No city officer, department head, or board member shall have the authority to expend funds of the City which should be turned into the city treasury, or to obligate the City of Hamtramck in any way beyond the amount permitted by this charter or authorized by the city council.
The city council shall have no power to authorize any contract on behalf of the City for the expenditure of money in excess of the budget allowance or to make or to authorize to make any purchase of materials or supplies of the value exceeding the budget allowance.