Unless otherwise directed by the City Council, at least thirty-five (35) days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the City Manager shall prepare and submit to the City Council, a proposed annual budget, covering the expected income and all proposed expenditures of City for the forthcoming fiscal year. In preparing the budget, the City Manager shall utilize the most feasible combination of expenditure classification by funds, organization unit, program, purpose of activity, and object.
Not less than ten (10) copies of the proposed budget, and the City Manager's budget message, shall be on file in the office of the City Clerk, available for examination by members of the general public. Upon submission of the budget, the City Council shall select a convenient date for the conduct of a public hearing upon the adoption of such budget. Notice shall be given of such public hearing in such manner as the City Council deems appropriate to give complete and adequate notice thereof to residents of the City. At the time of such public hearing, the City Council shall consider evidence presented by any interested person concerning any or all of the items as contained in the proposed budget. Upon conclusion of the said public hearing, the City Council shall make such alterations, deletions or additions to the budget, as proposed, as is in the public interest and, therefore, it shall approve the budget as revised. Such approval shall take place prior to the last day of July of the fiscal year to which such budgets relates. Upon its adoption, by the affirmative votes of at least three (3) members of the City Council, the budget shall be in effect for the ensuing fiscal year. The budget, as approved, shall be filled with the City Clerk and shall be reproduced and copies made available for the use of the public and of departments, officers and agencies of the City.
At any meeting after the adoption of the budget, the City Council may amend or supplement the budget, by motion, adopted by the affirmative votes of at least three (3) members of the City Council.