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ADMINISTRATION OF OPERATING BUDGET
Transfers between departmental activities (Example: from Police Department
to Fire Department) will require Council authorization by budget amendment.
Transfer of funds into or out of capital outlay object accounts will require
Council authorization by budget amendment. The City Manager will have authority
to make transfers between maintenance and operation and salary sections within
a single activity.
The City Manager is authorized to transfer funds between object accounts in
salaries and in maintenance and operation sections.
Any net surplus in capital outlay will be transferred to unappropriated
contingency reserve at mid -year and years end.
Funds from unappropriated contingency reserve may be transferred to activity
objects only by Council approval by budget amendment.
All requests for expenditure must be made by department heads or subordinate
personnel authorized in writing and are based on appropriations previously
approved by Council action.
The Finance Department is responsible for checking purchase requests against
availability of funds and authorization as per approved budget.
The City Manager is responsible for approving expenditures which do not conform
with budget approval, but which do fall within the exceptions noted in this
policy statement.
In the final analysis, it is the responsibility of the City Manager to administer
the municipal budget within the framework of policy and appropriation as approved
by the City Council.
All budget amendments exceeding $12,000 shall
Budget Committee for review and recommendation
Council.
Adopted - April 26, 1965
Reaffirmed - August 15, 1966
Amended - November 25, 1966
Amended - September 22, 1969
Reaffirmed - March 9, 1970
Reaffirmed - December 10, 1973
Amended - April 12, 1976
be referred to the City Council
before acted upon by the City