HomeMy WebLinkAbout26-1511ORDINANCE NO.26-1151
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR
2025-2026 BUDGET AND ANNUAL PROGRAM OF SERVICES OF THE CITY OF DENTON
TO ALLOW FOR ADJUSTMENTS TO THE USE OF FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR
PERSONNEL FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING A ONE TIME LUMP SUM PAYMENT
TO ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES; DECLARING A PUBLIC PURPOSE; DIRECTING THE CITY
SECRETARY ATTACH A COPY TO THE 2025-2026 BUDGET; REQUIRING APPROVAL
BY AT LEAST FIVE VOTES; AND PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AN OPEN
MEETINGS CLAUSE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 24-2624, the City Council of Denton, Texas,
approved the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget and Annual Program of Services (the `Budget"); and
WHEREAS, the Budget did not provide for cost -of -living adjustments or merit increases
for employees; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager stated on an employee forum, that although at the time the
budget was prepared, it would not allow for a merit increase or cost of living adjustment for
employee compensation, providing additional compensation would be revisited if circumstances
changed and funds were available; and
WHEREAS, the City of Denton desires to amend the language in the budget overview
regarding the use of funds to reflect a one-time lump sum payment to employees; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that this Budget Amendment serves an important
municipal purpose as eligible items for expenditure in the current Budget, consistent with Section
102.010 of the Texas Local Government Code and other applicable laws; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. The findings set forth in the above preamble to this Ordinance are true and
correct and are hereby adopted.
SECTION 2. The Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget and Annual Program of Services is
hereby amended by the City Council as follows: to provide for adjustments to the use of funds
allocated for Personnel to provide for a use of those funds for a one-time lump sum payment to
eligible employees with an employment start date with the City of Denton on or before March 1,
2026, in the following amounts: one thousand five hundred dollars ($1500) for regular full time
employees and seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750) for regular part-time employees.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall be filed with the City Secretary, who is directed to
attach a copy of this Ordinance to the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget and Annual Program of
Services.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance was approved by at least five members of the City Council
as required by Section 8.08 of the City Charter.
SECTION 5. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word in
this Ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or under any circumstances is held invalid
by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this Ordinance, and the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it
would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity.
SECTION 6. It is officially found and determined that the meeting at which this
Ordinance was passed was open to the public as required by law, and the public notice of the time,
place and purpose of this meeting was given as required by law.
SECTION 7. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
approval.
The motion to approve this Ordinance was made by Suzi Rumohr and seconded by
George Ferrie, the Ordinance was passed and approved by the following vote [6 - 0]:
Aye
Mayor Chris Watts:
✓
Jordan Villareal, District 1:
Nick Stevens, Mayor Pro Tern District 2:
✓
Suzi Rumohr, District 3:
✓
Joe Holland, District 4:
✓
George Ferrie, At Large Place 5:
✓
Jill Jester, At Large Place 6:
Nay Abstain Absent
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 15th day of Septem er, 2026.
CHRIS WATTS, MAYOR
ATTEST:
KRISTI GILBERT, CITY SECRETARY41
euoaeesa�
�OJ .
BY: c' o
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: AllH
MACK REINWAND, CITY ATTORNEY
Digitally signed by Susan
Susan Keller Dater
Date: 2026.09.09 13:26:26
BY:-05'00'
Page 2