City of La Porte Operating Budget 1996-1997

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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I City of La Porte Establishecl1892 October 1, 1996 Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council City of La Porte, Texas Dear Mayor and Members of City Council: In accordance with the City's Charter provisions, it is my pleasure to present La Porte's Fiscal Year 1996- 97 Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program. This document, as delineated on the pages that follow, was formally adopted by Council at its regularly scheduled meeting of September 23, 1996. The budget is the document the City uses in its mission to provide services and improve the quality of life of its citizens. At that time, Council authorized appropriations for the City's various activities in the following amounts: FY 1995-96 ADOPTED BUDGET FY 1996-97 ADOPTED BUDGET General Fund Utility Fund Enterprise Funds Internal Service Funds Capital Improvement Funds Debt Service Funds Hotel/Motel Fund Economic Development 19,250,695 6,092,782 3,023,688 1,760,820 2,306,620 4,108,973 83,180 100.000 36,726,758 22,216,200 6,179,885 3,265,477 1,561,180 2,375,000 3,831,006 103,000 100.000 39,631,748 Total Authorized Appropriations The figures outlined above represent a $2,904,990 (7.9%) increase when compared to last year's budget. It is important to realize that $2,080,000 of the increase is caused by increases in transfers between funds. The remaining $824,990 (2.24%) are normal increases in service costs and will be explained later in this document. We are especially pleased that there are no tax or water/sewer rate increases built into the 96- 97 Budget. The only rate adjustments occur in the City's Bay Forest Golf Course Fund, where rates are being increased to offset improvements budgeted in previous years. 1-1 P.O. Box 1115 · La Porte, Texas 77571-1115 · (713)471-5020