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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 13534Ordinance No, ~ ~j S ,3~ AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE WATER CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000,000 00 FROM AVAILABLE FUNDS FROM INTEREST EARNINGS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING PRELIMINARY WORK PRIOR TO THE AWARD OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS FOR WATER AND SEWER PROJECTS, 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 1997-98 and in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased estimated receipts and appropriations Water Capital Projects Fund in the mount of $1,000,000 00 from available funds from interest earnings for the purpose of funding preliminary work pnor to the award of design and construction contract for water and sewer projects. SECTION 2. Should any portion, section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid, inoperative or void for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opuuon or judgment shall in no way unpair the remaining portions, sections, or parts of sections of this ordinance, which said remaining provisions shall be and remain in full force and effect. SECTION 3 That this ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No. 13.111 and all other ordinances and appropriations amending the same except in those instances where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with such other ordinances and appropriations, in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed. SECTION 4 This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect and after the date of its passage, and it is so ordained. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY Assistant City Attorney Date Adopted Effective City of Fort Worth, Texas M,'Ayor and Council CammunicAtian DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 7/2$/98 **G-12287 60FUNDS 1 of 1 SUBJECT APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR WATER INTEREST FUND RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations by $1,000,000 in the Water Capital Project Fund DISCUSSION Prior transfers from the operating budget have accrued interest in the Captial Projects Funds until the cash is actually expended These proceeds can be periodically requested to be appropriated for use. These funds are recommended for appropriation into Unspecified Projects. The Water Department uses the balances in Unspecified Projects to transfer to specific projects in order to provide for the preliminary work prior to the award of design and construcfiion contracts. These funds may also be used to cash finance water rehabilitation projects that will be competitively bid and presented to the City Council as contracts are to be awarded The Unspecified Project balances are low and this action is necessary to continue to provide funding for the preliminary work as indicated above and for the Water Department to continue with facilities replacements in conjunction with the Transportation/Public Works Capital Improvement Program FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION The Finance Director certifies that upon adoption of the attached appropriation ordinance, funds will be available in the current operating budget, as appropriated, of the Water Capital Projects Fund MGj Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY Office by: (to) PW53 441012 060530159010 $1,000,000.00 APPROVED Mike Groomer 6140 PW53 541200 060530159010 $1,000,000.00 C{TY CC}UNCtI Originating Department Head: . Lee Bradley, Jr 8207 (from) JUL 28 y )) Additional Information Contact: .. l`X~Q~-••ti~ City.Socretary oS the th T W Jeff Howell 8819 exas or , •City o! Fort Adopted Ordmanc~ t~o~ 1.~.-~`~