2025-022 - Authorizing and directing the Director of Finance to transfer unencumbered funds from various departments or reserves to other departments which are expected to over-expend their oriORDINANCE NO. 2025-022
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO
TRANSFER UNENCUMBERED FUNDS FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OR
RESERVES TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO OVER -
EXPEND THEIR ORIGINAL BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS; 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, certain expense departments in the 2024-25 fiscal year budget have
anticipated expenditures in excess of original budget appropriations in the amounts shown
therein as follows:
GENERAL FUND
1.
City Council
$
93,294.00
2.
City Attorney
$
17,407.00
3.
Finance
$
141,373.00
4.
Fire
$
596,562.00
5.
Com. Dev.
$
72,061.00
6.
Public Works
$
57,107.00
7.
Parks
$
21,926.00
8.
Traffic
$
71,966.00
9.
Band
$
3,047.00
10.
Library
$
22,086.00
11.
General Exp. & IT
$
216,349.00
TOTAL
$1,313,178.00
WHEREAS, the following departments have unencumbered appropriation balances
in the amounts shown therein as follows:
GENERAL FUND
1.
City Manager
$
76,049.00
2.
Municipal Court
$
3,413.00
3.
City Clerk
$
10,560.00
4.
Police
$
132,306.00
5.
Engineering
$
329,907.00
6.
Sanitation
$
23,040.00
7.
Street
$
140,661.00
8.
Garage
$
42,419.00
9.
EMS
$
336,167.00
10.
Reserves
$
218,656.00
TOTAL $1,313,178.00
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 70 of the Paris City Charter at the request of
the City Manager, the City Council may approve transfer of an unencumbered appropriation
balance or portion thereof from one office, department, or agency to another;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARIS, TEXAS:
Section 1. The findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all
things approved.
Section 2. 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.
City Manager
$
76,049.00
2.
Municipal Court
$
3,413.00
3.
City Clerk
$
10,560.00
4.
Police
$
132,306.00
5.
Engineering
$
329,907.00
6.
Sanitation
$
23,040.00
7.
Street
$
140,661.00
8.
Garage
$
42,419.00
9.
EMS
$
336,167.00
10.
Reserves
$
218,656.00
11.
TOTAL
$
$1,313,178.00
to be credited, respectively, to the following accounts:
GENERAL FUND
1.
City Council
$
93,294.00
2.
City Attorney
$
17,407.00
3.
Finance
$
141,373.00
4.
Fire
$
596,562.00
5.
Com. Dev.
$
72,061.00
6.
Public Works
$
57,107.00
7.
Parks
$
21,926.00
8.
Traffic
$
71,966.00
9.
Band
$
3,047.00
10.
Library
$
22,086.00
11.
General Exp. & IT
$
216,349.00
TOTAL
$1,313,178.00
Section 3. All provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas in conflict with
the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all other provisions of the
ordinances of the City of Paris not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall
remain in full force and effect.
Section 4. The repeal of any ordinance or part of ordinances affected by the
enactment of this ordinance shall not be construed as abandoning any action now pending
under or by virtue of such ordinance or as discontinuing, abating, modifying, or altering any
penalty accruing or to accrue, or as affecting any rights of the municipality under any section
or provisions of any ordinance at the time of passage of this ordinance.
Section 5. It is the intention of the City Council of the City of Paris that this
ordinance, and every provision hereof, shall be considered severable, and the invalidity or
partial invalidity of any section, clause, or provisions of this ordinance shall not affect the
validity of any other portion of this ordinance.
Section 6. That this ordinance shall become effective after its passage and
publication as required by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 27th day of October, 2025.
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Mihir Pankaj, Mayor