ORDINANCE NO. 7913

AN ORDINANCE APPROVING, ADOPTING AND APPROPRIATING BY FUND THE BUDGET OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2006.

WHEREAS, the Governing body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, timely met and made in writing, on forms furnished by the Kansas Director of Accounts and Reports, a proposed budget, for the budget year 2006, setting forth all data, information and items required by K.S.A. 79-2927, as amended.

WHEREAS, on the 29^th day of July, 2005, the governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, caused to be published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World, a daily newspaper of general circulation within Douglas County, Kansas, notice of a public hearing to be conducted on August 9, 2005, at 6:35 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter could be heard, at the City Commission Chambers, City Hall, Lawrence, Kansas, for the purpose of answering and hearing questions of taxpayers relating to the proposed budget and for the purpose of considering amendments to such proposed budget; and

WHEREAS, such public hearing was held at the time and place designated for the purposes stated, all as provided in the published notice of said hearing.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS:

Section I.  The above stated recitals are by reference incorporated herein and made a part of this ordinance as if copied in length.

Section II.  The proposed budget and financial statement as shown on standard budget forms is approved, adopted, and appropriated by fund as the maximum amounts to be expended for the budget year starting January 1, 2006.

Section III.  The Governing Body certifies that the amounts shown to be raised by ad valorem property tax levies are within statutory or duly adopted charter ordinance limitations; and,

Section IV.  The following is a summary of the budget:

                                                                      ESTIMATED TAX          AMOUNT OF         ADOPTED BUDGET

FUNDS                                                                             RATE          TAX LEVIED       OF EXPENDITURES

Levies for Funds Subject to

Tax Lid for 2006 Budget

     General Operating                                                        16.015           $12,447,650                     $55,205,487

     Recreation                                                                     0.405                  315,065                         3,378,792

     Library                                                                          3.263               2,536,015                         2,759,000

     Transportation                                                              0.631                  490,675                         1,642,055

            Sub Total                                                             20.314             15,789,405                       62,985.334

Funds Not Subject to Lid

     Bond and Interest                                                         7.044               5,474,900                       11,310,000

            Total Taxes                                                          27.358           $21,264,305

Non-Tax Levy Funds:

Enterprise Funds

     Water and Sewer System                                                                                                             30,831,598

     Public Parking System                                                                                                                       943,670

     Sanitation                                                                                                                                     10,377,372

     Storm Water                                                                                                                                  3,738,358

     Golf Course                                                                                                                                    1,022,786

            Sub Total                                                                                                                              46,913,784

Special Revenue Funds

     Special Gas Tax                                                                                                                              2,866,371

     Special Recreation                                                                                                                             606,000

     Special Alcohol                                                                                                                                   645,000

Guest Tax                                                                                                                                         800,000

            Sub Total                                                                                                                                4,917,371

     Total Adopted Budget

            Of Expenditures                                                                                                                $126,126,489

Levy rates are expressed in dollars/$1,000 assessed valuation.

The estimated assessed valuation is $777,237,474.

Section V.  The adopted 2006 budget shall be filed with the County Clerk of Douglas County, Kansas as provided by law.

  PASSED by the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas this _______ day of August, 2005

Approved:

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Dennis Highberger, Mayor

Attest:

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Frank S. Reeb, City Clerk