HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-09-13 Ordinance 5093ORDINANCE NO.S093
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011 TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS OF $275,000 WITHIN THE GENERAL
FUND FOR ESTIMATED ELECTION COSTS FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS
CHARTER AMENDMENT AND THE SWITCH TO EVEN NUMBERED YEARS
FOR COUNCIL ELECTIONS
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. On August 2, 2010, Council voted unanimously to adopt
the Resolution Calling for a Special Election for November 2,
2010 sUbmitting the Electorate for Special Election an Initiative
Measure to amend the Charter of the City of Palo Alto to specify
minimum staffing ad service levels for Fire Department personnel
and of Fire Stations and Fire Stations locations and require a
Referendum vote for a proposal to reduce such service levels; and
C. Council also voted unanimously to adopt the Resolution
Calling a Special Election for November 2, 2010 submitting to the
Electorate for Special Election a Measure to amend Article III,
Section 3 of the Charter to change City Council elections to .
even-numbered years and extend the terms of current Council
Members to five; and
SECTION 2. The sum of $275,000 (Two Hundred Seventy Five
Thousand Dollars) is hereby appropriated to Elections, 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 $275,000 (Two Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars).
As a result of this change the Budget Stabilization Reserve will be
reduced from $23,760,611 to $23,485,611.
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
SECTION 5. The Council of the City of Palo Alto hereby finds
that this is not a proj ect under the California Environmental