HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-06-18 Ordinance 4954ORDINANCE NO. 4954
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 -08 AND IN-
CONCEPT APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008-09
SECTION 1. The Council of the City of Palo Alto finds and
determines as follows:
A. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 6(g) of Article IV of
the Charter of the City of Palo Alto and Chapter 2.28 of the Palo
Alto Municipal Code, the City Manager has prepared and submitted to
the City Council, by letter of transmittal, a budget proposal for
fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09; and
B. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of Article III of
the Charter, the Council .. did, on June 11, 2007, hold a public
hearing on the budget after publication of notice in accordance with
Section 2.28.070 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code; and
C. In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 8 of Division
1, of Title 7, commencing with Section 66016 of the Government Code,
as applicable, the Council did on June 11, 2007, hold a public
hearing on the proposed amendments to the Municipal Fee Schedule,
after publication of notice and after availability of the data
supporting the amendments was made available to the public at least
10 days prior to the hearing.
Pursuant to Chapter 2.28 of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code, documents, collectively referred to as "the
budget" are hereby approved and adopted for the fiscal year 2007-08:
(a) The budget document (Exhibit "A") containing the proposed
operating and capital budgets submitted on or about May
1, 2007, by the City Manager for fiscal years 2007-09,
entitled "City of Palo Alto -City Manager's 2007-09
Proposed Budget II covering General Government Funds,
Enterprise Funds and Internal Service Funds, a copy of
which is on file in the Department of Administrative
Services, to which copy reference is hereby made
concerning the full particulars thereof I and by such
reference is made a part hereof; and
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(b) The Amendments to the City Manager's 2007-09 Proposed
Budget, attached hereto as Exhibit "B," and made a part
hereof; and
(c) The document entitled "2007-08 Proposed Municipal Fee
Schedule," attached hereto as Exhibit "C," and made a
part hereof; and
(d) Changes and revised pages in the Table of Organization,
attached hereto as Exhibit "D," and made a part hereof;
and
(e) Amendments to the "2007-08 proposed Municipal Fee
Schedule, II attached hereto as Exhibit "E," and made a
part hereof; and
SECTION 3. The sums set forth in the budget for the various
departments the City, as herein amended, are hereby appropriated
to the uses and purposes set forth therein.
All expenditures made on behalf of the City,
or through any agency, except those required by state law,
shall be made in accordance with the authorization contained in this
ordinance and the budget as herein amended.
SECTION 5. Appropriations for the fiscal years 2006-07 that
are encumbered by approved purchase orders and contracts for which
goods or services have not been received or contract completed,
and/or for which all payments have not been made, by the last day of
the fiscal year 2006-07 shall be carried forward and added to the
fund or department appropriations for fiscal year 2007-08.
SECTION 6. The City Manager is authorized and directed to make
changes in the department and fund totals and summary pages of the
budget necessary to reflect the amendments enumerated and aggregated
in the budget as shown in Exhibit B and the 2006-07 appropriations
carried forward as provided in Section 5.
As specified in Section 2.04.320 of the Palo Alto
Muni Code, a majority vote of the City Council is required to
adopt this ordinance.
SECTION 8. As specified in Section 2.28.140(b) of the Palo
Alto Municipal Code, the Council of the City of Palo Alto hereby
delegates the authority to invest the City's funds to the Director
of Administrative Services, as Treasurer, in accordance with the
City's Investment Policy for 2007-08.
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SECTION 9. In accordance with Section 2.28.020 of the Palo Alto
Municipal Code, the Council of the City of Palo Alto hereby approves
in concept the spending plan set forth in the 2008-09 Proposed
Budget.
SECTION 10. The Council of the City of Palo Alto hereby finds
that this is not a project under the California Environmental
Quality Act and, therefore, no environmental impact assessment is
necessary.
SECTION 11. As provided in Section 2.04.330 (a) (3) of the Palo
Alto Municipal Code, this ordinance shall become effective upon
adoptionj provided that all new increases in Planning Department
fees, more specifically described in Exhibit "C," shall become
effective sixty (60) days from the date of adoption.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: June 18, 2007
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
BEECHAM, CORDELL, DREKMEIER, KISHIMOTO, KLEIN,
KLEINBERG
MORTON, MOSSAR
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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