2019-119 Ordinance Adopting City Code Chapter 18.1-Budget

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drafted,together with recommended expenditures for the City, its departments, commissions, and boards and shall present the budget in a manner which is in conformity with good fiscal management practices. The budget shall contain actual or estimated revenues and expenditures for the two (2)years immediately preceding the fiscal year for which the budget is prepared. Each budget shall show the specific fund from which each anticipated expenditure shall be made. 5. PUBLIC INSPECTION, NOTICE, HEARING. The proposed budget shall be a public record available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk for at least ten(10)days prior to the passage of the annual budget. A public hearing shall be held on the proposed budget ordinance prior to the final approval thereof, notice of which shall be given by publication in a newspaper having a general circulation in the City at least seven(7)days prior to the time of such hearing. Following the public hearing, the proposed budget may be further revised and passed without any further inspection, notice or hearing. 6. PASSAGE OF BUDGET. Passage of the annual budget shall be in lieu of passage of an appropriation ordinance and shall be adopted prior to the beginning of the fiscal year to which it applies. A certified copy of such budget along with an estimate of anticipated revenues to be received shall be filed within thirt 30 da s of said assa e with the Macon Count Clerk. Y� ) Y P g Y 7. REVISION TO BUDGET. The budget officer may make revisions to the approved budget within any department,commission or board by deleting, adding to,or changing approved expenditures without Council approval,provided said revisions do not result in the deletion of an activity or program and provided that said revisions do not cause total expenditures within said budget to exceed revenue as set forth in the approved budget ordinance. 8. POLICY. A budget policy shall be adopted by the City Council and may be amended by the affirmative vote of four(4) Council members.