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No money shall be drawn from the Treasury of the City, nor shall any obligation for the expenditure of money be incurred, except pursuant to appropriation made by Council. At the end of each fiscal year all unexpended balances of appropriations not covered by outstanding contracts shall revert to the respective funds from which the same then be subject to future appropriations. Appropriations may be encumbered in furtherance of capital improvements of the City which will not be completed within the current year.
(Amended Nov. 6, 1990)
The Mayor and Auditor shall supervise all departmental expenditures and shall keep such expenditures within the appropriation. Moneys appropriated as above provided shall not be used for other purposes than those designated in the appropriation ordinance, and all expenditures within the fiscal year shall be made within the appropriations hereinbefore provided for. Council may, however, at any time by resolution with the approval of the Mayor and Auditor, transfer money so appropriated for the use of one department, division or purpose, to any other department, division or purpose; but no such transfer shall be made of money derived from the sale of bonds, or of revenue or earnings of any non-tax supported utility. Any accruing revenue of the City not appropriated as hereinbefore provided may from time to time be appropriated by the Council to such authorized uses as it may by ordinance determine.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 33, Council may to the extent not prohibited by the general laws of the State applicable to cities, at any time by resolution and with the approval of the Mayor and Auditor, transfer excess money not necessary for the operation of a fund created by Council from an issue of bonds, revenue or other sources from such fund to the General Fund.
(Amended Nov. 6, 1990)
Council shall fix by ordinance the amount of bond to be given by each officer, clerk and employee in each department of the City government, if any be required, which bond shall be given by such officer, clerk or employee with corporate surety authorized to do business in the State to the approval of the Mayor; provided, however, that the bond of the Mayor shall be approved by Council. Premiums on such official bonds shall be paid by the City.
Subject to the provisions of this Charter, Council shall fix by ordinance the salary or compensation of all officers or employees of the City government, provided, however, that the salary of no such officer or employee who has been elected or appointed for a definite term shall be increased or diminished during that term and all fees accruing to and collected by any office shall be paid into the City Treasury.
(Amended Nov. 6, 1990)
Council members may be compensated for their services as such by the payment of salary and/or the receipt of benefits under City sponsored benefit plans. For terms of Council members beginning on the first day of January, 2002, and the remainder of the terms of incumbent Council members in office on the effective date of the amendment of this Section 38, the compensation of Council members, including the cost to the City of any benefits, shall be $530 per month, being the salary and cost of benefits to which a Council member is entitled in calendar year 2001. For terms of Council members beginning on or after the first day of January, 2004, the annual compensation of Council members, including benefits, if any, shall not be subject to the limitation set forth in the preceding sentence and shall be in an amount established by a non-emergency ordinance of Council passed at least one year prior to the beginning of the term to be thereby affected. In the event that Council fails for any reason to adopt an ordinance establishing the compensation of its members or any ordinance so adopted is rejected by referendum, the annual compensation then in effect shall continue for the succeeding term without further action of Council.
Absence of four successive regular meetings shall operate to vacate the seat of a member of Council, unless such absence is authorized or excused by Council except that Council may provide by Ordinance for a temporary replacement of the absent Council member in those instances where such absence is authorized or excused.
(Amended Nov. 8, 2011)