HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2023-014 An Ordinance of the City of Arlington Amending Arlington Municipal Code Chapter 3.02 Regarding the Biennial Budget Process ORDINANCE NO. 2023-014
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON AMENDING ARLINGTON
MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 3.02 REGARDING THE BIENNIAL BUDGET PROCESS
WHEREAS, on March 7, 2016 the City adopted Ordinance 2016-005 establishing a
biennial budget process, and
WHEREAS, certain aspects of the ordinance need to be updated to align with current
budget processes and timelines, and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems adoption of the ordinance to be in the best
interests of the citizens;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON, AS FOLLOWS;
Section 1. Arlington Municipal Code section 3.02.030 shall be and hereby is revised to read
as follows:
3.02.030 Proposed preliminary budget.
The proposed preliminary budget for the ensuing fiscal biennium shall be prepared
by or at the direction of the Mayor, and shall be delivered to the City Administrator,
on or before the first business day in the third month (October) of each even-
numbered year. Pursuant to RCW 35A.34.070 the required information to be
included in each proposed preliminary budget shall be as follows:
A.The revenue section shall set forth in comparative and tabular form for each fund:
1. Actual receipts for the last completed fiscal biennium by year and by each
revenue source;
2. Estimated receipts for the current fiscal biennium by year and by revenue
source;
3. Estimated receipts for the ensuing fiscal biennium by year and the amount
expected from each revenue source;
4. Estimated receipt of ad valorem taxes; and
5. The unexpended balance for each fund estimated to be available at the
close of the current fiscal biennium.
B. The revenue section shall also contain a separate listing of each revenue source
comparing the total expected receipts for the current biennium to the total
estimated receipts for the ensuing fiscal biennium.
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C. The expenditure section shall set forth in comparative and tabular form for each
fund and every department operating within each fund:
1. Actual expenditures for the last completed fiscal biennium;
2. Appropriations for the current fiscal biennium;
3. Estimated expenditures for the ensuing fiscal biennium; and
4. For each proposed full-time or part-time employee, the annual salary
(without benefits) for that employee, together with the exact personnel
classification title of the employee's position, and any other working title or
position designation, if any.
Section 2. Arlington Municipal Code section 3.02.040 shall be and hereby is revised to read
as follows:
3.02.040 Mayor's preliminary budget and message.
The Mayor shall, between the first Monday of October and not less than 60 days
before the beginning of the next fiscal biennium, file with the City Clerk and
immediately forward to the City Council a preliminary budget together with a budget
message in accordance with RCW 35A.34.080 and RCW 35A.34.090. The Mayor shall
prepare and deliver to the City Council inserts or such other documentation as
necessary to explain and show in detail the Mayor's recommendations contained in
the preliminary budget.
Section 3. Arlington Municipal Code section 3.02.070 shall be and hereby is revised to read
as follows:
3.02.070 Mid-biennial review and modification process.
A. Mid-biennial review and budget modification (if appropriate) shall take place no
sooner than eight months after the start nor later than the conclusion of the first year
of the fiscal biennium.
B. The Mayor shall prepare and distribute the proposed budget modification in the
following manner:
1. By November 30 of the first year of the biennium, the Mayor shall prepare
the proposed budget modification, distribute the proposed modification to
the city council, and make it available for public review.
2. The City Council shall schedule at least one public hearing on the proposed
modification and provide at least 10 days prior notice by publication.
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3. The City Council shall adopt the modification as it deems appropriate not
later than December 31 of the first year of the biennium.
C. Any budget modification shall be by ordinance, and a complete copy shall be
transmitted to the State Auditor and to the Association of Washington Cities.
Section 4. Severability. Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, be declared unconstitutional or
otherwise invalid for any reason, or should any portion of this ordinance be pre-empted by state
or federal law or regulation, such decision or pre-emption shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to other persons or circumstances.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force five (5) days after the date of
publication as provided by law.
Passed by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this 16th day of October, 2023.
CITY OF ARLINGTON
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Barbara Tolbert, Mayor
ATTEST:
Wendy Va er Meersche, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Ste n J e, Ci Attorney
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CERTIFICATION OF ORDINANCE
I, Wendy Van Der Meersche, being the duly appointed City Clerk of the City of Arlington,
Washington,a municipal corporation, do hereby certify that the following Ordinance
No. 2023-014 was approved at the October 16, 2023 City Council meeting.
ORDINANCE NO. 2023-014
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON AMENDING ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE
CHAPTER 3.02 REGARDING THE BIENNIAL BUDGET PROCESS"
A true and correct copy of the original ordinance is attached.
Dated this 17th day of October, 2023
Wendy Va Der Meersche
City Clerk for the City of Arlington