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ORDINANCE NO. ____ OF 2009
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REENACT CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING ARTICLE X RELATIVE TO BUDGETS AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO.
By: Councilman Long
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in due, legal and regular session convened that Article X of Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Shreveport is hereby enacted to read as follows:
Article X. Budgets
Sec. 2-475. Scope of capital projects.
a) When a new capital project is created or established by ordinance, the ordinance shall describe the scope of the project, the amount of the appropriation, and the funding source or sources.
b) The funds appropriated and the scope of a capital project established by ordinance shall not be materially changed except by an ordinance adopted by the city council, unless the ordinance which established the scope of the project provides that the scope of projects therein may be changed by resolution.
c) For projects where the scope of the project was described by resolution prior to September 1, 2009, the scope of the project shall not be materially changed except by a resolution adopted by the city council. For projects funded by general obligation bonds, no such change in the scope of a project shall be adopted unless it is consistent with the terms of the bond proposition.
Sec. 2-476. Closure of capital projects.
In accordance with Article 7 of the City Charter, appropriations for capital projects shall remain in force until the project is completed or the appropriation is amended by ordinance. When a project has been completed or a determination has been made that it will not be completed, the project shall be closed by ordinance. No funds remaining from the appropriation for a closed project shall be used for another project or another purpose until the funds have been appropriated by ordinance for that project or purpose.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this Ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this Ordinance which can be given affect without the invalid provisions, items or applications and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared severable.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all Ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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City Attorney’s Office
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