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ORDINANCE NO. 2013-217
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR
2012 -13 BUDGET AND ANNUAL PROGRAM OF SERVICES OF THE CITY OF DENTON
TO ALLOW FOR AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE ANIMAL CONTROL DONATION FUND OF
TWO HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($220,000) FROM THE ORIGINAL
BUDGET AMOUNT OF THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($30,000) TO TWO HUNDRED
AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($250,000) TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL
EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY RELATED TO VETERINARY CONTRACT COSTS;
DECLARING A MUNICIPAL PURPOSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING AN OPEN MEETINGS CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 2012 -193, the City Council of Denton, Texas,
approved the Fiscal Year 2012 -2013 Budget and Annual Program for Services (the "Budget ");
and
WHEREAS, the Animal Control Donation Fund has a significant increase in revenue
over the initial budget, and a related increase in expenditures to pay the veterinarian contracts;
and
WHEREAS, it serves a municipal purpose that the Budget be amended to allow for an
adjustment of $220,000 to the Animal Control Donation Fund to provide additional expenditure
authority related to increased expenditures; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that this Budget Amendment also serves an important
municipal purpose already contemplated 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 2012 -2013 Budget and Annual Program for Services is
hereby amended by the City Council to allow for an adjustment to and increase in the Animal
Control Donation Fund budget of Two Hundred and Twenty Thousand Dollars ($220,000) from
the original budget amount of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000) to Two hundred and Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($250,000) to provide for additional expenditure authority related to increased
expenditures.
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 2012 -2013 Budget and Annual Program of
Services and to file a copy of this ordinance with the County Clerk of Denton County.
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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.
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PASSED td AND APPROVED this the day of 2013.
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MARK A 1 l D lZ ROJ G11 , MAYOR
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
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AI'P1 X"ED AS T' LEGAL FORM:
ANITA BURGESS, CITY ATTORNEY
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