Ord. 1025-2 2-11-02 ORDINANCE NO. 1025-2
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1025, THE 2001-
2002 ANNUAL BUDGET ORDINANCE, BY AUTHORIZING CERTAIN
ADDITIONS IN THE GENERAL FUND, PEDC FUND AND THE ;VATER
AND SEWER FUND FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES; AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO TAKE ALL ACTIONS
NECESSARY TO FACILITATE THE CHANGES IDENTIFIED HEREIN
WITHOUT FURTHER APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A REPEALER
CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY BECAUSE THE NEED TO ADJUST THE CITY BUDGET
INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND, THEREFORE,
BEARS DIRECTLY UPON THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF
THE CITIZENRY.
WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized by law to make changes in the City budget
for municipal purposes and for emergency appropriations to meet a pressing need for public
expenditure to protect the public health, safety, and welfare as a result of unusual and unforeseen
conditions; and
WHEREAS, said amendments are necessary to reappropriate funds to provide for
outstanding encumbrances from fiscal year 2001, the FEMA Buy-out Program, additional
employees for the Community Development Department, additional EMS salaries, repairs to the
library air conditioning system and replenishment of the contingency line item; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the City Manager or his designee is authorized to make the additions
in Special Revenue Funds as set out in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and incorporated herein by
reference for all purposes, as authorized by law for municipal purposes and for emergency
appropriations to meet a pressing need for public expenditure to protect the public health, safety,
and welfare as a result of unusual and unforeseen conditions.
Section 2. That the City Manager or his designee is authorized to take all actions
necessary to facilitate the changes identified herein without further approval of City Council.
ORDINANCE NO. 1025-2
Section 3. Declaration of Emergency. The Council finds and determines that the
need to adjust the City b ,udget inures to the benefit of the public and, therefore, bears directly
upon the health, safety and welfare of the citizenry; and that this Ordinance shall be adopted as
an emergency measure, and that the role requiring this Ordinance to be read on two (2) separate
occasions be, and the same is hereby waived.
Section 4. Savings. All fights and remedies which have accrued in favor of the City
under this Chapter and amendments thereto shall be and are preserved for the benefit of the City.
Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or
portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid, unconstitutional or otherwise
unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate,
distinct, and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions thereof.
Section 6. Repealer. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed, but only to the extent of such conflict.
Section 7. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
its passage and approval by the City Council.
PASSED and APPROVED on First and Only Reading this the 11 day of
February , A.D., 2002.
TOM REID
MAYOR
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
/rY S~,I~RETARtY ~" CITY ATTORNEY
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