HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-4286 - Ordinance - 08/12/2021
ORDINANCE NO. 2021-4286
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE 2021 - 2022 FISCAL YEAR AND AUTHORIZING
EXPENDITURES AS THEREIN PROVIDED.
WHEREAS, a proposed budget for the fiscal year October 1, 2021, to September 30, 2022, 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 hearing 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 authorized 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 funds for expenditures that are $100,000 or less; 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 in the General Fund and within
any other fund of the City and to authorize transfers of 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 discretion, 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 2020-21 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 all contracts and documents authorizing the
payment of funds and to expend public funds for expenditures related to the Enterprise
Resource Planning (ERP) System; 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 documents. Expenditures must be appropriated from available funds. 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 12TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2021.
APPROVED:
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Secretary
APPROVED:
City Attorney