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Haslet charter subcommittee proposes budget rules, fiscal-year and public‑hearing procedures
Summary
The commission’s financial subcommittee recommended draft charter language on fiscal year (Oct. 1–Sept. 30), city-manager-led budget preparation, public-hearing notices, month-to-month continuation if a budget is not adopted and rules for amendments, transfers and filing adopted budgets as public records.
At the April 22 meeting, the commission’s financial procedures subcommittee presented draft charter language covering the city’s fiscal year, budget timeline, public hearing process and related procurement and audit rules.
Matt Hayes, presenting the packet, said the subcommittee assumed a strong‑council/city‑administrator framework for drafting and borrowed language from other Texas cities where relevant. The proposed fiscal year runs Oct. 1–Sept. 30.…
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