Pursuant to RCW 35A.33.120 for budgets for the years prior to 2013, and pursuant to RCW 35A.34.200 for the 2013-14 biennial budget and all subsequent budgets, the city manager is authorized to make transfers between individual appropriations within any one fund of the budget adopted by the city; provided, that:
A. 
The request for transfer is made in writing to the city manager by the finance director-treasurer if the transfer was not a programmed transfer adopted by the budget. If the city manager approves the transfer, he shall so state on the written request, sign and file the same with the finance director-treasurer;
B. 
No salary shall be increased above the amount provided therefor in the budget of the city without authorization by the city council.
(Ord. 605 § 1, 1981; Ord. 1398 § 28, 2000; Ord. 1746 § 1 (Exh. A), 2011; Ord. 1776 § 7, 2012)