ARTICLE X. FISCAL ADMINISTRATION Section 1000. Fiscal year.
The fiscal year of the City government shall begin on the first day of July of each year and end on the thirtieth day of June of the following year. The Council may by ordinance change the fiscal year. Section 1001. Submission of budget and budget message. The City Manager shall submit to the City Council a proposed budget for the ensuing fiscal year, and an accompanying message at such time as the City Council shall prescribe. The budget will be adopted by the City Council before the beginning of the fiscal year. Section 1002. General tax limits. The Council shall not levy a property tax for general municipal purposes in excess of the maximum rate applicable to the City on the effective date of this Charter; provided, however, that a tax in excess of such rate may be levied if authorized for general law cities by the general laws of the State or if authorized by the affirmative votes of a majority of the voters voting on a proposition to increase such levy. The number of years that such additional levy is to be made shall be specified in such proposition. Nothing herein contained shall preclude the Council from establishing separate taxing areas within the City for the levy of property taxes, nor preclude the levy of a tax in excess of such maximum rate if authorized by the general laws of the State or if authorized by the affirmative votes of a majority of the voters within the area voting on a The procedure for the assessment, levy, and collection of taxes may be prescribed by ordinance of the Council; and in the absence of such an ordinance the procedure applicable thereto shall be that prescribed by the general laws of the State. Section 1004. Contracts on public works. Every project involving an expenditure of more than Four Thousand Dollars (or such other amount as may be prescribed by ordinance) for the construction of public works shall be let by the Council by contract to the lowest responsible bidder after notice by publication in the official newspaper by one or more insertions, the first of which shall be at least ten days before the time for opening bids. The Council may reject any and all bids presented and may re-advertise in its discretion. The Council, after rejecting bids, or if no bids are received, may declare and determine that, in its opinion, based on estimates approved by the City Manager, the work in question may be performed better or more economically by the City with its own employees and, after the adoption of a resolution to this effect by at least four affirmative votes, may proceed to have said work done without further observance of the provisions of this section. proposition to increase such levy. Section 1003. Tax procedure.
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