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AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $38,000 00 TO THE GENERAL FUND, AND DECREASING THE
UNRESERVED, UNDESIGNATED GENERAL FUND BALANCE BY THE SAME AMOUNT FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDING FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE INTERIOR FURNISHINGS OF THE
MEADOWBROOK AND WEDGWOOD BRANCH LIBRARIES, PROVIDING FORA 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 in the Budget of the City
Manager, there shall also be increased appropriations in the General Fund, in the amount of $38,000 00; thereby decreasing the
unrestricted, undesignated Fund Balance by the same amount, for the purpose providing funding for the renovation of the interior
furnishings of the Meadowbrook and Wedgwood Branch libraries.
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.
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in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed.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
Assistant City Att y
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Date
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City of Fort i~ortly Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
01 /28/97 G-11740 84REN0 1 of 1
SUBJECT SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FUNDING
FROM GENERAL FUND FUND BALANCE TO RENOVATE THE INTERIOR FURNISHINGS
OF THE MEADOWBROOK AND WEDGWOOD BRANCH LIBRARIES
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council
1 Adopt the attached supplemental appropriations ordinance increasing appropriations by
538,000 in the General Fund and decreasing the unreserved, undesignated fund balance
of the General Fund by the same amount, and
2 Authorize the expenditure for renovation of furnishings at the Meadowbrook and
Wedgwood branch libraries
DISCUSSION
During the Library's presentation to the City Council regarding the Department FY 96-97
operating budget allocation, the Department Head briefed the Council on the need to refurbish
the interiors and furnishing of branch libraries now 35-38 years old All of the branches opened
between 1963-1967, have their original furnishings in place or have discarded worn or unusable.
pieces with no replacement It is proposed that the Library begin a systematic refurbishing of
these branches starting with the two oldest, Meadowbrook and Wedgwood It is also
recommended that a minimum of two branch libraries per year be completed
The funds needed to proceed with these two branches were not included in the FY 1996-97
appropriations for the Library Therefore, in order to accomplish the refurbishing, funds in the
amount of 538,000 are needed
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Director of Fiscal Services certifies that upon adoption of the attached appropriations
ordinance, funds required for these expenditures will be available in the current operating budget,
as appropriated, of the General Fund After completion of this transfer, the unreserved,
undesignated General Fund fund blance will be 527,536,816
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Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY
Office by: (to)
1)GGO1 524010 0841000 $38,000.00
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