HomeMy WebLinkAbout10683ORDINANCE NO. 10,683
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 1, SECTION 3 OF ORDINANCE NO. 7552,
SAME BEING "AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING BUDGET PROCEDURES FOR THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK; ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM OF PRE -AUDIT BUDGET
CONTROL., AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES."
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE
ROCK OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. Article 12 Section 3 of Ordinance No. 7552 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
" ARTICLE 1. BUDGET PROCEDURE
SECTION 3. PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF BUDGET.
The Mayor, on or before the 16th day of December of each
year shall submit to the Board of Directors a budget and
an explanatory budget message for the ensuing year in the
form and with the contents provided by sections eleven to
thirteen inclusive of Article 1. For such purpose, at
such date as he shall determine, he shall obtain from
the head of each offices department or agency, estimates
of revenue and expenditures of that office, department
or agency, detailed by organization units and character
and object of expenditure, together with an estimate of
all capital projects pending or which such department
head believes should be undertaken ( a ) within the budget
year and (b) within the next five succeeding years. In
preparing the budget, the Mayor shall review the estimates
in view of the needs of the various spending agencies and
the probable income of the city government, and may revise
the estimates, as he may deem advisable."
SECTION 2. Because of the fact that the present Board of Directors
only took office the 11th day of November, 1957, additional time
is needed within which to prepare and present the budget to the
Board. It is therefore declared that an emergency exists and
this Ordinance being necessary for the preservation of the
public peace, health and safety, shall be in force and take
effect immediately on and after its passage.
PASSED: November 30, 1957
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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