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ORDINANCE 2016-3623
<br />AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF LA PORTS,
<br />TEXAS, FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2015 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2016; FINDING
<br />THAT ALL THINGS REQUISITE AND NECESSARY HAVE BEEN DONE IN PREPARATION AND
<br />PRESENTMENT OF SAID BUDGET; FINING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW;
<br />AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF_
<br />WHEREAS, the Charter of the City of La Porte, Texas, and the Statutes of the State of Texas, require
<br />that an annual budget be prepared and presented to the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas,
<br />prior to the beginning of the fiscal year of said City, and that a public hearing be held prior to the
<br />adoption of said Budget; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Budget for the fiscal year October 1, 2015, through September 30, 2016, has
<br />heretofore been presented to the City Council and due deliberation had thereon, was filed in the office
<br />of the City Secretary on July 20, 2015, and a public hearing scheduled for September 14, 2015 was
<br />duly advertised and held, and said Budget was finally approved by ordinance on September 14, 2015;
<br />WHEREAS, Subsection (b) of Section 102.000 of the Texas Local Government Code provides that,
<br />after final adoption of the budget, the governing body of the municipality may spend municipal funds
<br />only in strict compliance with the budget, except in emergency, where in such cases the governing
<br />body of the municipality may authorize an emergency expenditure ns an amendment to the original
<br />budget only in the case of grave public necessity to meet an unusual and unforeseen condition that
<br />could not have been included in the original budget through the use of reasonably diligent thought and
<br />attention;
<br />WHEREAS, Section 102.010 of the Texas Local Government Code provides that the governing body of
<br />a municipality may make changes to its budget for municipal purposes;
<br />WHEREAS, the adoption of this ordinance and the amendment of the Budget is necessary for and in
<br />the best interest of the health, safety and general welfare of the inhabitants of the City;
<br />NOW THEREFORE, BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF t-4 PORTS:
<br />SECTION 1 _ A grave public necessity exists and to meet an unusual and unforeseen condition that
<br />could not have been included in the original budget through the use of reasonably diligent thought and
<br />attention, the Budget must be amended and revised with respect to those appropriations set forth in
<br />Exhibit B, attached hereto by reference and made part hereof.
<br />SECTION- 2= That the Budget for the City of La Porte, Texas, now before the said City Council for
<br />consideration, a complete copy of which is on file with the City Secretary and a summary of which is
<br />attached hereto by reference as Exhibit "A", is hereby amended as reflected on the amended budget
<br />summary document, attached hereto by reference as Exhibit "B', as the Budget for the said City of La
<br />Porte, Texas, for the period of October 1, 2015, through September 30, 2016_
<br />SECTION 3. The several amounts stated in Exhibit B as the amended expenditures are hereby
<br />appropriated to and for the objects and purposes therein named, and are found to be for municipal
<br />purposes.
<br />SECTION 4. The amended and revised expenditures of the general fund and the debt service fund
<br />contained in the Budget, do not exceed the resources of each fund, as so amended and revised_
<br />SECTION 5: The City Council finds that all things requisite and necessary to the adoption of said
<br />Budget and the amendments made hereto have been performed as required by charter or statute.
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