Ord 39-2018 Adopting 18-19 Fiscal Budget 9/18/2018
Ordinance No. 39-2018
Ordinance adopting the Annual Budget for the fiscal year beginning
October 1, 2018 and ending September 30, 2019, approving revisions
to the FY 2017-18 Budget, and declaring an emergency
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS,
TEXAS, THAT:
1. The budget estimate of the revenues and expenses for conducting the affairs
of the City of Wichita Falls for the ensuing year, beginning October 1, 2018 and ending
September 30, 2019, as submitted to the City Council by the City Manager, is hereby
adopted and approved as the budget estimate of all revenues, expenses as well as the
fixed charges against said City for the fiscal year beginning the 1st day of October,
2018, and ending the 30th day of September, 2019.
2. Appropriations are hereby made for such revenues, expenses, and charges
for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2018 and ending September 30, 2019, and
such appropriations are to be set up in accounts as submitted to the City Council.
Operational control of the budget shall be exercised at the class total level within each
Fund, Department, and Budget Unit.
3. The City Manager is authorized to make transfers between items appropriated
to the same office, department, or division, where not in contravention of the
Constitution and laws of this State or of the City Charter.
4. The projects, programs and benefits, which are included in this budget and for
which appropriations are herein made, are hereby approved.
5. The budget estimate of the revenues and expenses for conducting the affairs
of the City of Wichita Falls for the remainder of the fiscal year beginning October 1,
2017, and ending September 30, 2018, as submitted to the City Council by the City
Manager, is hereby adopted and approved as the revised budget estimate of all current
revenues and expenses as well as fixed charges against said City, and appropriations
are hereby made for such revenues, expenses and charges in accounts as submitted to
the City Council.
6. The salaries for the City Council appointed positions will be as follows: City
Manager $231,750, City Attorney $182,907, Municipal Court Judge $113,815, and City
Clerk $70,000.32. The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute an amended
employment agreement with the City Manager and City Attorney for the approved salary
and existing benefits, with further authorization to provide benefits and transfer benefit
amounts between categories in said contracts in a manner negotiated thereby. The
aforementioned employees shall further be entitled to such other benefits as provided
to the other City employees, as provided in the budget. To the extent governmental
immunity may limit judicial enforcement of said agreements, immunity is waived.
7. The immediate need to continue the normal operation of the business of the
City creates an emergency, and in order to protect the public health, welfare and to
preserve the peace, this ordinance shall take effect immediately, and it is so ordained.
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PASSED AND APPROVED this the 18 day of September, 2018.
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M A Y O R
ATTEST:
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City Clerk