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HomeMy WebLinkAbout042 - 04/19/2016 - APPROPRIATING PRIOR YEAR RESERVES IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR POOL CHLORINATION SYSTEM CONVERSION AT THRORDINANCE NO. 042,2016 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROPRIATING PRIOR YEAR RESERVES IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR POOL CHLORINATION SYSTEM CONVERSION AT THREE CITY OF FORT COLLINS POOLS WHEREAS, the City operates and maintains four public swimming pools; three of these pools are currently treated with chlorine gas; and WHEREAS, a safety best practice is to avoid gaseous chlorine, due to the hazards posed to employees and citizens in the event of a failure incident; and WHEREAS, the systems at the City pools using chlorine gas can be converted to use chlorine liquid or tabs for sanitation; and WHEREAS, the estimated cost for the conversion of all three pools is $200,000;and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the City Charter permits the City Council to make supplemental appropriation by ordinance at any time during the fiscal year, provided that the total amount of such supplemental appropriation, in combination with all previous appropriations for that fiscal year, does not exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received during the fiscal year; and WHEREAS, City staff has determined that the appropriation of the revenue as described herein will not cause the total amount appropriated in the General Fund to exceed the current estimate of actual and unanticipated revenues to be received in that fund during any fiscal year; and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9 of the City Charter permits the City Council to appropriate by ordinance at any time during the fiscal year such funds for expenditure as may be available from reserves accumulated in prior years, notwithstanding that such reserves were not previously appropriated; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that improving the safety of operating public City swimming pools by converting to non-gaseous chlorine sanitation systems is in the best interests of the City and the general public, including patrons of the City's swimming pool facilities. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and findings contained in the recitals set forth above. 1- Section 2. That there is hereby appropriated from prior year reserves in the General Fund the sum of TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($200,000) for expenditure in the General Fund for the City of Fort Collins conversion of three pool chlorination systems from chlorine gas to chlorine liquid. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 5th day of April, A.D. 2016, and to be presented for final passage on the 19th day of April, A.D. 2016. OF FORT C ATTEST: SEAL :yor c.......LOR City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 19th day of April, A.D. 2016. OF FORrc© SERE N Mayor ATTEST: c LoRAD City Clerk. 2-