Chapter 3.87
FEDERAL SHARED REVENUE FUND

Sections:

3.87.010    Fund created—Source of revenue.

3.87.020    Purposes.

3.87.030    Expenditures.

3.87.010 Fund created—Source of revenue.

There is created a special fund to be known as the federal shared revenue fund. There shall be deposited into such fund all money received by the city under Subtitle A, “Allocation and Payment of Funds,” of the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972, as amended by the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Amendment of 1976, or as the same may be subsequently amended, together with all interest earned from the investment of money within the fund. (Ord. 2096 § 1, 1977: Ord. 1462 § 1 (part), 1972).

3.87.020 Purposes.

A.    Expenditures from such fund shall be made only for priority expenditures as defined by Section 103(a) of the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972, which priority expenditures are defined as follows:

1.    Ordinary and necessary maintenance and operating expenses for:

(a)    Public safety (including law enforcement, fire protection and building code enforcement),

(b)    Environmental protection (including sewage disposal, sanitation and pollution abatement),

(c)    Public transportation (including transit systems and roads),

(d)    Health,

(e)    Recreation,

(f)    Libraries,

(g)    Social services for the poor or aged, and

(h)    Financial administration; and

2.    Ordinary and necessary capital expenditures authorized by law.

B.    No money in such fund shall be used, directly or indirectly, as a contribution for the purpose of obtaining Federal funds under any law of the United States which requires a contribution by the city of Yakima in order to receive federal funds. (Ord. 1462 § 1 (part), 1972).

3.87.030 Expenditures.

Expenditures from the federal shared revenue fund shall be made only pursuant to an ordinance passed by the Yakima city council appropriating a specific amount of money within such fund for a designated purpose and authorizing the transfer of that amount of money to another specified fund for appropriation therein and for expenditure therefrom. (Ord. 1462 § 1 (part), 1972).