(a) Emergency Appropriations. To meet a public emergency affecting life, health, property, or the public peace, the council may make emergency appropriations. Such appropriations may be made by emergency ordinance in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.14. To the extent that there are no unappropriated revenues to meet such appropriations, the council may by such emergency ordinance authorize the issuance of emergency notes, which may be renewed from time to time, but the emergency notes and renewals of any fiscal year shall be paid not later than the last day of the fiscal year next succeeding that in which the emergency appropriation was made.
(b) Reduction of Appropriations. If at any time during the fiscal year it appears probable to the manager that the revenues available will be insufficient to meet the amount appropriated, he/she shall report to the council without delay, indicating the estimated amount of the deficit, any remedial action taken by him/her and his/her recommendations as to any other steps to be taken. The council shall then take such action as it deems necessary to prevent or minimize any deficit and for that purpose it shall have the power by ordinance to reduce one or more appropriations.
(c) Transfer of appropriations. After the first day of September of the current fiscal year the manager may transfer part or all of any unencumbered appropriation balance among programs within a department, office, or agency and, upon written request by the manager, the council may by resolution transfer part or all of any unencumbered appropriation balance from one department, office, or agency to another, provided that such transfer does not exceed 5% of the total adopted budget. Any transfer in excess of 5% shall be by ordinance.
(d) Limitations; Effective Date. No appropriation for debt service may be reduced or transferred, and no appropriation may be reduced below any amount required by law to be appropriated or by more than the amount of any unencumbered balance thereof. Emergency appropriations and reduction or transfer of appropriations authorized by this section may be made effective immediately upon adoption of the required ordinance.
(e) After the adoption of the budget, if projected revenue and other funds available for appropriation result in a projected surplus, any tax of the Township may be reduced or repealed consistent with the requirements of Section 7.07(d) of this Charter. *
Notes
| * | Added by approval of the electorate in the November 4, 1980, General Election. |