§ 106.201. Final Annual Budget; Time of submission.

(a)

The Mayor shall submit the final annual budget proposal for the general government to the Council by filing a copy with Legislative Services no later than July 15, unless July 15 falls on a weekend day or national holiday, then the filing shall occur the first business day thereafter. The annual budget proposal shall be accompanied by the Mayor's budget message, by a proposed budget ordinance and by the capital improvement plan, capital improvement plan budget, a current debt schedule including amounts outstanding and amortization schedules for all City debt outstanding, and a projection of forecasted General Fund revenues and expenditures for the four years immediately following the succeeding year's budget proposal. The forecasted General Fund/General Service District expenditures shall include actual calculations of projected debt services on current outstanding bonds and banking fund both as to the General Fund/General Service District and as to the Enterprise funds and funds supported by the General Fund/General Service District so that the impact of the debt retirements and variances in amortization schedules are evident. The Mayor shall comment on the anticipated future problems and opportunities facing the City of Jacksonville that surfaces from these projections. In the event that the proposed capital improvement plan budget proposes that any project be funded with borrowed funds, then such budget shall be accompanied by a document disclosing all unrestricted funds in excess of $50,000 available for the requested use without a waiver of any code provision restricting the use of such funds.

(b)

Each independent agency shall submit its annual budget proposal to the Council not later than the date required by law for it to do so. A copy of the budget proposal shall be transmitted to the Mayor for information as soon as it is prepared, but not later than the date the budget proposal is submitted to the Council. The annual budget proposal shall be accompanied by such comments and observations as the independent agency considers necessary for the information of the Council, including comments and observations with respect to the capital improvement program.

(Ord. 77-691-638, § 2; Ord. 80-431-388, § 2; Ord. 82-767-349, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 2000-272-E, § 1; Ord. 2000-273-E, § 1; Ord. 2003-947-E, § 1; Ord. 2005-361-E, § 3; Ord. 2005-1142-E, § 1; Ord. 2006-185-E, § 3; Ord. 2006-1344-E, § 1; Ord. 2009-701-E, § 1; Ord. 2012-379-E, § 1; Ord. 2015-428-E , § 2)

Note— Former § 126.201.