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another; <br />WHEREAS, on May 16, 2016, the City Council voted to reduce required general fund <br />reserves from five (5) months operating expenses to four (4) months operating expenses to <br />free up approximately $1,800,000.00 for use in a City -wide drainage improvement plan; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the budget for the fiscal year 2015 -2016 included funds in the amount <br />of $320,000.00 in the water and sewer fund for professional engineering services for <br />conceptual design related to rehabilitation of the City's wastewater treatment facility; and <br />WHEREAS, on January 25, 2016, the City Council chose not to move forward with <br />said conceptual design study and directed the staff instead to focus on repairing those <br />areas of the wastewater treatment facility where the City might be fined and to correct <br />other very important areas that can be funded in conjunction with the annual operating <br />budget; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />PARIS, TEXAS: <br />Section 1. The findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all <br />things approved. <br />Section 2. The Director of Finance be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed <br />to transfer unencumbered appropriation balances from the following accounts in the <br />amounts shown as follows: <br />GENERAL FUND <br />1. City Attorney <br />$30,000.00 <br />2. Com. Dev. <br />$30,000.00 <br />3. Engineering <br />$110,000.00 <br />4. Traffic <br />$50,000.00 <br />5. Garage <br />$15,000.00 <br />6. Band <br />$5,000.00 <br />7. Contingency <br />$50,000.00 <br />8. Reserves <br />$995,000.00 <br />TOTAL <br />$1,285,000.00 <br />to be credited, respectively, to the following accounts: <br />GENERAL FUND <br />1. City Council $290,000.00 <br />2. Police $115,000.00 <br />3. Fire $205,000.00 <br />4. Public Works $10,000.00 <br />