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ORDINANCE NO. 40-24 PAGE 2
appropriation in the General Fund of $9,551,487 (i.e., 10 percent of total expenditures) to be
used in the event of unforeseen items of expenditure. Such contingent appropriations shall be
under the control of the Town Manager and distributed by him, after approval of the Town
Council.
SECTION 3
No expenditure of the funds of the Town shall hereafter be made except in strict
compliance with said budget, except that in the case of public necessity, the Town Council shall
authorize amendments to said budget such emergency expenditures to meet unusual and
unforeseen conditions which could not, by reasonably diligent thought and attention, have been
included in the original budget.
SECTION 4
The Town Manager shall file or cause to be filed three (3) true and correct copies of said
approved budget, along with this Ordinance, with the Town Secretary, who shall file or cause to
be filed one (1) true and correct copy of same in the office of the County Clerk of Denton
County, Texas and one (1) true and correct copy of same in the office of the County Clerk of
Tarrant County, Texas.
SECTION 5
Any and all ordinances, resolutions, rules, regulations, policies, or provisions in conflict
with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed and rescinded to the extent of any
conflict herewith.
SECTION 6
If any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word in this Ordinance, or
application thereof by any persons or circumstances is held invalid in any Court of competent
jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance;
and the Town Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining portions of the
ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 7
The necessity of adopting and approving a budget for the next fiscal year as required by
the laws of the State of Texas requires that this Ordinance shall take effect immediately from
and after its passage.
