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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 11107F ;a.+. +> ~,~ir ORDINANCE NO ,~L~"_ AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $565,623 00 TO THE INSURANCE FUND, INCREASING ESTIMATED REVENUES BY $75,000 00 AND DECREASING THE UNRESERVED, UNDESIGNATED FUND BALANCE BY $490,623 00 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING SUFFICIENT FUNDS FOR EXPECTED CLAIMS, LAWSUITS AND EXPENSES FOR THE BALANCE OF THE FISCAL YEAR, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES AND REPEALING ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS SECTION 1 That in addition to those amounts allocated to the various City departments for the Fiscal Year 1991-92 and in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased appropriations in the Insurance Fund in the amount of $565,623 00, increasing estimated revenues by $75,OOt` 00, thereby decreasing the unrestricted, undesignated Fund Balance by $490,623 00 for the purpose of providing sufficient funds for expected claims, lawsuits and expenses for the balance of the fi:;cal year SECTION 2 Should any portion, section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid, inoperative or void for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion or judgment shall in no way impair the remaining portions, sections, or parts of sections of this ordinance, which said remaining provisions shall be and remain in full force and effect. ., ,~ SECTION 3 That this ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No 10892 and all other ordinances and appropriations amending the same except in those instances where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with such other ordinances and appropriations, in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed SECTION 4 The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth is hereby directed to engross and enroll this ordinance by copying the caption and effective date into the minutes of the City Council and by filing this ordinance in the ordinance records of the City of Fort Worth. SECTION 5 This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage, and it is so ordained APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY Date. Adopted ~ ~` ~ "' Effective __ (~ ~ ~'' MASTER FILEr,A ACCOUNTING~2 ~ ~ $RANSP6RTATtaN~PUt3ttC w~iRK3'o Cam, of Fort worth, Texas HATER ADMINI.'(P°rnit~a or and C;ou~-cil Ca-mmunicati~~n RISK MANAGEM~ y ,Lr,w~i a~ DATE 06/09/92 REFEREN E NUMBER **G-9677 L NAME 15FUND71 PA E 1 of 1 SUBJECT SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION IN FUND 71 - INSURANCE FUND RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached Supplemental Appropriations Ordinance to the Insurance Fund: 1 Increasing estimated revenues by $75,000.00, and 2. Reducing by $490,623.00 the Undesignated, Unreserved Fund Balance in the Insurance Fund, and 3. Increasing appropriations in the Insurance Fund by $565,623.00. DISCUSSION: Expenditures to date and anticipated expenditures through the rest of this fiscal year greatly exceed the amount of funds thus far appropriated in the Insurance Fund for claims and lawsuits. The City has settled 106 claims totalling $485,918.00 and has settled or had judgements rendered in 34 lawsuits, totalling $998,713.00 through April 30, 1992. In order to provide sufficient funds to finance expected claims, lawsuits, and expenses for the balance of this fiscal year, an additional $490,623.00 is required. Budgeted monies from this fund have also been expended to finance the repairs associated with the electrical panel fire at Fort Worth Meacham Airport. The Risk Management Department has received $75,000.00 of an expected $77,560.00 recovery from the commercial insurer of this loss These funds should be appropriated to the Insurance Fund to cover the cost of the repairs. FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION. The Director of Fiscal Services certifies that upon adoption of the attached supplemental appropriations ordinance, the funds for these claims, lawsuits and expenses will be available in the current operating budget of the I surance Fund. The OO~after 154 O71 ~$8 ill b . , e , unreserved, undesignated fund balance of the Insurance Fund w this transaction. Su~gi~ted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY Office by to FE71 481082 0157100 75,000 0 I~ ~~® QPPR Charles Boswell 8500 FE71 534040 0157110 4,200 0 ~l Originating Department Head FE71 534050 0157120 331,423 0 ~~~~ ~~~~~~~ FE71 534060 0157120 155,000 0 P1.S ts~.E~:Di:.D FE71 534210 0157140 75,000 0 ~~;~ ~ ~~~~ 4 Susan Bulla 8513 from ~~ ~~~ For Additional Information City aocret~.ry of the Contact ity of Fa y`darth, Tek _ Susan Bulla 8513 Adopted uroin~~ce f~c~,' y^ -~- Printed on recycled paper