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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 8481 ORDINANCE NO ~/ AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL REVENUE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH IN THE AMOUNT OF $100 000 FROM THE WATER AND SEWER UNAPPROPRIATED RETAINED EARNINGS TO THE "GENERAL FUND WATER AND SEWER ACCOUNT NO 60-90-00 $50 000 OF SUCH AMOUNT TO BE AVAILABLE TO PAY VINSON AND ELKINS FOR WORK TO BE PERFORMED REGARDING THE ARLINGTON RATE CASE BEFORE THE TEXAS WATER COMMIS- SION AND $50 000 OF SUCH AMOUNT TO BE AVAILABLE TO PAY VINSON AND ELKINS FOR ADDITIONAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND "GUIDANCE WITH RESPECT TO OPERATION AND FUTURE EXPANSION OF THE CITY S SANITARY SEWAGE SYSTEM PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILIT Y CLAUSE MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CON- FLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH TEXAS SECTION 1 That the City Manager of the City of Fort Worth is hereby authorized to appropriate $100 000 from the Water and Sewer Unap- propriated Retained Earnings and transfer it to the "General Fund Water and Sewer Account No 60-90-00 $50 000 of such amount to be available to pay Vinson and Elkins for work to be performed regarding the Arlington Rate Case before the Texas Water Com- mission and $50 000 of such amount to be available to pay Vinson and Elkins for additional legal assistance and guidance with respect to operation and future expansion of the City s sanitary sewage system 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 8157 and all other ordinances and appropriations amending the same except in those instances where the provisions of this 3 E a ~' i"~ ordinance are in direct conflict with such other ordinances and appropriations in which instances said conflicting provisions are hereby expressly repealed SECTION 4 That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage and it is so ordained APPROVED AS TO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 LEGALIT Y Acting City Attorney ADOPTED ~ /~~~/ EFF ECT I V E~d~d~ ;~ ~Cit~ of .Fort worth, texas ~,~- • u .11~cayor and Coa.~nc~l ~ornr~,ua~,~,ccct~o~. DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT PAGE NUMBER 12/3,/81 Retaining Special Counsel >ofl ~~C-6029 The employment of the law firm of Vinscan and Elkins was authorised e-n June 30, 1981, pursl.~ant to M&C G~~5029., to assist the City Attorney with water: matters pending before the Texas Water Commission involving the: City of Arlington, Tarrant County Water Control and Improvement D:~strict No ~ and the City of Fort Worth The mum of $50 000 for legal. fees was appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Water and Sewer Fund Because the work of Vinson and Elkins with respect to the water rate case has not been completed, it is necessary that additional funds be appropriated Approximately $6,000 remains in Account No 6090-00 from which payments are made f©r services rendered Additionally it is proposed that the City employ Vinson and Elkins for legal assistance and guidance with respect. to the operation and future expansion of the City°s sanitary sewage system, including contractual obligations of the City The potential. for :large financial commitments by the City of Fort Worth is of such extraordinary i~ p''~rf ~~d magnitude' + that it is desirable to employ expert outside legal ~re that ~ I~V~ ~I~I the City's interests are protected 1 l~V Recommendation n~~ 3 1981 It is recommended that ~ ~j C1 ec etarq of Yhn~r~ 1) The. City Council adopt the attached Resoluti~ _t~atr~gre~ntinued employment of Vinson and Elkins as outside counsel in connection with water matters presently pending before the Texas Water C®mmission and fear legal assistance and guidance with respect t® the operation and future expansion of the City°s sanitary sewage. system, including contractual obligations of the City and 2) The City Council adopt a supplemental appropriations ordinance appropriating $100 000 from the Unappropriated Fund Bala,~e of the Water and Sewer Fund to Account No 60-90-009 $50 000. of which will be available for the continued employment of VinseDn~and Elkins in connection with water matters presently pending before the Texas Water Commission and $50,000 of which will be available for the employment of Vinson and Elkins for legal assistance and guidance with respect to operation and future expansion of the City`s sanitary sewage system MCM j c ADOPTE"b O~~~NAi~E~ NO ~~ SUBMITTED FOR T CITY MANAGER'S DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY OFFICE BY: ^ APPROVED ORIGINATING ^ OTHER (DESCRIBE) DEPARTMENT HEAD: Bill W®eT~d CITY 'SECRETARY FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT Bi]„1 Wo©d Ext7623 DATE