At least sixty (60) days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the City Manager shall prepare and submit to the Mayor and Council the proposed budget and an accompanying message. The City Manager's budget message shall explain the budget both in fiscal terms and in terms of the work programs, linking those programs to organizational goals and community priorities. It shall outline the proposed financial policies of the City for the ensuing fiscal year and the impact of those policies on future years. It shall describe the important features of the budget and indicate any major changes from the current year in financial policies, expenditures, and revenues, together with the reasons for such changes. It shall summarize the City's debt position, including factors affecting the ability to raise resources through debt issues, and include other such material as the City Manager deems desirable.