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Ordinance No. 23392-09-2018

AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING FUNDING FOR THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2018, AND
ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2019, INCLUDING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY DEBT SERVICE
REQUIREMENTS ON OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESS; APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR
PURPOSES OF ENACTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2019 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS,
INCLUDING CAPITAL PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, OUTLAYS, AND COMMUNITY FACILITY
AGREEMENTS; ACKNOWLEDGING PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS EFFECTING THE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PLANS; DELEGATING AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN TRANSFERS AND
ALLOCATIONS WITHIN BUDGETED AMOUNTS; AND RATIFYING CITY COUNCIL APPROVED
APPROPRIATION ORDINANCES EFFECTING THIS BUDGET; AND INCORPORATING BUDGET
ON FILE WITH CITY SECRETARY, AS REVISED BY CITY COUNCIL; AND PROHIBITING THE
EXPENDING, OBLIGATING, OR COMMITTING OF FUNDS IN EXCESS OF APPROPRIATIONS
OR ACTUAL AVAILABLE RESOURCES; AND ESTABLISHING LEGAL LEVEL OF CONTROL; AND
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES AND
APPROPRIATIONS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

WHEREAS, on August 7 and 14, 2018, the City Manager submitted recommended Fiscal Year 2019
capital improvement plans and an operating budget to the City Council; and

WHEREAS, in a series of budget work sessions the City Council met with the City Manager and
staff to review the recommended budget and capital improvement plans and make revisions; and

WHEREAS, this ordinance includes all appropriations necessary to implement the FY2019

operating budget and capital improvement plans as recommended by the City Manager and revised by
the City Council.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, Texas
that the operating appropriation and appropriations for the capital improvement plans for the ensuing

fiscal year, beginning October 1, 2018 and ending September 30, 2019, for the different funds,
departments and purposes of the City of Fort Worth be fixed and determined as detailed below,

supporting a budget that includes 7,645 total authorized positions.

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