Ordinance 1976-021 Changes Adoption of Budget from Ordinance to Resolution FormORDINANCE N0. 21-76
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA,
AMI;NIIING ARTICLE VII, SECTION 7, OF THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 31481,
LAWS OF FLORIDA, EXTRAORDINARY SESSION 1956, AS AMENDED, BY C}{ANGING
' THE POWER AND AUTHORITY OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL TO ADOPT A BUDGET
FROM ORDINANCE FORM TO RESOLUTION FORM.
BE IT ORllAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. Section 7 of Article VII of Chapter 31481, Laws
of Florida, Extraordinary Session 1956, as amended, which said provision
was continued by Article VI, Section 1, of the Charter of the Village
of North Palm Beach effective April 20, 1976, is hereby amended to read
as follows, to-wit:
"Section 7. The Village Manager shall prepare and
submit to the members of the Council at least fifteen days
prior to the first regular meeting of the Council in
' September of each year, a budget for the operation of the
Village government during the next fiscal year, including
an estimate of the revenues and expenditures in such forms
as to afford the Council a comprehensive understanding of
the needs and requirements of the various divisions of
the Village government for the ensuing year. Sufficient
copies of this budget shall be prepared so that there shall
be at least three copies on file in the office of the Village
Clerk.
The Council is hereby authorized and empowered to
prepare and adopt a budget for each fiscal year by
Resolution to be introduced at the first regular meeting of
the Council in September of each year, which Resolution
shall fix and determine the amount of money to be raised
by taxation in the Village for the following fiscal year and
shall also make separate and several appropriations for
the payment of all necessary operating expenses of the
Village and for the payment of interest and principal of
any indebtedness of the Village, and to set forth an
estimate of all income from all sources whatsoever which
shall be received by the Village.
Before final passage of the budget resolution, the
Village Clerk shall cause the same as introduced to be
posted at the Village Hall and in at least one other con-
spicuous place in the Village. At those places the Village
Clerk shall post a notice stating the time and place the
budget will be acted on finally and shall also state in such
notice that the estimate of the Village Manager upon which
the budget is based is on file for inspection of the public
at the office of the Village Clerk. The budget resolution
shall not be passed by the Council until after 12 days
after such posting, but not later than September 30.
"All amendments of the Budget Resolution shall be
made by resolution adopted in accordance with the
usual Village requirements for adopting resolutions;
provided, however, that any amendment of the Budget
Resolution involving a change in any appropriation
amounting to $5,000.00 or more shall not be passed
until it has been read in full by the Village Council at
not less than two meetings of the Village Council held
at least thirteen days apart. In the event of an emergency
requiring the passage of changes in the Budget Resolution
' for any amount of money, such may be done at one
reading with the reasons for the emergency requiring
only one meeting for passage of an amendment to the
Budget Resolution concerning amounts in excess of
$5,000.00 to be set forth in the minutes of the meeting
prior to passage of the resolution."
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
passage.
PLACED ON FIRST READING THIS 26 DAY OF AUGUST, 1976.
PLACED ON SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSED THIS 14 DAY OF
OCTOBER, 1976.
/s/ M. C. Love, Jr.
MAYOR
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ATTEST:
/s/ Dolores R. Walker
Village Clerk
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