HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 16,577 (Item 6.a.) ORDINANCE NO. 16,577
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING
OCTOBER 1,2026,AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2027, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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WHEREAS, the City Manager of the City of Baytown has submitted to the City Council a budget
estimate of the revenues of said City and the expenses of conducting the affairs thereof for the ensuing
fiscal year, beginning October 1, 2026, and ending September 30, 2027, and which said estimate has been
compiled from detailed information obtained from the several departments, divisions, and offices of the
City containing all information as required by the Charter of the City of Baytown; and
WHEREAS,the City Council has received said City Manager's estimate and held a public hearing
thereon as provided by Section 44 of the Charter and Section 102.006 of the Texas Local Government
Code; and
WHEREAS,after full and final consideration of the public hearing and after certain revisions to the
proposed budget,it is the opinion of the Council that the budget as revised should be approved and adopted;
and
WHEREAS, the record vote on the ordinance adopting the budget is as follows:
AYES: Mayor Charles Johnson, Councilmember for District No. One (1) Laura
Alvarado, Councilmember for District No. Two (2) Sarah Graham,
Councilmember for District No. Three (3) Ken Griffith, Councilmember
for District No. Four (4) James Franco, Councilmember for District No.
Five(5)Jacob Powell,Councilmember for District No.Six(6)Mike Lester
NAYS: None.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN,TEXAS:
Section 1: That the budget estimate of the revenues of the City of Baytown and the expenses
of conducting the affairs thereof for the ensuing fiscal year, beginning October 1, 2026, and ending
September 30, 2027, as finally submitted to the City Council by the City Manager of said City(a copy of
which is on file in the City Clerk's office) be, and the same is in all things, adopted and approved as the
budget estimate of all the current expenses as well as the fixed charges against said City for the fiscal year
beginning October 1, 2026,and ending September 30, 2027.
Section 2: That the sum of ONE-HUNDRED, FORTY-FOUR MILLION, NINE-
HUNDRED FORTY THOUSAND, TWO-HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO AND 00/100 DOLLARS
($144,940,252.00) is hereby appropriated out of the General Fund for the payment of Operating Expenses
and Capital Outlay of the City Government.
Section 3: That the sum of EIGHTEEN MILLION, ONE-HUNDRED TWELVE-
THOUSAND, ONE-HUNDRED FORTY-ONE AND 00/100($18,112,141.00) is hereby appropriated out
of the General Debt Service Fund for the purpose of paying the accruing interest and redeeming the bonds
and debts as they mature on the General Debt Service Fund.
Section 4: That the sum of TWO-MILLION, FOUR-HUNDRED TWENTY-THOUSAND,
EIGHT-HUNDRED SEVENTY-EIGHT AND 00/100 DOLLARS($2,420,878.00) is hereby appropriated
out of the Hotel/Motel Fund for the payment of Operating Expenses and Capital Outlay of the City
Government.
Section 5: That the sum of ONE-MILLION, THREE-HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX
THOUSAND, EIGHT-HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($1,326,834.00) is hereby
appropriated out of the Aquatics Fund for the payment of Operating Expenses and Capital Outlay of the
City Government.
Section 6: That the sum of FORTY-SIX MILLION, THREE-HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE
THOUSAND, THREE-HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($46,339,359.00) is hereby
appropriated out of the Water and Sewer Fund for Operating Expenses and Capital Outlay Costs.
Section 7: That the sum of SIXTEEN-MILLION, TWO-HUNDRED THIRTY-EIGHT
THOUSAND, EIGHT-HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($16,238,873.00) is
hereby appropriated out of the Water and Wastewater Interest and Sinking Fund for the purpose of paying
the accruing interest and redeeming the bonds and debts as they mature.
Section 8: That the sum of TEN-MILLION, TWO-HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT
THOUSAND, EIGHT-HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($10,298,864.00) is hereby
appropriated out of the Sanitation Fund for the Operating Expenses and Capital Outlay of the municipally
owned Solid Waste Collection System.
Section 9: That the sum of FOUR-MILLION, EIGHT-HUNDRED NINETEEN-
THOUSAND, FIVE-HUNDRED AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($4,819,500.00) is hereby appropriated out of
the Storm Water Utility Fund for payment of Operating Expenses and Capital Outlay of the City
Government.
Section 10: That the sum of FOUR-MILLION, ONE-HUNDRED FORTY-NINE
THOUSAND, FIVE-HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($4,149,537.00) is hereby
appropriated out of the Fleet Fund for the Operating Expenses and Capital Outlay for Fleet Maintenance
and Activities.
Section 11: That the sum of FOUR-HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT THOUSAND, SEVENTY-
FIVE AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($458,075.00) is hereby appropriated out of the Warehouse Operations
Fund for the Operating Expenses and Capital Outlay for Central Warehouse Activities.
Section 12: That the City Manager is hereby authorized to transfer any unencumbered
appropriation balance or portion thereof between general classifications of expenditures within an office,
department or agency, in accordance with Section 68 of the Charter.
Section 13: That the City Manager shall have the authority to increase a department's line item
budget by the amount equal to outstanding purchase orders as of September 30, 2026, to be appropriated
out of the Fund Balance.
Section 14: This ordinance shall be and remain in full force and effect from and after its
passage and approval of the City Council,and it shall be published once each week for two(2)consecutive '
weeks in the official newspaper of the City of Baytown.
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INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vot f the C• y Co cil of the City of
Baytown this the 10th day of September,2026.
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SCOTT LE •ND,City Attorney
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