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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-1981-21 . e RESOLUTION NO. 81-21 ~. A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 1981, THROUGH SEPTEM- BER 30, 1982, FINDING THAT ALL THINGS REQUISITE AND NECESSARY HAVE BEEN DONE IN PREPARATION AND PRESENTMENT OF SAID BUDGET. WHEREAS, the Charter of the City of La Porte, Texas, and the statutes of the State of Texas, require that an annual budget be prepared and presented to the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas, prior to the beginning of the fiscal year of said City, and that a public hearingCs) be held prior to the adoption of said budget; and, WHEREAS, the budget for the fiscal year October 1, 1981, through September 30, 1982, has heretofore been' presented to the City Council and due deliberation had thereon, and a public hear- ingCs) having been held as required by law and all comments and objections have been considered; WHEREAS, the following is a summary of the sources of revenue, and of the amounts appropriated and the purposes .for which ,the ~ same shall be spent: GENERAL FUND REVENUE ALL SOURCES $8,702,837 ALLOCATIONS FIRE DEPARTMENT POLICE DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC WORKS PARKS & RECREATION ENGINEERING DEBT SERVICE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT CONTINGENCY FOR RESERVE $ 541,927 1,351,234 1,325,273 2,814,588 755,311 507,845 964,125 257,855 l84,67~ 8,702,837 REVENUE SHARING FUND - REVENUE ALL SOURCES 290,521 PROJECT APPROPRIATIONS 225,000 65,521 CONTINGENCY RESERVE 290,521 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND BALANCE FORWARD 70,000 BEGINNING APPROPRIATION 500,000 TOTAL AVAILABLE 570,000 e . . e ~ . . RESOLUTION NO. 8l-2l, Page 2 WATER AND WASTEWATER FUND REVENUE ALL SOURCES $2,071,990 ALLOCATIONS WATER DEPARTMENT WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT, CUSTOMER SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSFER TO GENERAL FUND DEBT SERVICE CONTRIBUTION TO WATER & SEWER IMPROVEMENT FUND COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT CONTINGENCY RESERVE $ 745,813 662,521 105,132 389,090 30,975 25,000 44,899 68,560 2,071,990 NOW, THEREFOm~, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: THAT, the budget for the City of La Porte, Texas, now before the said City Council for consideration, as hereinabove summarized and a'complete copy of which is on file with the City Secretary, be, and the same is hereby adopted as the budget for the said City of La Porte, Texas, for the period of October 1, 1981, through September 30, ~982F BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the said City Council finds that all things requisite and necessary to the adoption of said budget have been performed as required by Charter 'or Statute. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 16th day of September, A.D., 1981. CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS ~ .. ~- J. J. Meza, Mayor 1 ATTEST: ~VJJL CJ.: Y S retary APPROVED AS TO FORM: ", "; , e . . e . e RESOLUTION NO. 81-22 A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR A CHANGE IN THE METHOD OF SELECTING THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HARRIS COUNTY AP- PRAISAL DISTRICT AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. WHEREAS, the Harris County Appraisal District w.as created by the provisions of the Texas Property Tax Code and is charged with the responsibility of performing, in the, time and manner set forth in such Code, various functions relating to the ap- praisal of property for ad valorem tax purposes by all taxing uni ts wi thin such D'istrict; and WHEREAS, said District is, and shall be, governed by a Board of Directors appointed by the governing bodies of the Coutny of Harris and the incorporated cities and towns and the school districts within such Appraisal District; and WHEREAS, Section 6.03 of the Property Tax Code prescribes the basic composition of such Board and the qualifications and the time and method of selection of its members; and WHEREAS, Section 6.031 of such Code authorizes the governing bodies of three-fourths of the taxing units that are entitled to vote on the appointment of the members of said Board to change, by resolutions duly adopted, the method and procedure, either or both, for appointing such Board members; and WHEREAS; this governing body of a taxing unit entitled to participate in effecting a change in such method and procedure deems it appropriate and in the public interest to authorize and support a change in the 'method and procedure of appointing the members of the Board of Directors of the Harris County Ap- praisal District; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CTTY COUNCIL OF THE CTTYOF LA PORTE: Section 1. That the Board of Directors of the Harris County Appraisal District shall be composed of five members, each of whom must meet the residency requirements and shall be appointed for the term of office prescribed by Section 6.03(a) and 6.03(b), iespectively, of the Texas Property Tax Code. Section 2. That, pursuant to the authority, granted by Section 6.031 of said 'Code, the method and procedure for appointing the five members to such Board of Directors shall be changed from that prescribed in Section 6.03 of said Code to the following: BY WHOM APPOINTED (a) The governing body of the Cunty of Harris shall appoint one member to the Board. (b) The governing body of the City of Houston shall appoint one member to the Board. (c) The governing body of the Houston Independent School District shall appoint one member to the Board. (d) The governing bodies of all incorporated cities and towns, excluding the City of Houston, within the Appraisal District shall appoint one member to the Board.