Ordinance No. 1977

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SALISBURY AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2006 GENERAL FUND BUDGET TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE CREATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING, PERMITTING AND INSPECTIONS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AND CODE COMPLIANCE AND THE ELIMINATION OF THE BUILDING, HOUSING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT AS OF JANUARY 1, 2006.

WHEREAS, City Council believes that the public would be better served by the separation of duties now contained in the Building, Housing and Zoning Department, and;

WHEREAS, those duties relating to licenses, permits and inspections will be relocated to a new Department of Building, Permitting and Inspections, effective January 1, 2006 and;

WHEREAS, those duties relating to property upkeep and neighborhood services will be located in the new Department of Neighborhood Services and Code Compliance, effective January 1, 2006,

AND WHEREAS, the new departments will need appropriation to function on January 1, 2006,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SALISBURY, MARYLAND that the City’s Fiscal Year 2006 General Fund be, and is hereby, amended as of January 1, 2006, as follows:

1) Building, Housing and Zoning Department (various accounts) is decreased by the amount of $393,157,

2) Building Permitting and Inspections Department (various accounts) is increased by 199,487, and

3) Neighborhood Services and Code Compliance Department (various accounts) is increased by $193,670

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance shall take effect from and after the date of its 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 thereafter, a statement of the substance of the Ordinance having been published as required by law, was finally passed by the Council on the ______day of ____________________, 2005.

ATTEST:

_______________________________ ______________________________

Brenda J. Colegrove Michael P. Dunn,

CITY CLERK PRESIDENT, City Council

Approved by me this__________ day of

_______________________________, 2005.

_______________________________

Barrie P. Tilghman

MAYOR, City of Salisbury