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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-1990-030-O-9030-0-90 AN ORDINANCE Providing for the Transfer of $135,954.35 • of the Investment Earnings of the City of Evanston Debt Service Fund to the City of Evanston General Fund for the Fiscal Year Ending February 28, 1991 WHEREAS. the City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, has a population in excess of 25,000 as determined by the last official census and, accordingly, pursuant to the provisions of 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois and particularly Article VII, Section 6(a) thereof, said City is a home rule unit and as such may exercise any power or perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs, including, but not limited to, the power to tax and to incur debt; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 6(d) and 6(k) of said Article VII of said 1970 Constitution, the City of Evanston has the power to incur debt payable from ad valorem tax receipts maturing within forty (40) years from the time it is incurred and without prior referendum approval; and WHEREAS, on the 17th day of August, 1973, the City Council of said City did adopt Ordinance 78-0-73 establishing the procedures to be followed in the borrowing of money for public corporation purposes of said City and the issuing of full faith and credit bonds of said City without referendum approval, such ordinance being entitled; "AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED IN INCURRING INDEBTEDNESS FOR CORPORATE PURPOSES, ISSUING NON -REFERENDUM BONDS TO EVIDENCE SUCH INDEBTEDNESS AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE LEVYING OF A TAX FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING PRINCIPAL ON SUCH BONDS AND INTEREST THEREON AS THE SAME BECOME DUE." and which Ordinance No. 78-0-73 was amended by Ordinance No. 107-0-80 adopted by the City Council on November 10, 1980, and which said procedural ordinance, as amended, is now in full t • force and effect; and WHEREAS, sufficient funds have been provided in the approved Debt Service Fund budget for the fiscal year ending February 28, 1991 to pay the cost of all the 1990/91 contractural commitments of the Debt Service Fund of the City and investment earnings from the Debt Service Fund are available for other purposes; E • NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON. COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SECTION 1: That $135,954.35 of the excess investment earnings are to be transferred from the City's Debt Service Fund to the General Fund and be utilized to pay the City of Evanston' 1990 equity contribution due the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County in the amount of $135,954.35. SECTION 2: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication in the manner provided by law. SECTION 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Introduced: �P� �3, 11F0 0 ATTEST: r` J City Clerk App*owed as tD form: Corporation Counsel 1990 Approved: v Mayor , 1990