2009-020-ORD AUTHORIZING DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO TRANSFER FUNDS FROM ONE LUMP SUM SINGLE LINE ITEM AND REDISTRIBUTE TO APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS

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ORDINANCE NO. 2009 -020 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO TRANSFER FUNDS FROM A ONE LUMP SUM SINGLE LINE ITEM AND REDISTRIBUTE TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, one of the last changes to the proposed 2008 -09 budget was the addition of a $660 lump sum payment to all full time city employees; and, WHEREAS, due to time constraints, this cost was shown in the budget as a single line item although when the payment was made, each department was charged for their appropriate portion of this expense; and, WHEREAS, this redistribution does not increase the budget, but will more accurately reflect expenditure percentages currently in the monthly financial report and this transfer should in all things be approved. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That the Director of Finance be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to transfer unencumbered appropriation balances from the following accounts in the amounts shown as follows: GENERAL FUND 1. Line Item Account No. 01- 9999 -91 -00 TOTAL to be transferred and distributed, respectively, to the following accounts : Budget Transfer 1 $ 254,361 $ 254,361