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City attorney tells finance committee budget cannot itself change charter or code; budget and code changes are separate steps
Summary
City Attorney Mike Liles told the finance committee that a budget cannot unilaterally change the municipal code or city charter; the committee can fund an initiative in the budget but must follow ordinance/charter amendment procedures to change reporting lines for offices such as the city attorney or harbor master.
The city attorney told the Finance Standing Committee May 8 that a municipal budget cannot itself alter the city code or charter and that the council must pursue separate legislative or charter-amendment steps to change legal reporting lines.
Mike Liles, the city attorney, addressed several questions from committee members about proposed FY26 budget moves that would place programs or…
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