CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION

Date:

04-01-02

 

 

SUBJECT: FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE # 2002-O-073

AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2001-02 BUDGET OF THE LAREDO MUNICIPAL TRANSIT SYSTEM, BY APPROPRIATING $170,465.00 OF SALES TAX OPENING BALANCE IN EXCESS OF FISCAL YEAR 2000-2001 YEAR END ESTIMATE, AND TRANSFERRING SAID AMOUNT TO TRANSIT SALES TAX RESERVE. 

INITIATED BY:

Larry Dovalina, City Manager

STAFF SOURCE:

Jose A. Guerra, Interim General Manager

 

 

PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION:

 

 

BACKGROUND: 

 

Laredo Metro, Inc. is requesting to amend the FY 01-02 Budget by appropriating $170,465.00 of sales tax opening balance.  Actual sales tax revenues for FY 2000-2001 were $3,966,822.00, which was a total of $170,465.00 over the estimated/budgeted revenue of $3,796,357.00.  The $170,465.00 would be appropriated into the Transit Sales Tax Reserve Account.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL: 

                                               

                                                                                                Budget                         Proposed

                                                                    Budget                               Amendment                        Budget                                                                                                                                                 

Reserve Appropriation             $11,128.00                            $170,465.00               $181,593.00

 

 

 

LMI BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Item approved at LMI Board of Director’s meeting on March 14, 2002.

 

 

STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends adoption of this ordinance.

 

 

ORDINANCE NO. 2002-O-073

 

AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2001-02 BUDGET OF THE LAREDO MUNICIPAL TRANSIT SYSTEM, BY APPROPRIATING $170,465.00 OF SALES TAX OPENING BALANCE IN EXCESS OF FISCAL YEAR 2000-2001 YEAR END ESTIMATE, AND TRANSFERRING SAID AMOUNT TO TRANSIT SALES TAX RESERVE. 

 

WHEREAS, Laredo Metro, Inc. is requests the amendment of the Fiscal Year 2001-2002 budget by appropriation of $170,465.00 of sales tax opening balance in excess of fiscal year 2000-2001 year end estimate; and

 

WHEREAS, actual sales tax revenues for FY 2000-2001 were above $170,465.00 above the estimated/budgeted amount of $3,796,357.00; and

 

WHEREAS, Laredo Metro, Inc. requests that this opening balance of $170,465.00 be appropriated into the Transit Sales Tax Reserve Account.

 

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAREDO THAT:

 

Section 1.  The City Manager is authorized to execute a budget amendment in the amount of $170,465.00; and

 

Section 2.  The sales tax opening balance of $170,465.00 be appropriated into the Transit Sales Tax Reserve.

 

PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR ON THIS _________ DAY OF ___________2002.

                                                           

 

 

 

_______________________                         

ELIZABETH G. FLORES

MAYOR

 

 

ATTEST:

 

 

_______________________                         

GUSTAVO GUEVARA, JR.

CITY SECRETARY

 

 

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

 

_______________________

JAIME L. FLORES

CITY ATTORNEY