Requests for budget amendments must be made
in writing, to include a justification for the amendment and the account
numbers and amounts affected.
The Clerk-Treasurer, in conjunction with the
Comptroller - Fiscal Manager, shall then review the request for completeness
and certify that funds are available to make the amendment.
All budget amendments between funds and/or categories
(salaries, operating expenditures, capital outlay) shall be submitted
to the Mayor and Council for approval; budget amendments within categories
shall be approved by the Clerk-Treasurer in conjunction with the Comptroller
- Fiscal Manager.
Upon proper approval of budget amendments, the
adopted budget will be updated to reflect the changes within 30 days.
No budget amendment requests will be accepted
to increase a line-item appropriation without a corresponding increase
in revenue or decrease in a different line-item appropriation.