Public hearings on the manager’s proposed budget shall be held and notice of such hearings shall be provided in accordance with applicable state law; however, no less than one (1) public hearing shall be held on the budget following notice of such hearing. The budget shall not be adopted at the same meeting as the public hearing. The annual appropriations ordinance providing funding for the proposed budget, along with a corresponding ad valorem tax levy ordinance shall be considered by the City Council at the same meeting the City Council considers approving the budget. Upon approval of the budget, the caption of the appropriations ordinance shall be published once, and the caption and penalty of the ad valorem tax levy ordinance shall be published twice in the City’s official newspaper. The final approved budget and the full text of each ordinance shall be posted on the city’s website and filed in the city secretary’s office and made available for public inspection. The budget will become effective upon approval by City Council. The appropriations ordinance and ad valorem tax levy ordinance shall become effective upon publication in accordance with this section.
(Ord. 22081-02-2016, § 2(VIII), 2-2-2016, approved 5-7-2016)