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OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCE
ORDINANCE NO. 9937-26
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA, ADOPTING AN OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2026, AND
ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2027; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ISSUE SUCH INSTRUCTIONS THAT ARE
NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE AND ACCOMPLISH THE
SERVICE PROGRAMS SO AUTHORIZED; AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO TRANSFER MONIES AND
PROGRAMS AMONG THE DEPARTMENTS AND
ACTIVITIES WITHIN ANY FUND AS PROVIDED BY
CHAPTER 2 OF THE CLEARWATER CODE OF
ORDINANCES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Manager has submitted an estimate of the expenditures
necessary to carry on the City government for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 20267
and ending September 30, 2027; and
WHEREAS, an estimate of the revenues to be received by the City during said
period from ad valorem taxes and other sources has been submitted to the City Council;
and
WHEREAS, a general summary of the operating budget, and notice of the times
and places where copies of the budget message and operating budget are available for
inspection by the public, was published in a newspaper of general circulation; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has examined and carefully considered the proposed
budget; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Chapter 2 of the Clearwater Code of Ordinances,
the City Council conducted a public hearing on September 15, 2026, upon said budget
and tax levy; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA;
Section 1. Pursuant to the City Manager's Annual Budget Report for the fiscal year
beginning October 1, 2026, and ending September 30, 2027, a copy of which is on file
with the City Clerk, the City Council hereby adopts a budget for the operation of the City,
a copy of which is attached as Exhibit A, and a summary of which is attached as Exhibit
B.
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Section 2. The budget as adopted shall stand and be the budget of the City for
said fiscal year, subject to the authority of the City Council to amend or change the
budget as provided by Section 2.519 of the Clearwater Code of Ordinances.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized and directed to issue such instructions
and directives that are necessary to achieve and accomplish the service programs
authorized by the adoption of this budget.
Section 4. The City Manager is authorized for reasons of economy or efficiency to
transfer part or all of any unencumbered appropriation balance among programs within
an operating fund, provided such action does not result in the discontinuance of a
program.
Section 5. It is the intent of the City Council that this budget, including
amendments thereto, is adopted to permit the legal appropriation and encumbering of
funds for the purposes set forth in the budget. All appropriated and encumbered but
unexpended funds at the end of the fiscal year may be expended during the subsequent
fiscal year for the purposes for which they were appropriated and encumbered. It shall be
necessary to appropriate funds in the budget for the subsequent fiscal year to cover valid
open encumbrances outstanding as of the end of the current fiscal year.
Section 6. Should any provision of this ordinance be declared by any court to be
invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole, or any provision
thereof, other than the provision declared to be invalid.
Section 7. This ordinance shall take effect October 1, 2026.
PASSED ON FIRST READING September 15, 2026
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL September 21, 2026
READING AND ADOPTED Signed by:
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Bruce Rector
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City Attorney City Clerk
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