ORDINANCE NO. 1937

 

AN ORDINANCE, APPROPRIATING THE NECESSARY FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE CITY OF SALISBURY, MARYLAND FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2005 TO JUNE 30, 2006, ESTABLISHING THE LEVY FOR THE GENERAL AND DEBT SERVICE FUNDS FOR THE SAME FISCAL PERIOD, ESTABLISHING THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE WATER AND SEWER, SEPTAGE TREATMENT, PARKING AUTHORITY, CITY MARINA, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE FUNDS.

 

BE IT ORDAINED, by the Council of the City of Salisbury, Maryland that the following sums and amounts are hereby appropriated for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2005 and ending June 30, 2006 to defray expenses and operations of the City of Salisbury, Maryland in accordance with the following schedule:

 

1)         General Fund – for the general municipal purposes of the City of Salisbury:         

                        City Council                                         $            44,646

                        City Clerk                                                        134,897          

                        Mayor’s Office                                                 417,162

                        Community Promotions                                     212,450

                        Elections                                                               1,400

                        Finance                                                            445,479

                        Purchasing                                                        277,759

                        City Attorney                                                    235,000

                        Information Services                                           73,900

                        Human Resources                                             135,400

                        Planning & Zoning                                            174,711

Municipal Buildings                                           107,240

                                    Poplar Hill Mansion                                34,200

Police                                                            8,493,676

                                    City Communications    Center              576,458

                                    Animal Control                                     172,347

Public Works – Traffic Control                         512,128

Fire                                                               5,377,957

Building, Housing & Zoning                               824,191

Public Works              

Resource Management                         286,703

Engineering                                        1,570,880

                                    Streets                                               1,201,887

                                    Sanitation                                          1,542,963

                                    Fleet Management                                556,267

                                    Municipal Zoo                                      928,052

                                    Carpenter Shop                                    149,574

                                    Parks                                                    453,905

Insurance, Miscellaneous         

                        & Other Uses                                                   495,768

Total                                                                               $   25,437,000

2)                  Parking Authority Fund – for the special assessment district known as the Parking Authority (including $ 96,244 for redemption of bonds and payment of interest)             $      550,000

3)                  Debt Service Fund – for the payment of debt service and interest thereon
(except for those amounts appropriated in the Water and Sewer Funds for the
payment of debt service obligations related thereto)                                       $    1,726,000

4)                  Water Fund- for operations of the water department (including  $ 309,152 for
redemption of bonds and payment of interest)                                               $    6,914,747

5)                  Sewer Fund- for the operations of the sewer department (including $ 2,624,837 for
redemption of bonds and payment of interest)                                               $    9,469,953.

6)                  Marina Fund – for the operations of the enterprise known as the City Marina - $     13,000

7)                  Emergency Medical Service Fund – for the operations of the enterprise
known as the Emergency Medical Service                                                      $                0

8)                  Septage Treatment Fund – for the operations of the enterprise known as
the Septage Treatment Service                                                                     $         92,000

 

Total All Funds                                                                                                        $  44,202,700

 

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that:

1)      The tax levy be, and the same be hereby set, at $  0.649 per $100 of assessed valuation of all real property, and at $1.62 per $100 of assessed valuation for all personal property, subject to taxation by the City of Salisbury for General Fund purposes; and

2)      The tax levy be, and the same be hereby set, at $0.080 per $100 of assessed valuation of all real property, and at $0.20 per $100 of assessed valuation for all personal property, subject to taxation by the City of Salisbury for Debt Service purposes (exclusive of revenues derived from the Water and Sewer Fund for debt service purposes attributed to water and sewer activities); and

3)      A levy be set at the rate of five percent (5%) for movies, and four-and-one-half percent (4 ½%) of the gross receipts derived from all other admissions and amusements as set forth in Resolution No. 283 of the City of Salisbury.

4)      All taxes levied by this ordinance shall be liens from and after July 1, 2005 and shall be due and payable as specified in Title 14 of the Tax Property article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended;

5)      That all fees currently in effect shall remain so unless changed at a future date by the Salisbury City Council,

 

AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Salisbury City Council that a public hearing on the proposed budget ordinance was held at 6:05 PM on May 9th, 2005 in Room 301 of the City/County Government Office Building, 125 N. Division Street, Salisbury, Maryland. 

 

AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Salisbury City Council that this Ordinance shall take effect upon final passage.

 

THIS ORDINANCE was introduced and read at a meeting of the Council of the City of Salisbury held on the _______day of _____________, 2005, and having been published as required by law, in the meantime, was finally passed by the Council on the ________day of __________________, 2005.

 

 

 

__________________________                                _______________________

Brenda J. Colegrove, City Clerk                                   Michael P. Dunn

                                                                                    President, City Council

 

Approved by me, this______

Day of _____________, 2005

 

 

 

______________________

Barrie P. Tilghman, Mayor,

City of Salisbury