Section 4.04 Planning.

   Consistent with all applicable federal and state laws with respect to land use, development, and environmental protection, the city council shall:

      (1)   Designate an agency or agencies to carry out the planning function and such decision-making responsibilities as may be specified by ordinance;

      (2)   Adopt a comprehensive plan and determine to what extent zoning and other land use control ordinances must be consistent with the plan; and

      (3)   Adopt development regulations, to be specified by ordinance, to implement the plan.

ARTICLE V. FINANCIAL PROCEDURES

Section 5.01 Fiscal year.

   The fiscal year of the city shall begin on the first day of January and end on the last day of December.

Section 5.02 Submission of budget and budget message.

   On or before the 1st day of August of each year, the mayor shall submit to the city council a budget for the ensuing fiscal year and an accompanying message.

(Ref. of 5-7-96)

Section 5.03 Budget message.

   The mayor’s message shall explain the budget both in fiscal terms and in terms of the work programs. It shall outline the proposed financial policies of the city for the ensuing fiscal year, describe the important features of the budget, indicate any major changes from the current year in financial policies, expenditures, and revenues together with the reasons for such changes, summarize the city’s debt position and include such other material as the mayor deems desirable.

Section 5.04 Budget.

   The budget shall provide a complete financial plan of all city funds and activities for the ensuing fiscal year and, except as required by law or this charter, shall be in such form as the mayor deems appropriate. The city council may require additional information or details about the mayor’s budget proposal. The budget shall begin with a clear general summary of its contents; shall show in detail all estimated income, indicating the proposed property tax levy, and all proposed expenditures, including debt service, for the ensuing fiscal year; and shall be so arranged as to show comparative figures for actual and estimated income and expenditures of the current fiscal year and actual income and expenditures of the preceding two (2) fiscal years. It shall indicate in separate sections:

      (1)   The proposed goals and objectives and expenditures for current operations during the ensuing fiscal year, detailed for each fund by organization unit, and program, purpose or activity, and the method of financing such expenditures;

      (2)   Proposed capital expenditures during the ensuing five (5) fiscal years, detailed for each fund by organization unit when practicable, and the proposed method of financing each such capital expenditure; and

      (3)   The anticipated income and expense and profit and loss for the ensuing year for each utility or other proprietary fund operated by the city.

   For any fund, the total of proposed expenditures shall not exceed the total of estimated income plus the fund balance carried forward, exclusive of reserves.

(4-13-04, § D; 4-8-08, § C; 4-13-10, § A)

Section 5.05 City council action on budget.

   (a)   Notice and hearing. The city council shall publish in one (1) or more newspapers of general circulation in the city the general summary of the budget and a notice stating:

      (1)   The times and places where copies of the message and budget are available for inspection by the public, and

      (2)   The time and place, not less than two weeks after such publication, for a public hearing on the budget.

   (b)   Amendment before adoption. After the public hearing, the city council may adopt the budget with or without amendment. In amending the budget, it may add or increase programs or amounts and may delete or decrease any programs or amounts, except expenditures required by law or for debt service or for an estimated cash deficit, provided that no amendment to the budget shall increase the authorized expenditures to an amount greater than total estimated income.

   (c)   Adoption. The city council shall adopt the annual appropriation ordinance for appropriated funds for the ensuing fiscal year on or before the 30th day of September of the fiscal year currently ending. The annual appropriation ordinance shall make appropriations by fund and department or organizational unit. It is not necessary to appropriate funds to be expended from a proprietary or trust fund if the fund is not supported or subsidized by revenue derived from the annual appropriated tax levy. However, an annual budget for these funds shall be adopted by resolution on or before the 30th day of September of the fiscal year currently ending and published at the same time as publication of the annual appropriation ordinance. If the city council fails to adopt the budget by this date, the budget proposed by the mayor shall go into effect.

   (d)   The city council shall adopt any other ordinances required to authorize new revenues or to amend the rates or other features of existing taxes or other revenue sources.

(4-10-12, § B)