§ 106.215. Supplemental appropriation and revenue reduction limitations.

(a)

All supplemental appropriations, regardless of by whom proposed, shall conform to the following requirements:

(1)

Appropriations shall be budget neutral for the then current fiscal year;

(2)

Appropriation ordinances shall provide a certification that funds appropriated in said ordinance are either funded from non-city grant revenues or matched with identified balancing expenditure reductions.

(3)

This subsection (a) shall not apply to appropriations from reserves.

(b)

All appropriations from General Fund reserves (which do not include the Emergency Reserve), with the sole exception of the Federal Matching Grant Reserve, the Continuation Grant Match Reserve, the F.I.N.D. Grant Match Reserve, and the Executive Operating Reserve, shall require the approval of two-thirds of the Council members present. Any waiver by ordinance of this section shall require the approval of two-thirds of the Council Members present.

(c)

Any ordinance providing for a reduction in previously budgeted revenue shall also provide for a matching reduction in recurring expenditures.

(Ord. 2005-1383-E, § 1; Ord. 2017-2-E , § 1)