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ORDINANCE NO. 2008-24 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CITY'S 2007-2008 BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING $70,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE FOR POLICE AND FIRE MEET AND CONFER NEGOTIATIONS; APPROPRIATING $54,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT ARBITRATIONS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND INCLUDING PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS. RECITALS: 1. The City staff has recommended that the City Council amend the City's 2007-2008 Budget to allocate the funds from the general fund balance in the amount of $70,000 for Police Department and Fire Department meet and confer negotiations and in the amount of $54,000 for Fire Department arbitrations. 2. In accordance with Section 8.16 of the City Charter, the City Council declares that a public necessity exists that requires an amendment to the City's 2007-2008 Budget. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. The City Budget Ordinance for the 2007-2008 Fiscal Year is amended as set forth in the attached Exhibit A in order to allocate funds from the general fund balance for the meet and confer negotiation process and for fire department arbitrations. SECTION 2. These revisions and reappropriations will be incorporated into the 2007- 2008 City Budget. SECTION 3. If any word, phrase, clause, sentence, or paragraph of this ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this ordinance will continue in force if they can be given effect without the invalid portion. SECTION 4. All ordinances and resolutions or parts of ordinances or resolutions in conflict with this ordinance are repealed. SECTION 5. The importance of this Ordinance creates an emergency and an imperative public necessity, and the provisions of the Charter requiring that ordinances be presented at three separate meetings, and that ordinances do not take effect until ten days after the date of final passage are suspended, and this Ordinance will take effect upon publication of notice of its adoption in a newspaper of general circulation within the City. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on July 1, 2008.