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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 13326 Ordinance No J~c~, AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ITEMIZED ESTIMATE OF THE EXPENSE OF CONDUCTING EACH DEPARTMENT, DIVISION AND OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 1996 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1997, AND APPROPRIATING MONEY FOR THE VARIOUS FUND AND PURPOSES OF SUCH INCREASED ESTIMATE; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES AND REPEALING ALL 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 the Fiscal Year 1996-97 and the budget'"of the City Manager, there shall also be increased appropriations as follows I GENERAL FUND 1 Mayor and Council $ 38,181 2 City Manager's Office 220,617 3 Development 156,213 4 Human Relations Commission 21,819 5 Internal Audit 24,164 6 City Secretary 60,546 7 Legal 171,666 8 Human Resources 26,476 9 Risk Management 33,305 10 Transportation & Public Works 1,331,580 11 City Services 1,083,818 12 Planning 25,632 13 Public Events 966,189 14 Police 1,103,608 15 Municipal Court 682,357 16 Parks and Community Services 723,696 17 Zoo 178,150 18 Library 335,869 19 Non-Departmental (Transfer Out) 82,382 $7,266,268 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 judgement 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 .f SECTION 3 That this ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No 12629 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in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed SECTION 4 This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect and after the date of its passage, and it is so ordained APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY ..~ -- Assis nt City Attorney ~/ZZI~~ Dat~ ~~ ~"~~6 Adopted Effective a City of Fort Worth, Texas M'Ayar And Council Commun;cAtian DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 1/27/98 G-12123 13YEAREND 1 of 4 SUBJECT APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR 1997 YEAR END BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council 1 Adopt the attached supplemental appropriation ordinance increasing appropriations by $7,266,268 in the General Fund departments that are over budget and decreasing the unreserved, undesignated General Fund fund balance by the same amount, and 2. Adopt the attached supplemental appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations by $896,378 in the Culture and Tourism Fund from available funds DISCUSSION The City's annual General Fund operating budget is formally enacted into law by City Council action adopting an appropriation ordinance which establishes spending limits for each department's operation The purpose of this M & C is to provide the City Council with the final balanced budget, per the audit, for the year ending September 30, 1997 This process begins with the recording of all expenditures from October 1, 1996, through September 30, 1997, plus all expenditures found posted to the current year that should be posted as a prior year expenditure As a result of the external auditors review, additional expenditure entries are either posted or reclassed resulting in changes to departments' fnal total expenditures. All departments' final expenditures are then compared against the budgeted amounts approved from the original or supplemental appropriation during the year, which results in today's action The amounts over budget must be appropriated by action of the City Council in accordance with the City Charter (Section 5, Expenditure Only Pursuant to Appropriations) This action represents the final step before the audit can be completed and the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report be published Additional Department Appropriations Mayor and Council $ 38,181 City Manager 220,617 Development 156,213 Human Relations 21,819 Internal Audit 24,164 City Secretary 60,546 Legal 171,666 Human Resources 26,476 Risk Management 33,305 Transportation and Public Works 1,331,580 R City of Fort Worth, Texas M'Ayar And Council ~ammun~cAtiate DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 1i27i98 G-12123 13YEAREND 2 of 4 SUBJECT APPROPR{ATION ORDINANCE FOR 1997 YEAR END BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS City Services Planning Public Events Police Municipal Court Parks and Community Services Zoo Library Non-Departmental (Transfers Out) Total General Fund 1,083,818 25,632 966,189 1,103,608 682,357 723,696 178,150 335,869 82.382 $7,266,268 Funds to begin the implementation of the compensation and classification study were budgeted in non- departmental Salary increases were expended in the individual departments thereby causing several departments to overrun their budgeted salaries A brief explanation of the activity, which caused these departments to exceed their budgets, follows. 