A. During the preparation of the budget for any fiscal year which contains either a general election period or a primary election period, the city manager shall estimate the amounts necessary to provide the public funding established by this article, and to make all other payments and meet all other expenses authorized by the provisions of this article. Thereafter, the city council shall include in its final budget for the fiscal year the amount, if any, that it determines to be appropriate for the Campaign Reform Budget Unit. In the event that the amounts estimated by the city manager to be necessary to provide the public funding established by this article and to make all other payments and meet all other expenses authorized by the provisions of this article are inadequate, the city clerk shall advise the city council of the shortage, and the city council shall thereafter transfer such additional funds, if any, that it determines to be appropriate, from the General Fund Administrative Contingencies Unit to the Campaign Reform Budget Unit.
B. If a special election or special runoff election is held for a city office and there are not sufficient funds in the Campaign Reform Budget Unit to provide in full the public funding established by this article and to make the other payments authorized by this article, the city clerk shall advise the city council of the shortage, and the city council shall thereafter transfer such additional funds, if any, that it determines to be appropriate, from the General Fund Administrative Contingencies Unit to the Campaign Reform Budget Unit. (Ord. 2003-046 § 1)