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City of La Porte
<br />Established 1892
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<br />October 1, 1999
<br />' Honorable Mayor and
<br />Members of City Council
<br />City of La Porte, Texas
<br />IDear Mayor and Members of City Council:
<br />In accordance with the City's Charter provisions, it is my pleasure to present La Porte's Fiscal Year 1999-00
<br />Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program. This document, as delineated on the pages that
<br />follow, was formally adopted by Council at its regularly scheduled meeting of September 8, 1999. The
<br />budget is the document the City uses in its mission to provide services and improve the quality of life of its
<br />' citizens. At that time, Council authorized appropriations for the City's various activities in the following
<br />amounts:
<br />FY 1998-99
<br />ADOPTED BUDGET
<br />General Fund
<br />Utility Fund
<br />Enterprise Funds
<br />Internal Service Funds
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<br />Capital Improvement Funds
<br />Debt Service Funds
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<br />Hotel/Motel Fund
<br />Economic Development
<br />La Porte Development Corporation
<br />Tax Increment Reinvestment
<br />21,887,740
<br />6,020,580
<br />3,057,533
<br />3,132,715
<br />8,710,000
<br />3,692,768
<br />284,500
<br />100,000
<br />0
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<br />Total Authorized Appropriations 46,885,836
<br />FY 1999-00
<br />ADOPTED BUDGET
<br />23,248,203
<br />6,196,315
<br />2,873,131
<br />4,192,155
<br />2,881,500
<br />4,215,234
<br />268,500
<br />200,000
<br />178,875
<br />100,000
<br />44,353,913
<br />' The figures outlined above represent a $2,531,923 or 5.4% decrease when compared to last year's budget.
<br />The majority of this decrease is in the Capital Improvement Funds, which decreased 66.92%. We are
<br />especially pleased that there are no tax or water rate increases built into the 99-00 Budget.
<br />Embodied in this document are key principles, which are important to the City's long-standing commitment
<br />to having a sound budgetary and financial program. The priorities of La Porte's city government are many.
<br />This year's budget is built around the following themes: (1) efficient delivery of public service, (2) protecting
<br />' taxpayer investments, (3) providing for a safer community, (4) maintaining an infrastructure that supports
<br />the future, and (5) remaining competitive with our neighboring cities. It continues to provide a high level of
<br />service to the entire La Porte community, and at the same time, is designed to keep ad valorem taxes at
<br />' the same rate as in prior years.
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<br />P.O. Box 1115 • La Porte, Texas 77572-1 l 15 - (281) 471-5020
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