The council must consider the budget in compliance with state law and must provide a reasonable opportunity for interested citizens to be heard. The adopted budget must show in detail the city's financial plan for the next fiscal year. It must show the amounts and sources of revenue and the amounts and purposes of expenditures. The total expenditures cannot exceed the total estimated revenues and allocated surplus. The budget must be adopted in compliance with state law. A majority of the council must adopt the budget by resolution and must by resolution levy taxes needed to fund budgeted expenditures. The city clerk will file the tax levy resolution with the county auditor within the required time period.
(Ord. 556, passed 6-27-2016)
Statutory reference:
See M.S.A. § 275.07