CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

                                                                                                                  City Manager

ORDINANCE 08-36(A)

 

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, APPROPRIATING AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $60,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND DEPRECIATION TO REPLACE THE DOCK AT BEN WALTERS PARK SUBJECT TO ALL PERMITS.

 

            WHEREAS, The old wooden dock at Ben Walters Park has deteriorated badly and has become a maintenance problem and a public safety hazard; and

 

            WHEREAS, The Public Works Department and the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission recommend that this dock be fixed or replaced as soon as possible; and

 

            WHEREAS, Public Works recommends replacement using materials other than wood which will be less expensive to construct and easier to maintain; and

 

            WHEREAS, The Administration recommends that funding come from the General Fund Depreciation as opposed to the Parks Reserves because there is not enough money in that account to pay for this project and other, already approved capital improvements.

                       

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

 

            Section 1. The Homer City Council finds that appropriating an amount not to exceed $60,000 from the General Fund Depreciation to replace the dock at Ben Walters park subject to all permits is in the public interest and hereby appropriates the money as follows:

 

Account No.                             Description                                          Amount

156-375-5990                          General Fund Depreciation                               $60,000

 

 

Expenditure                              Description                                           Amount

456-926-4992                           Ben Walters Park Dock Replacement              $60,000

 

            Section 2. This is a budget amendment ordinance, is temporary in nature, and is a non-code ordinance which shall not be codified.

 

            ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, this _________ day of _________________, 2008

 

                                                                                   

 

 

 

                                                                                    CITY OF HOMER

 

 

                                                                                    _____________________________                                                                                                  JAMES C. HORNADAY, MAYOR

ATTEST:

 

 

______________________________

JO JOHNSON, CMC, CITY CLERK

 

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

 

First Reading:

Public Hearing:

Second Reading:

Effective Date:

 

Reviewed and approved as to form:

 

 

__________________________                                _____________________________

Walt Wrede, City Manager                              City Attorney

 

 

Date: _____________________                                 Date: ________________________

 

 

 

Fiscal Note: $60,000 / General Fund Depreciation