Ord. 1025-4 04-22-02ORDINANCE NO. 1025-4
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 TO THE GENERAL 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 re-appropriate funds to provide four
additional inspectors; 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
to the General Fund 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.
Section 3. Declaration of Emergency. The Council finds and determines that 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; and that this Ordinance shall be adopted as
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an emergency measure, and that the nde requiring this Ordinance to be read on two (2) separate
occasions be, and the same is hereby waived.
Section 4. Savings. All rights and remedies which have accrued in favor of the City
under this Chapter and amendmems 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
Apri 1 , A.D., 2002.
22 day of
TOM REID
MAYOR
ATTEST:
APPROVED ASTO FORM:
DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY