HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-07-26 Ordinance 5087ORDINANCE NO.5087
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011 TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS OF $22,780 WITHIN THE 'GENERAL
FUND FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA REGISTRAR OF VOTERS
REGARDING PALO ALTO PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTER'S, LOCAL
1319, INITIATIVE COSTS
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. The Council of the City of Palo Alto finds and
determines as follows:
A. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of Article III
of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto, the Council on June 28,
2010 did adopt a budget for Fiscal Year 2011; and
B. The City Clerk's Office did not anticipate a budget for
the costs associated with the' Palo Alto Professional
Firefighter's initiative to freeze staffing levels; and
C. Palo Alto Professional Firefighter's, Local 1319,
collected enough registered voter signatures to qualify its
initiative for the November ballot; and
D. The signatures were sent to the Santa Clara County
Registrar of Voters for verification; and
E. Ci ty Council authorization is needed to amend the
Fiscal 'Year 2011 budget to make an additional appropriation of
$22,780 (Twenty Two Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty Dollars) for
the cost associated with the Palo Alto Professional Firefighter's
initiative costs.
SECTION 2. The sum of $22,780 (Twenty Two Thousand Seven
Hundred Eighty Dollars) is hereby appropriated to Inter-Agency
non-salary expenses in the City Clerk's department, and the
Budget Stabilization Reserve is correspondingly reduced.
SECTION 3. The Budget Stabilization Reserve is hereby decreased
by the sum of $22,780 (Twenty Two Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty
Dollars) . As a result of this change the Budget Stabilization
Reserve will be reduced from $25,980,894 to $25,958,114.
SECTION 4. As specified in Section 2.28.080(a) of the Palo Alto
Municipal Code, a two-thirds vote of the City Council is required to
adopt this ordinance