS, EDCORDINANCE NO. 14 -T -14
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS AUTHORIZING A MIDYEAR BUDGET
ADJUSTMENT TO THE GENERAL FUND, THE EMS FUND, AND THE
EDC FUND; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance 13 -T -34, the City of Schertz (the "City") adopted the
budget for the City for the fiscal year 2013 -2014 (the "Budget , which provides funding for the
City's operations throughout the 2013 -2014 fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, the City needs to increase the General Fund Budget by $948,087 to fund
additional programs in the General Fund, and increase the EMS Fund Budget by $20,630 for an
additional EMS Billing Clerk; and
WHERAS, the City will recognize $769,725 in net additional revenue from Sales Tax,
Permits, Franchises, and Senior Center operations while lowering expectations for Court Fines in
the General Fund, and will also recognize $345,908 in additional Sales Tax for the EDC; EMS
will recognize an additional $20,630 in fees; and
WHERAS, the City will utilize $178,362 in the General Fund from the currently
recognized revenues designated to be returned to reserves for the additional programs; and
WHEREAS, City staff recommends that the City Council of the City adjust the Budget
and recognize the net expected revenue increase; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City has determined that it is in the best interests of
the City to adjust the Budget and recognize additional revenues, as more fully set forth in this
Ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS:
Section 1. The City shall adjust the Budget and shall use $948,087 in the General Fund
and $20,630 in the EMS Fund from previously unrecognized revenues and reducing the amount
of revenues over expenses as shown in "Exhibit A ".
Section 2. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true, and
such recitals are hereby made a part of this Ordinance for all purposes and are adopted as a part
of the judgment and findings of the Council.
Section 3. All ordinances and codes, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or
inconsistent with any provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such
conflict, and the provisions of this Ordinance shall be and remain controlling as to the matters
resolved herein.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws
of the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 5. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Ordinance and the application of
such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City
hereby declares that this Ordinance would have been enacted without such invalid provision.
Section 6. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which this
Ordinance is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject
matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Ordinance, was
given, all as required by Chapter 551, as amended, Texas Government Code.
Section 7. This Ordinance shall be effective upon the date of final adoption hereof and
any publication required by law.
PASSED ON FIRST READING, the 1st day of April, 2014.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED ON SECOND READING, the 8th day of April,
2014.
CITY CHERT�Z�TEXAS
David Scaglio ayor Pro -Tern
ATTEST:
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tS r nda Dennis, City Secretary
(CITY SEAL)
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