ORDINANCE NO. 8026
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING, ADOPTING AND APPROPRIATING BY FUND THE
BUDGET OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR
BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2007.
WHEREAS, the Governing body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, timely met and made in writing, on forms furnished by the Kansas Director of Accounts and Reports, a proposed budget, for the budget year 2007, setting forth all data, information and items required by K.S.A. 79-2927, as amended.
WHEREAS, on the 28th day of July, 2006, the governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, caused to be published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World, a daily newspaper of general circulation within Douglas County, Kansas, notice of a public hearing to be conducted on August 8, 2006, at 6:35 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter could be heard, at the City Commission Chambers, City Hall, Lawrence, Kansas, for the purpose of answering and hearing questions of taxpayers relating to the proposed budget and for the purpose of considering amendments to such proposed budget; and
WHEREAS, such public hearing was held at the time and place designated for the purposes stated, all as provided in the published notice of said hearing.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS:
Section I. The above stated recitals are by reference incorporated herein and made a part of this ordinance as if copied in length.
Section II. The proposed budget and financial statement as shown on standard budget forms is approved, adopted, and appropriated by fund as the maximum amounts to be expended for the budget year starting January 1, 2007.
Section III. The Governing Body certifies that the amounts shown to be raised by ad valorem property tax levies are within statutory or duly adopted charter ordinance limitations; and,
Section IV. The following is a summary of the budget:
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ESTIMATED TAX RATE* |
AMOUNT OF TAX LEVIED |
ADOPTED BUDGET OF EXPENDITURES |
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FUNDS |
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Funds Subject to Tax Lid |
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General Operating |
14.869 |
$12,255,512 |
$58,070,229 |
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Recreation |
0.483 |
397,705 |
3,473,598 |
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Library |
3.259 |
2,685,800 |
2,950,000 |
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Transportation |
0.746 |
614,635 |
1,754,423 |
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Sub Total |
19.357 |
15,953,652 |
66,248,250 |
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Funds Not Subject to Lid |
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Bond and Interest |
7.006 |
5,774,470 |
11,609,099 |
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Total Taxes |
26.363 |
$21,728,122 |
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Non-Tax Levy Funds: |
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Enterprise Funds |
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Water and Sewer System |
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37,647,321 |
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Public Parking System |
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1,152,174 |
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Sanitation |
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10,851,981 |
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Stormwater |
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4,020,314 |
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Golf Course |
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1,004,303 |
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Sub Total |
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54,676,093 |
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Special Revenue Funds: |
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Special Gas Tax |
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2,915,425 |
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Special Recreation |
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|
585,800 |
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Special Alcohol |
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651,899 |
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Guest Tax |
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|
850,000 |
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Sub Total |
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5,003,124 |
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Total Adopted Budget Of Expenditures |
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$137,536,566 |
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* Levy rates are expressed in dollars/$1,000 assessed valuation.
The estimated assessed valuation is $824,213,461.
Section V. The adopted 2007 budget shall be filed with the County Clerk of Douglas County, Kansas as provided by law.
PASSED by the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas this _______ day of August, 2006
Approved:
_________________________
Mike Amyx, Mayor
Attest:
_________________________
Frank S. Reeb, City Clerk