Pursuant to Cal. Sts. and High. Code § 36500 et seq., it shall be necessary for the District Board of Directors to present an annual budget for City Council review and approval prior to the beginning of any fiscal year. The purpose of this process is to comply with the Code provisions regarding public notice and hearing prior to establishing the benefit fees for the next fiscal year. The city shall not adopt, modify or otherwise amend any fiscal year budget of the district that is inconsistent in any way with said fiscal year's budget as agreed to and presented by the District Board of Directors except in the case of a written majority protest (regarding elimination or modification of a specific budget item) from business owners which will pay 50% or more of the benefit fees proposed to be levied as to any specific budget item pursuant to Cal. Gov't. Code § 36525 (b). In such case the written protest regarding any specific budget item shall be grounds to eliminate or modify said expenditure from the district's proposed budget pursuant to the written protest.
(Ord. 1218, passed 10-1-97)