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Filed
          Tarrant County Clerk

             8:12 am, Oct 04 2023
          Mary Louise Nicholson
                                                  TOWN OF WESTLAKE
              County Clerk
      by          ngorena                          ORDINANCE NO. 979

              AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE,  TEXAS,
              AMENDING THE REVISED BUDGET FOR THE 2023 FISCAL YEAR;  ADOPTING THE
              BUDGET      FOR THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE,  TEXAS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
              BEGINNING OCTOBER 1,  2023 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30,  2024,  INCLUDING A
              FIVE- YEAR CAPITAL PLAN;  PROVIDING THAT THE BUDGET BE KEPT IN CITY
              SECRETARY’ S OFFICE;  PROVIDING                 FOR A SEVERABILITY             CLAUSE;  AND
              PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

                      WHEREAS,  public notice of a public hearing on the proposed annual budget,  stating the
              date,  time, and place and subject matter of the public hearing,  was given as required by the laws of
              the State of Texas;  and

                      WHEREAS,  a public hearing was duly held,  and all interested persons were given an
              opportunity to be heard for or against any item therein on September 11, 2023;  and

                      WHEREAS,  as required by Texas Local Government Code 102.002, the budget officer has
              prepared a municipal budget to cover the proposed expenditures of the municipal government for the
              succeeding year; and

                      WHEREAS,  this budget will raise more total property taxes than last year’ s budget by
                668,821 or 19.25%,  and of that amount, $ 171,382 is tax revenue to be raised from new property
              added to the tax roll this year; and


                      WHEREAS,  the Town Council finds that the passage of this Ordinance is in the best interest
              of the citizens of Westlake.

              NOW,  THEREFORE,  BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
              WESTLAKE,  TEXAS:

                      SECTION 1:   That,  all matters stated in the Recitals hereinabove are found to be true and
              correct and are incorporated herein by reference as if copied in their entirety.

                      SECTION 2:  That the Town Council does hereby approve the proposed Municipal Budget
               attached in Exhibit “ A”,  adopting the budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2023,  and
               ending September 30, 2024.

                      SECTION 3:  That the Town Council does hereby adopt the presented Five-Year Capital
               Improvement Plan and appropriates funds for year one.


                      SECTION 4:  That a copy of the official adopted 2024 budget document shall be kept on file
               in the office of the Town Secretary.


                      SECTION 5:   If any portion of this Ordinance shall, for any reason,  be declared invalid by
              any court of competent jurisdiction,  such invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions hereof
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