Ordinance 2014-11ORDINANCE NO. 2014-11
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, AMENDING
WYLIE'S CODE OF ORDINANCES NO. 2005 -52, CHAPTER 2
(ADMINISTRATION), ARTICLE V (FINANCE), DIVISION 5
(DONATION OF PUBLIC FUNDS TO NOT - FOR - PROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS), SECTIONS 2 -161 (PURPOSE OF DIVISION),
2 -162 (PROCEDURES), 2 -163 (ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA), 2 -165
(ACCOUNTABILITY) AND 2 -166 (REQUEST FOR PUBLIC
FUNDS FORM); PROVIDING FOR REPEALING, SAVINGS AND
SEVERABILITY CLAUSES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Wylie, Texas ("Cily Council ") has
investigated and determined that the City of Wylie, Texas' (Tiff') Code of Ordinances
No. 2005 -52, as amended ( "Code of Ordinances "), Chapter 2 (Administration), Article V
(Finance), Division 5 (Donation of Public Funds to Not- For - Profit Organizations),
Sections 2 -161 (Purpose of Division), 2 -162 (Procedures), 2 -163 (Eligibility Criteria), 2-
165 (Accountability) and 2 -166 (Request for Public Funds Form), should be amended as
set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2005 -52 to establish a
policy to provide guidance to not- for -profit organizations on the procedures for
requesting donations of public funds from the City ("Donation Policy "); and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to continue donating public funds in a
fiscally responsible manner to qualified not- for -profit organizations which provide
necessary services to the citizens of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend the Donation Policy to streamline
and clarify the process for requesting donations of public funds from the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has investigated and determined that it is in the best
interest of the City and its citizens to amend the Code of Ordinances as set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1: Findings _ Incorporated. The findings set forth above are
incorporated into the body of this Ordinance as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2: Amendment_ to the Code of Ordinances Chapter 2
(Administration), Article V (Finance), Division 5 (Donation of Public Funds to Not -For-
Profit Organizations), Sections 2 -161 (Purpose of Division), 2.162 (Procedures), 2 -163
(Eligibility _Criteria), 2 -165 (Accountability) and 2 -166 (Request for Public Funds Form).
The Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2 (Administration), Article V (Finance), Division 5
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(Donation of Public Funds to Not- For -Profit Organizations), Sections 2 -161 (Purpose of
Division), 2 -162 (Procedures), 2 -163 (Eligibility Criteria), 2 -165 (Accountability) and 2-
166 (Request for Public Funds Form) are hereby amended as follows:
"CHAPTER 2. ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE V. FINANCE
DIVISION 5. DONATION OF PUBLIC FUNDS TO NOT- FOR - PROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS
Sec. 2 -161. Purpose of division.
The City of Wylie may, from time to time, provide financial
assistance to not - for -profit organizations that provide assistance to its
citizens. In funding not -for - profit organizations, the City of Wylie will:
Sec. 2-162. Procedures.
1) Requests for the donation of public funds to not-for-profit
organizations must be submitted to the city manager's
office.
(2) Organizations requesting the donation of public funds from
the City of Wylie are required to complete the city's
request form.
(3) Each not - for -profit organization's application for funds will
be screened by the city manager's office to ensure that the
guidelines and criteria are met.
(4) Presentations of qualified applicant requests will be made
at a city council meeting, to include a public hearing.
(5) Not - for - profit organizations whose requests do not meet the
guidelines and criteria of this policy will be so notified and,
if appropriate, invited to resubmit the request.
(6) City council donations to not - for -profit organizations will
be based on the benefit to the public and the priorities of
community outcomes.
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Sec. 2 -163. Eligibility criteria.
(10) ...
d. A current list of the organization's board of
directors, officers, and staff.
C. The organization's bylaws and mission statement.
I. Audited financial statements and/or detailed
budgets for the two years prior to the date of the
organization's request.
Sec. 2-165. Accountability.
Not -for -profit organizations requesting donations of public funds
will adhere to general accounting principles as set by law. Continued
compliance with these standards is a criterion for possible future
donations. Submission of an end -of -year financial report to the city after
the donation is granted is required as a condition of the receipt of funds.
Sec. 2 -166. Request for public funds form.
[NOTE: The form previously set forth in Section 2 -166 is hereby
removed — the form is on file and may be obtained in the City Secretary's
Office.]"
SECTION 3: Savings/Repealing Clause. The Code of Ordinances shall remain in
full force and effect, save and except as amended by this or any other ordinance. All
provisions of any ordinance in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed; but such
repeal shall not abate any pending prosecution for violation of the repealed Ordinance,
nor shall the repeal prevent prosecution from being commenced for any violation if
occurring prior to the repeal of the Ordinance. Any remaining portions of conflicting
ordinances shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4: Severability. Should any section, subsection, sentence, clause
and/or phrase of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid by a court of
competent jurisdiction, it is expressly provided that any and all remaining portions of this
Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. The City hereby declares that it would
have passed this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, clause and/or phrase hereof
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses
and/or phrases be declared unconstitutional and/or invalid.
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SECTION 5: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective from and
after its passage.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, on this 25`h day of March, 2014,
ATTESTED TO BY AND
CORRECTLY RECORDED BY:
Carole Ehrli , City Secretary
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