A. 
The budget shall be prepared under the direction of the Mayor. During the month of November, the Mayor shall require all department heads to submit requests for appropriations for the ensuing budget year and to appear before the Mayor or the Business Administrator at public hearings, which shall be held during that month, on the various requests. During the period of December 1 through January 14, the Mayor, with the assistance of the Business Administrator, shall analyze appropriation requests and capital programs and may confer informally with the Council with respect thereto.
B. 
The Business Administrator shall prepare all estimates of non-property-tax revenues anticipated for the support of each annual budget.
C. 
The budget document shall be prepared in such form as is required by law for municipal budgets and in accordance with the Charter. There shall be appended to the budget a detailed analysis of all items of expenditure and revenue. Such analysis shall include a comparison of the total number of positions of each class and grade to be authorized by the budget with the actual number thereof employed at the beginning and ending of the preceding budget period. So far as practicable, such analysis shall include appropriate statements of the cost of performance of functional programs and activities in terms of quantitative, countable units of work for operating and capital expenditures.
D. 
On or before the 15th of January, the Mayor shall submit to the Council his budget document, which shall include his proposed current budget in the form prescribed by the Local Budget Law, a capital budget and such comment or statement as he may deem desirable.
A. 
The Department of Administration and Finance shall supervise the administration of each annual budget. In consultation with the department heads, the Business Administrator shall establish quarterly or such other periodic allotments of appropriations as he may deem necessary. Each department shall plan and administer its expenditure program within the limits of such allotments.
B. 
If at any time during the budget year the Business Administrator shall ascertain that the municipal government is faced with the probability of incurring a cash deficit for the current year, he shall reconsider the work programs and allotments of the several departments. Upon such reconsideration and with the approval of the Mayor, he may revise the budget allotments so as to forestall, so far as possible, the making of commitments and expenditures in excess of the revenues to be realized during the fiscal year.
[Amended 12-1-1993 by Ord. No. 1993-32]
All purchase contracts in excess of the maximum limit as allowed by law shall be let, upon sealed bids, to the lowest responsible bidder pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4. Where contracts are let by public competitive bidding, the Council may, upon recommendation of the Business Administrator with respect to all contracts other than public works contracts, let the contract in the manner prescribed by law. The Mayor shall execute and sign contracts let and authorized pursuant to the Charter and ordinances.
All purchases of any work, supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services for the municipality's account shall be made by the Division of Administration pursuant to a written requisition from the head of the department whose appropriation will be charged and the certification of the Business Administrator that a sufficient unencumbered balance of appropriation is available to pay therefor.
The Business Administrator shall establish and approve uniform standards for requisitions and purchases. The Division of Administration shall control the delivery of all supplies, materials, equipment and other items of purchase and shall make or cause to be made proper test checks and inspections thereof. The Division shall ascertain whether said supplies, materials, equipment and other items purchased comply with the specifications and shall cause necessary tests to be made to determine whether the materials or supplies furnished are of the quality and standard required.
A. 
Each department shall follow such procedures and use such forms for purchasing as the Business Administrator shall prescribe. Upon request of the Business Administrator, each department head shall submit a complete statement of the materials, supplies and equipment and work and labor under contract, which will be required by the department during the ensuing year, half year or quarter year as the Administrator may determine, according to the best estimate of the department head.
B. 
In the event of an immediate need or requirement, superintendents of the six departments hereinbefore provided under this code shall be authorized to make periodic purchases not to exceed the sum of $50. Such purchases may be made without the superintendent securing the authorization of the Business Administrator.
C. 
Where purchases in excess of the amount as provided by statute are made without competitive bidding, the Division of Administration shall obtain, wherever possible, at least three price quotations for the item or items purchased.
D. 
The Business Administrator shall establish a procedure for the purchase of any items required for the immediate protection of the public health, safety, morals or welfare of the municipality, which procedure will permit such emergency purchases to be made for specific purposes in a manner other than that prescribed by this Article.