HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 18054-04-2008Ordinance No. 18054-04-2008
AN ORDINANCE INCREASING ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND
APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GRANTS FUND IN AN AMOUNT UP TO $329,805
UPON RECEIPT OF A GRANT FROM THE TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND
ARCHIVES COMMISSION FOR THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT'S INTER-
LIBRARY LOAN PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH; 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 Fiscal Year 2007-
2008 and in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased estimated receipts and
appropriations in the Grants Fund in an amount up to $329,805 upon receipt of a grant from the
Texas State Library and Archives Commission for the Library Department's inter-library loan
program.
SECTION 2.
That 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. 17749 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conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed.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.
This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption.
APPROVE~DIAS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
ADOPTED AND EFFECTIVE: April 15, 2008
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Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 4/15/2008 -Ord. # 18054-04-2008
DATE: Tuesday, April 15, 2008
LOG NAME: 841LLLOAN REFERENCE NO.: ~'*C-22762
SUBJECT:
Authorize Application for and Acceptance of a Grant from the Texas State Library and Archives
Commission for the Library Department's Inter-Library Loan Program, Authorize Execution of a
Grant Agreement and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to apply for, and accept if awarded, a grant from the Texas State Library and
Archives Commission for the Library Department's Inter-Library Loan Program year September 1, 2008
through August 31, 2009 in an amount up to $329,805;
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute a grant agreement with the Texas State Library and Archives
Commission relating to such grant;
3. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the
Grants Fund in an amount up to $329,805 in the Grants Fund upon receipt of the grant; and
4. Apply indirect costs using the most recently approved indirect cost rate of 23 percent for the Library
Department.
DISCUSSION:
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission proposes to grant funds to the Fort Worth Public
Library to provide resource sharing and inter-library loan services to libraries in the 20 adjacent counties
north and west of the City of Fort Worth. The Fort Worth Public Library. serves as a "Major Resource
Center" under the Texas Library Systems Act.
The grant is for the state fiscal year September 1, 2008 through August 31, 2009. The grant funding will
continue to subsidize resource sharing in the North Texas area and provide local libraries with a means of
borrowing materials from libraries throughout the world. Citizens of Fort Worth borrowed 12,285 items
through this lending program during state fiscal year September 2006 through August 2007. This is the
32nd year of this grant program.
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This program is budgeted at $329,805 with the funding agencies providing the costs listed below:
Item Amount
Personnel $181,642.00
Fringe Benefits $52,472.00
Travel $300.00
Supplies $8,000.00
Contractual $8,545.00
Other 25,000
Total Direct Costs $275,959.00
Indirect Costs (23% of Personnel and Benefits) 53,846
TOTAL $329,805.00
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION:
The Finance Director certifies that upon approval of the above recommendations, receipt of the grant, and
adoption of the attached appropriation ordinance, funds will be available in the operating budget, as
appropriated, in the Grants Fund.
TO Fund/AccountlCenters FROM Fund/AccountlCenters
GR76 451458 084308279000 $329,805.00
GR76 5(VARIOUS) 084308279010 X329,805.00
Submitted for City Manager's Office b~ Carl Smart (6183)
Originating Department Head: Gleniece Robinson (7706)
Additional Information Contact: Sheila Scullock (7706)
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