Ord 42-2019 2019-2020 Budget Adoption 9/17/2019
Ordinance No. 42-2019
Ordinance adopting the Annual Budget for the fiscal year beginning
October 1, 2019 and ending September 30, 2020, 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, 2019 and ending
September 30, 2020, as submitted to the City Council by the City Manager, and amended
herein as Option 2, increasing re
Preliminary Budget by approximately $1,680,000, to a total $194,090,313. To provide cost
of living and retirement adjustments as listed: sets a 5% cost of living adjustment for civil
service personnel, 2% cost of living adjustment for non civil service personnel, and an
increase of all eligible personnel to a 7% retirement plan with the Texas Municipal
Retirement System, 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, 2019, and ending the 30th day of September, 2020.
2. Appropriations are hereby made for such revenues, expenses, and charges for
the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2019 and ending September 30, 2020, 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 salaries for the City Council appointed positions will be as follows: City
Manager $231,750 and Municipal Court Judge $113,815. These two positions will incur
the non civil service cost of living adjustment adopted by the Council. The City Clerk salary
will be $74,263. The City Attorney salary will be $182,907. The City Clerk and City
Attorney will not receive the cost of living adjustment applied to non civil service
employees. 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.
6. 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 17 day of September, 2019.
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M A Y O R
ATTEST:
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City Clerk