1982 - Summary of City Government

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STATUTORY CITIES § 412.711 mnde up of proceeds of Uond issues, ntility Yunds, and specinl aesesament funde, and mnp include any of �uch funcls at the discretion of the couneil. The ea- � ttmntes ot expenditures for each fund Uudgeted shail he arranged Yor each de- pxrtment or division oY the city iender the followin� heads: (1) ordinary espenses (for operation, maintenance, and repairs}; (2) pay, ment o[ principal und interest on bonds and other fiaed charges; (3) capital outla3�s (Por netiv constriiction, new equipmenC, and ali improvements of a lastin� character). Ordinary expenses shali he sub�divided into: (n) salaries and �vages, with a liQt ot ull snluried offices and positions, including the sal- arp nllowance and the number of persons holding eaeh ;(b) otl�er expenses, tivith suificient detuil to Ue reudily under:sYood. All Increases and �ecreases shall he clearly shown. In para11e1 columns shall be added the amounts grant- ed and the amounts expended under similan c�uds 1or the past iwo cotx►pleted �iscal years und the eurrent Liscal �•enr, actual to dnte and estimated for thc baiance oC the Sear. In addition to thc estimates o£ expenditures, the Uudget shull include for each hud�etecl f�ind a siaiement oP the revenues which have accrued Yor the past t�so compieted flscnl ycars �vith the amount collected and the uncollected halances together with the eame Information, basecl in so far as necessary on estimates, for the current fiscal year, and an estimate oP the revenues for tk2e ensuing �iscal �eflr. Ti�e statement oi revenues for each year shall specify the fallo�v3ng items: sums derfti•ed Yrom (A) taxation, (b) fees, (c) fines, (d) interest, (c) mtscellaneous, not inclu�ied in the foregoing, (1) sales and rentals, (g) enrnings af public ut3Iitics and other pvblic service en- terprises, (h) specill ussess�nents, nnd (i) sales oP bonds and other oblign- tions. Such estimntes shfill be printed or type�vritten and theee shall be suf- �icient copies Yor each member of the council, for tlie mana�er, for the clerk, and thrcc, nt lenst, to be posted in �nb13c plt�ces ln the city. The estfmates shall be suhmitted Co the council at its firat re�iIar monthly meeting in Sep- tember and shall be mnde nublle The mnnn�er may sub�nit �vith the estl- mates such explanatory statement or stntemenLq ns l�c mnp deem necess�ry, and during. the First threc ��et►�:s of opet:ltion nncler Optiud�l 3'lan I� 1 he shnll be �uthorized to interpret ti�c rrqt�irements oP this �ection as mqti�iring only � such compnrisons of the cit��'� financca �vith thofie of the pre�•iou5 governmcnt oY the city as maiy fle Peasiblc an�l pertinent. Amended by La��s 1973, c. 123, art. 2, � 1. 7973 Amendment. T.aws 1373, c. 1.23, "villa�e" and the substitution, wheTe art. 2. � 1, aubd. 2, was a general autho- appro��riate, of the tcrm "city" ar the rizatlon Por ihe deletion of the term term "statutory city_" 412.7i i Consideratlon of hudget; tax levy The budget shall be thc principnl item oP business nt the first regu2ar monthly mectin� oi thc conncil i�i tiepteinber and the council shtill hold ad- journed mectin� fron� time to ti�n�� until aII the estimt�tea harc been consid- erec�. The ��eetin�,� shnli. Le �a conducted as to �i�•e Interested citizens a rea- sonaUle opportunLty to Ex� he.u•d. The budget estimntes shalt be read in full und ihe mana�;cr shull e�plriin thc �•urioua Itcros thcreoP us fully fls may be deemed neceysary Ly the council. The aununl bttdget tinall� n�reed icpon �halt set forth in detriil tl�e eouzplete Yinanciail pinn oP the city for Che ensu- ing Piscnl seur for tlie fiuids Uud�eted una tshaill Ue si�ned by thc inajority of the council wt�en �►dopted. It shall indicnte the sums to �e raised and irom whaC sources und the �uma [o bc spent nnd Por �vliat pur��:tes according to the plan indIcnYe�i 9n section 412.701. The tots�l suin uppropriated shall be Iess thun the totai estimatcd re�•enue by a 5fife �nargin. T1ie council �hall adopt the budget not latcr tiian thc fiE�t duy of October Uy n resolution which sliall set fortli thc total for eucY� bE�dRctcd fand anil each degartment �vith such segregt�tiun Fts to objects n�id F�urposes of espen�litterce us LhE CpUTIL`IL (ICeI173 necessary for pi�rpose� of bii�iRet contrul. Tl�e cou�icil ahnil also adopt a reso- lution levying whutever tuxes it considcrs necessary withln stahitory limiis for the ensuing yeAr 4ur cuch Pund. The tax lery resolution shall be ccrti- 1Eied to the county uuditor iii accordance witli law not later thnn October 10. 24A Minn.S.A.--b 1979 P.P- - za