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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-4383 - Ordinance - 08/25/2022ORDINANCE NO. 2022-4383 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE 2022-2023 FISCAL YEAR AND AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES AS THEREIN PROVIDED. WHEREAS, a proposed budget for the fiscal year October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2023, was prepared and presented to the City Council and a public hearing held thereon as prescribed by law and the Charter of the City of College Station, Texas, notice of said heari ng having first been duly given; and WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed and amended the proposed budget and changes as approved by the City Council have been identified and their effect included in the budget; now therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS: PART 1: That the proposed budget as amended by the City Council of the City of College Station, which is made a part hereof to the same extent as if set forth at length herein, is hereby adopted and approved, a copy of which is on file in the Office of the City Secretary in College Station, Texas. PART 2: That authorization is hereby granted for the expenditure of the same under the respective items contained in said budget with the approved fiscal and budgetary policy statements of the City. PART 3: The governing body, the City Council, has authorize d the City Manager, through the budget ordinance, to assign fund balance. Assignments, unlike commitments, are not permanent and a formal action is not required for the removal of an assignment. Finally, assignments may not result in a deficit in Unassigned Fund Balance. Assigned Fund Balance includes amounts that are constrained by the government’s intent to be used for specific purposes, but are neither restricted nor committed. PART 4: That the City Manager and his authorized and designated employees, at his discretion, be, and are hereby authorized to approve and execute contracts and documents authorizing the payment of funds and to expend public fu nds for expenditures that are $100,000 or less; to exercise, approve and execute all contract renewal options for approved contracts, subject to and contingent upon appropriation of sufficient budgeted funds by the City, to approve and execute change orders authorizing the expenditure of funds pursuant to the TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE or as provided in the original contract document or in accordance with the applicable Finance administrative procedure. The intent of this section is to provide the ability to conduct daily affairs of the City which involve numerous decisions of a routine nature. PART 5: That the City Manager and his authorized and designated employees, at his discretion, be, and are hereby, authorized to provide for transfers of any unexpended or unencumbered appropriation balance within each of the various departments i n the General Fund and within any other fund of the City and to authorize transfers of Page 2 of 2 Contingent Appropriations within a fund up to an amount equal to expenditures that are $100,000 or less. PART 6: That the City Council hereby approves the funding and the purchases that are made pursuant to interlocal agreements as provided by CHAPTER 271, SUBCHAPTERS (D) AND (F) of the TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE in this budget and authorizes the City Manager and his authorized and designated employees, at his discret ion, to approve and execute contracts and documents authorizing the payment of funds, and to expend public funds that have been expressly designated, approved, and appropriated in this budget for new and replacement equipment as set out in the 2022-23 Fiscal Year Fleet and Equipment Replacement Funds, and technology related hardware and software as set out in Attachment “A” to this Ordinance. PART 7: That the City Manager and his authorized and designated employees, at his discretion, be, and are hereby authorized to approve and execute contracts and documents authorizing the payment of funds and to expend public funds for expenditures that are $100,000 or less; to exercise, approve and execute all contract renewal options for any approved contracts, subject to and contingent upon appropriation of sufficient budgeted funds by the City, to approve and execute change orders authorizing the expenditure of funds pursuant to the TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE or as provided in the original contract document or in accordance with the applicable Finance administrative procedure. The intent of this section is to provide the ability to conduct daily affairs of the City which involve numerous decisions of a routine nature. PART 8: That this ordinance shall become effective immediately after passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 25TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2022. APPROVED: Mayor ATTEST: City Secretary APPROVED: City Attorney