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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPO 6585: ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE EDC FISCAL YEAR 2016 - 2017 P. O. NO. 6585 JWD 9/20/2016 ORDINANCE NO. AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR SECTION 4A ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2016 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 12.03 OF THE BYLAWS OF THE CORPORATION. WHEREAS, the City Council desires to approve and adopt the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016 — 2017 for the City of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation ("PAEDC"); and WHEREAS, this Ordinance is necessary for municipal/corporation purposes as delineated under Section 102.009 Local Government Code; and WHEREAS, the City of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation Board approved a proposed budget; and WHEREAS, the City of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation Budget was included in the City Manager's Budget as submitted to City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a Public Hearing on the proposed budget on September 27, 2016, and continued for further public comment on September 29, 2016. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR: Section 1. That the facts and opinions in the preamble are true and correct. Section 2. That the budget of the City of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation is hereby adopted and approved in the sum of Six Million, Six Hundred Eighty Four Thousand, Six Hundred Forty Five Dollars ($6,684,645). Section 3. That the funding for a salary increase of 3% for PAEDC staff has been approved by the PAEDC Board of Directors effective October 1, 2016 contingent on the City Council approval of the same salary increase for City Staff. Section 4. That the Executive Director of PAEDC shall file a true and correct copy of the Ordinance and the budget with the County Clerk of Jefferson County, the County Clerk of Orange County, and with the Texas Department of Economic Development. Section 5. That this Ordinance is effective from and after its passage. Section 6. That a copy of the caption of this Ordinance be spread upon the Minutes of the City Council. READ, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED, this day of September, 2016, A.D., at a Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Port Arthur, Texas by the following vote: AYES: Mayor: Councilmembers: • NOES: Derrick Freeman- Mayor ATTEST: Sherri Bellard, City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: Guy N. Goodson, PAEDC Attorney r1/4,e Val Tizeno - y Attorney APPROVED AS TO ADMINISTRATION: Brian McDougal, City Manager Floyd Batiste, PAEDC CEO APPROVED AS TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS: Jerry Dale, Director of Finance