Councilors propose removing non-budget ordinance items and other text changes to budget ordinance

Council staff presented draft text amendments to the city’s proposed budget ordinance and council members discussed several substantive changes that would alter the ordinance beyond dollar-line items.

Will Perkins, senior legislative services manager, briefed the body on a set of proposed ordinance text amendments submitted by multiple council members. The proposals discussed included removing non-budget-specific ordinance language from the proposed budget ordinance (one submission would strip several sections that address matters such as city attorney opinions and residency requirements), establishing that…