1 Mayor and Council ($38,181) -salary increases, Council meals, recognition supplies, letterhead for new Council members and additional computers 2. City Manager ($220, 617) -salary increases and minor equipment purchases 3 Development ($156,213) -salary increases, operating costs for vehicles, laptop pilot project 4 Human Relations ($21,819) -salary increases, workshops and travel 5 Infernal Audit ($24,164) -salary increases and new office chairs 6 City Secrefary ($60,546) -salaries for temporary labor, iegaf notices, printing costs for City Code, widow retirement payment 7 Legal ($171,666) -salary increases and four overage positions 8 Human Resources ($26,476) -salary increases, office copy services, unbudgeted travel and office furniture 9 Risk Management ($33,305) -salary increases 10 Transporfation and Public Works ($1,331,580) -salary increases, materials for signs and markings, maintenance materials for street light repair, paving materials 11 City Services ($1,083,818) -addition of 27.5 new positions, equipment for the new positions and increased activity in other contractual for demolition, mowing, board up and clean up 12. Planning ($25,632) -salary increases, unbudgeted travel and office equipment for an overage position 13. Public Events ($966,189) -salary increases, overtime and repair and maintenance supplies due to increased activity at the Coliseum 14 Police ($1,1 D3,608) -salary increases, overtime for the Texas Motor Speedway, retirement contribution, vehicle maintenance and increases in the last two payments for the jail contract 15 Municipal Court ($682,357) -ten overage positions, salary increases, extra help and vehicle repair and maintenance ~~ City of Fort Worth, Texas n-~Ayar And eaunc~l ~mmun~cAt~an C DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 1127198 C9-12123 13YEAREND 3 of 4 SUBJECT APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR 1997 YEAR END BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS 16 Parks and Community Services ($723,696) -salary increases, overtime and extra help 17 Zoo ($178,150) -salary increases and extra help (The City will be reimbursed ) 18 Library ($335,869) -salary increases, library materials such as books, videos and shelving, and contractual services for the carpeting 19 Non-Departmental (Transfers Out) ($82,382) -additional transfers to the Debt Service Fund due to tax collections in excess of budgeted transfers While this M & C concentrates on the departments that need additional appropriations, it is appropriate to note that revenue collections were favorable overall for the General Fund, as follows ACTUAL BUDGET VARIANCE Revenues (000's omitted) General Property Taxes $137,657 $138,168 ($511) Other Local Taxes 71,224 66,801 4,423 Charges for Services 13,826 12,545 1,281 Licenses and Permits 32,740 32,126 614 Fines and Forfeitures 9,799 9,248 551 Revenue from Use of Money and Property 8,328 7,317 1,011 Intergovernmental 1,261 1,097 164 Other 1.340 480 860 Total Revenues $276,175 $267,782 $8,393 It is also note worthy to mention departments that did not exceed or had savings below the approved budget. They are as follows. Appropriations Department Savinas Housing and Human Services $ 90 Employment and Training 24,450 Fiscal. Services 271,305 Fire 965,757 Health 120,366 Environmental Management 42,836 Non-Departmental 3,882.073 Total Savings $5,306,877 The Culture and Tourism Fund collected $930,826 00 more in Hotel Occupancy Tax than was budgeted for fiscal year 1997 Per City Secretary Contract No 18523, $832,243 18 was due Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau for their portion of the over collected tax. Other adjustments were made to VanCliburn -$44,949 14, Arts Council - $2,006 00; Museum of Science and History -$8,765 00; Fort Worth Art Museum - $7,188 00, and International activity - $1,226 50 :r- City of Fort Worth, Texas M'Ayar And council CammunicAtian DATE 1/27/98 REFERENCE NUMBER G-12123 LOG NAME 13YEAREND PAGE 4 of 4 SUBJECT APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR 1997 YEAR END BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION The Director of Fiscal Services certifies that upon adoption of the attached appropriation ordinances, all departments of the General Fund and Culture and Tourism Fund will have sufficient appropriations for all expenditures recorded during the fiscal year ended September 30, 1997 After this appropriation ordinance, the unreserved, undesignated fund balance of the General Fund will be $27,689,868 CB:m Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY Office by: (to) APPRQII N Charles Boswell 8511 CIt ~'T~ C®V Originating Department Head: , ; . v ' JAN 27 149$ Jim Keyes 8517 (from) L~ ~~ Additional Information Contact: Gibj ~ ~ ~ City of Fort Wostlt,~ Judy Harrell 8334 ~.. 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