[CC 1999 §8.0105; Ord. No. 99-11-01 §2, 11-16-1999]
The Board of Aldermen shall by ordinance adopt the City budget.
[CC 1999 §§8.0106, 8.0107; Ord.
No. 99-11-01 §2, 11-16-1999]
A. The
City shall not incur any annual debts which aggregate an amount greater
than the anticipated revenues for the budget year, without the approval
of the voters of the City, as required by law.
B. Expenditure
estimates in the budget shall not be larger in amount than the total
anticipated revenue for the budget year, plus any surplus from the
previous year or less any deficit from the previous year.
[CC 1999 §8.0108; Ord. No. 99-11-01 §2, 11-16-1999; Ord. No. 03-05-03 §8.0108(f), 5-13-2003]
A. The
City Clerk shall be the Budget Officer and shall prepare the City
budget in accordance with the following process:
1. The City Clerk will collect the data necessary and make preliminary
revenue estimates for the coming fiscal year. He/she will estimate
expenditures for the present year and note expenditures and revenues
for the previous two (2) fiscal years.
2. The City Clerk will request from each City Officer a statement of
expenditures requested for the coming fiscal year.
3. The City Clerk will review the departmental requests and make his/her
final revenue estimates for the coming fiscal year and will confer
with department heads to discuss these requests.
4. The City Clerk will begin assembling the City budget.
5. The City Clerk will confer with the Mayor and any such other officers
as the Mayor may designate, for preparation of the City budget for
the next fiscal year to be submitted to the Board of Aldermen.
After the City has approved the budget for any year and has
approved or adopted the orders, motions, resolutions or ordinances
required to authorize the expenditures proposed in the budget, the
City shall not increase the total amount authorized for expenditure
from any fund, unless the Board of Aldermen adopts a resolution setting
forth the facts and reasons making the increase necessary and approves
or adopts an order, motion, resolution or ordinance to authorize the
expenditures.