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At least 60 days prior to the end of each fiscal year, the Chief Administrative Officer shall submit to the Council a City budget and an accompanying budget message.

(a) The budget shall provide a complete financial plan of all City funds and activities for the ensuing fiscal year and, except as required by law or the City Charter, shall be in such form as the Chief Administrative Officer deems desirable or the Council may require by resolution or ordinance. The budget shall indicate in separate sections: (1) Proposed expenditures for current operations during the ensuing fiscal year and the method of financing such expenditures; (2) Proposed capital expenditures during the ensuing fiscal year and the proposed method of financing each such capital expenditure; and (3) Anticipated net surplus or deficit for the ensuing fiscal year of each utility owned or operated by the City and the proposed method of its disposition;...

The Council shall publish in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the City a general summary of the budget and a notice stating: (1) The times and places where copies of the message and budget are available for inspection by the public; and (2) The time and place, not less than two weeks after such publication, for a public hearing on the budget.

After the public hearing, the City Council may adopt the budget with or without amendment. In amending the budget, it may add or increase programs or amounts and may delete or decrease any programs or amounts, except expenditures required by law or for debt service or for estimated cash deficit, provided that no amendment to the budget shall increase the authorized expenditure to an amount greater than the total of estimated revenues and unencumbered balance from any previous fiscal year.

The Council shall adopt the budget for the next fiscal year on or before the last day of the fiscal year currently ending. If the Council fails to adopt the budget by this date, the amounts appropriated for current operation for the current fiscal year shall be deemed adopted for the ensuing fiscal year on a month to month basis, with all items in it prorated accordingly, until such time as the Council adopts a budget for the ensuing fiscal year. Adoption of the budget shall constitute appropriations of the amounts specified therein for expenditure from the funds indicated.

(a) Submission to Council. The Chief Administrative Officer shall prepare and submit to the City Council a capital program for a minimum of three years at least four months prior to the final date for submission of the budget. (b) Program requirements. The capital program shall include: (1) A clear general summary of its contents; (2) A list of all capital improvements which are proposed to be undertaken with appropriate supporting information as to the necessity for such improvements; (3) Cost estimates, method of financing and recommended time schedule for each such improvement; and (4) The estimated annual cost of operating and maintaining facilities to be constructed or acquired. The above information may be revised and extended each year with regard ...

(a) Notice and hearing. The City Council shall publish in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the City a general summary of the capital program and a notice stating: (1) The times and places where copies of the capital program are available for inspection by the public; and (2) The time and place, not less than two weeks after such publication, for a public hearing on the capital program. (b) Adoption. The City Council, by resolution, shall adopt the capital program with or without amendment after the public hearing and on or before the last day of the current fiscal year.

Copies of the budget and the capital program as adopted shall be public records and shall be made available to the public at suitable places in the City.

[ Ord. No. 10131 , § 1, 5-2-2013 ] (a) Supplemental appropriations. If during the fiscal year the Chief Administrative Officer certifies that there are available for appropriation current revenues in excess of those estimated in the budget, or an unencumbered balance from the previous fiscal year in excess of the amount estimated in the budget, or the requirement for additional expenditures not anticipated in the budget, the Council, by ordinance, may make supplemental appropriations for the year up to the amount permitted by law and the City Charter. (b) Reduction of appropriations. If at any time during the fiscal year it appears probable to the Chief Administrative Officer that the revenues available will be insufficient to meet the amount appropriated...

The City Council shall, by ordinance, set the tax rate and levy on the various classes of property as soon as practicable after passage of the ordinance approving the budget, but no later than September 30 of each year or as otherwise provided by law. No ordinance setting such tax rates and levy shall be so adopted until there has been a public hearing on the proposed ordinance. Notice of such public hearing shall be published as provided by ordinance.

The City Council shall hold at least one public hearing on the proposed rates of taxes at which citizens may be heard. Such hearing must be held prior to the adoption of a tax rate by the Council. The City Clerk shall cause a notice of such public hearing to be published in at least one newspaper qualified under the laws of the state, of general circulation in St. Louis County, which notice shall state the time, date and place of such hearing. Notice shall also be posted in at least three public places within the City. These notices shall be published and posted at least seven days prior to the date of the hearing. The notices provided for herein shall contain that information described in items (1), (2) and (3) in § 2-303 .

Following the public hearing described in the preceding section, the City Council shall establish the annual tax rate, which tax rate shall be calculated to produce substantially the same revenues as required in the budget adopted as provided herein.

After the annual tax rate has been established by the City Council, the Director of Finance shall certify the levy to the county collector for collection of taxes in accordance with state law.

(a) Personal property. The Director of Finance is authorized to cancel from the accounts as uncollectible all personal property taxes that are not collected within five years of their assessment. (b) Real property. The Director of Finance is authorized to cancel from the accounts as uncollectible all real estate taxes that are not collected within 10 years of their assessment.

There is hereby created the position of Director of Finance. The Chief Administrative Officer shall appoint a qualified person as Director of Finance who shall hold office at the pleasure of the Chief Administrative Officer.

The Director of Finance shall receive as full compensation for his/her services a stated salary to be fixed by the City Council in lieu of any and all other remuneration.

The Director of Finance shall be the general fiscal officer of the City, subject to the supervision of the Chief Administrative Officer, and, in such capacity, the Director shall: (1) Exercise general supervision over all the fiscal affairs of the City and over all its property, assets and claims and the disposition thereof. (2) Collect all revenues derived from all sources which may be levied by law, this Code or other City ordinance, and it shall be the director's duty to use all lawful means to secure the prompt payment of the revenue. (3) Deposit daily all monies collected and belonging to the City in the City depository. (4) Make out all licenses and issue the licenses to the person named therein upon payment to him of the license fee thereon, and ke...

[1] Editor's Note: Former § 2-325, Bond required, § 2-326, Books of account, and § 2-327, Reports to the Chief Administrative Officer generally; additional duties, were repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1 , General Provisions, Art. II ).