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ADMINISTRATION OF OPERATING BUDGET CO-
Transfers between departmental activities (Exaiple: from Police
Department to Fire Department) will require %atuncil 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.
The City Manager may allocate any net surplus in capital outlay
within an activity toward other unbudgeted capital outlay purchases
within that same activity.
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 be referred to the
City Council Budget Committee for review and recommendation before
acted upon by the City Council.
Adopted April 26, 1965
Reaffirmed August 15, 1966
Amended November 25, 1968
Amended September 22, 1969
Reaffirmed March 9, 1970
Reaffirmed December 10, 1973
Amended April 12, 1976
Amended May 9, 198319