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Committee asks legal review of budget reporting, reserves and temporary appropriation language
Summary
Members asked the law department to locate charter language and sample provisions that would compel finance to provide reports and to clarify whether appropriations may exceed estimated revenues when reserves are available; research requested ahead of June drafting.
The committee returned to Article 9 finance provisions and requested legal research on two related topics: how to require regular written/quarterly financial reporting tied to the budget process, and how the charter should treat appropriations that draw on reserves.
Why it matters: Council members said recent budget actions showed a gap between the charter’s drafting language and how appropriations were…
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