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Council presses for clearer budget schedule, earlier public materials and audit deadlines in charter review
Summary
Council members and the Charter Review Commission discussed new charter language aimed at clarifying the city's budget calendar, publishing requirements for the proposed budget, audit timing and how reserves may be treated during adoption.
City councilors and charter-review commissioners spent a substantial portion of the Jan. 25 meeting on proposed Article 9 changes that would update how Cleveland Heights prepares, publishes and adopts its annual budget.
What council considered
- Budget calendar and deadlines: The CRC draft sets a formal fiscal-year definition and includes a November 15 deadline for certain budget materials to be provided to the council (the draft also specifies adoption and effective-date rules). Members asked the law department to check whether local charter language can set an earlier local deadline than state law or whether that requirement must be done by ordinance.
- Publication and transparency: The proposed…
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