Amending Chapter 2 new Article 7 Entitled Budgetary Procedures

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BILL NO. 38 -81 ORDINANCE NO. (_Q 1 Z -k AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 4, OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AND BY THE INCLUSION OF NEW ARTICLE 7 ENTITLED BUDGETARY PROCEDURES STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The Common Council recognizes that its chief statutory duty is to review the annual budget of the City of South Bend. The Council further recognizes the need to review priorities and goals of municipal programs when reviewing budget appropriations. The Council believes that the present line -item budget form, which is the minimum standard required in Indiana, does not adequately address or develop the backgrounds of the requested budget items. Therefore, the Council is introducing the following Bill to amend our local budgetary process. The Council believes it will improve the budgetary procedures, and will help the Council work toward greater fiscal responsibility over our tax dollars. NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA as follows: SECTION I. The Municipal code of the City of South Bend, Indiana is hereby amended by the inclusion of new Article 7 in Chapter 2, which shall read in its entirety as follows: ARTICLE 7. BUDGETARY PROCEDURES Sec. 2 -86. Legislative Findings (a) The South Bend Common Council hereby finds that there is a need to develop improved budgetary procedures which would clearly identify requested appropriations. (b) The Council therefore declares that the following Budgetary Procedures shall govern the preparation of all budgets annually prepared for Common Council review. Sec.. 2 -87 Proposed Line -Item Budget (a) It shall be the duty of the City Controller to prepare a budget estimate for the ensuing budget year in accordance with applicable state law, and provisions of this Article. (b) The CityController shall file ten (10) copies of the Proposed Budget with the Chairman of the Personnel and Finance Committee of the Common Council at least fourteen (14) days prior to the publication of Notice of Budget Estimates which is required by state law. (c) The Proposed Budget shall follow the line -item format utilizing the following four (4) standard budgetary object or expense classification: 1) Personal Services: Includes items formerly recorded under Personal Services as well as Employee Benefits. 2) Supplies: Includes items formerly separately reported under Supplies and Materials.