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Date 4-26-93 Item No. 9}24l
ORDER: Amenilre It to City Baxter - Article W 9laims
arcl Finmlcial Aoviafone
Item/SubjeR: Finans Depantanneent
Responsible Department:
Commentary:
This action would establish a public h in dmas for � of the City
CheRer—Article V2, Fssiress anal Fiswsial Send the sitter to
Una wterS m November, 1993, if appiwed by the Cfty C il. This itasa as
xeri 1f tl Finance Camlitttm, which xanmieevle appmw ..
Manager's Comments:
coy �wso,
Associated Information:
Budget Approval:
F u
Legal Approval:
Ciry SMieimr
Introduced] For
ay Passage Page _ of
`First Heading
Referral
'93-240
e.
Aenrne,f b Coencior Frankel April 26, 1993
CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) (DrUr- ---------- .......... � to city oiezaec..=. xsticle wn iroees
and Panaroial 1 isione
Cir Me cur w of City ofaawver:
ORDERED,
TEAT
a vote of the people uncler authoelty of 30-
M.R.S.A. Sec. 2104 to set at the nett regularly scF luled nemicipal
general election for adoption of a rewritten Article yr to the City
Charter. Purtlter that a public heari>g to Ret for
at t be leld in the City Couecil anmrlgers to accept
ancient fxa� the public.
Per 30- M.R.S.A Section 2104 (6) a szsary of the amend s to be
printed on the ballot follc%e:
Avaidaent of city C11arter — mticle w suom y
This mrendrtent will revise the order and mmoering of sectio a within
the article so that sectloa corcemirg like matters are grouped
together and follow, an a logical proryessim,-Iffifereses to the 6
mmth interim budget year an 1982 and the Oaaober 1981 budget
sutmiseim are deleted. Subdivides the fidget se:ti®n into titled
for ease of ming and referercing. Moves a section an
undr$igeated fund bnlanse frau the budget section t a stand alone
section, and adds new, sections recognizing the creation and
adainistoetion of the ax Fit reserve freed and other m fonds.
Adds a sectim requiring that urenparind and nu�encmobesd . -
app yria[toea lapse at yosr end, and that capital appropriations
will lapse if ur oeoed or urnapavied for thuee years. Residual
mfereraroe to cash surplus one replaced with refererces to
unanticipated and unappropriated revemrs, general feed undesignated
fiord balance and/or reserve axvats. Subdivides the section m
assaDoe an bads and notes into titled subsatioa. idstifies db[
issuance as general food, eMarpra ee fuMe or refunding debt.
Catvmes t require that general fund debt be issued on the basis of
level principal but m a project by project loris. Autluor a
enterprise fund debt repaynant to be achedulei as appropriate for the
fading souse on a project by project basis. Finally, authorizes the
debt service for refuMrd debt t be sclad led to maximize savamis
given the mtural repsynat schedluie, rather than an level primipil.
IN CI74 COUNCIL
April 26, 1993
Passed as Amended by the following
yes and no votes. Councilors
voting yes: Blanchette. Bragg,
Cohen, Frankel, Berl, Shubert,
Soucy, stone and Sullivan.
Amended by adding the date of
May 10, 1993 and the time 7:30 P.N.
in the space provided.
CueC
amC&N
93-240 t:
OR D I R
Title, �!
Ameaament co city cmxtor �, Arcicly„vl
Business and Financial Provisions.
Asdgoed to
.........
May 30, 1993
Public Hearing - Amendment of City Charter
Article VI Business and Financial Provisions
(full text of the proposed Charter Change is
availablc for public inspection in the
Council Chamber.
Public hearing was declared open. John
Quartararo Finance Director explained the
Charter Changes. No one from the General
Public spoke.
CITY CLiftK
Sam. RIO S.♦a fe of usfe Af
Gerert x•n ARro• Fte4e/IN
�Msrt /e /•- nue+e nese
�a gfesM � i• A R /e C- 1
Councilman
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_ Item No. 9}24
GaRaz - article tR ataiawee
for Arerdment'Of the City
icxne 1 send tee matter m
ity C U. T iten wa
k approval.
aeq,...rx..d
Manager's Comments:
Introduced For
!ry Passage
First Reading
Referral
Page � of
CRY OF BANGOR
PUBLIC HEARING
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9S-240
Aeaip�eSto CovncJor Praekel April 26. 1993
i CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) Mrbgrf
all proemial Pawisioaa.
BV cay Common s/W GTh' of Dd '
ORDRRRD,
TMT a wte of Lila people utdm' tatMrity of 30-A ,
M.R.S.A. Sec. 2104 to eat at flea +art regularly schsluled tsmicipel
el fw
woof a rirq beasetrftcle vl ptOitX _
at to be held in i City Crnmcil atmrbem /111.99 .
cmto3¢ £mu tie public.
p 30-A 41.R.S.A Ssiton. 2104 (6) a misery of be
—printed mt the ballot follwes:
MaaNmt of City Geller — Article Vi Stmn: Y
ntLs mrerdmnt Will reviee tlg oxdet and mmbering of emriore within
the article so that sectiore concerning like aattzrs ere 4maped
togetlear all follow in a logical pragreeaion. Aef� to i 6
gat
suimfseimm are oeej8l
s . Slxlivides Uw_ budget secii irb981 D titled
s e ectiore for ease of readimg all referemfng. moves a ev m m
ll G lance
uideaigrated fufmn ilea budget section to a stere] alore
section. and adds m seoriws remizxng the creation and
adelnistretion of tta credit me a flam auld Nsazve fulls.
� a x ion �Pring t une4 i and
appxcpciatymia lapse M year e , ael that capital apprvpriatiws
will lapse if m unarpsded for tfime years. Preidual
mEmvcas to cashsurplus am replaced with mf fmm ux�ignatad
ueeaMieipated all nmaFPrmlriemd reveres, 9eearal
form balance and/or resexva accounts.. -MXiL ides tie eecti m
isswme m bolls all rotes into titled yLkeeDCt mLe. xdwtifies tlebt
lesunca oe general fuel, enterprise finds m refunding detit.
C olrpyes w require that 9eaxal fwd debt be issued m ids basis of
le+el principal. ut m a project by Pmjst lysis. Auttvrisae
en* prise full d xepeymsnt w be eclsdttled as apprvpxiate £or tM
funding w re on a project by pro}at lssis. Finally, mrt 'see Tls
debt service for rafiuded debt to be schttluled to naxgmee savings
given ilia natural repayasmt scbea e,rather then on level principal.
93-240
A&£ = P - P.W3NSS9 ANO F11aN1CIPB PPDVSSIm
New Secilon +=ting Sections
Sec
1
1
Accounts and zsocds
Sec
2
2
Am�val audit
Ss
10
3
Additicre appxopxlatimis
Sec
7
4
Budget
Sec
8
5
Budge[ changes
Sec
9
6
T fess
Sec
12
7
Boavwing
Sec
13
8
Issue Of borcls and rotes
Sa
14
9
� b and nous
Sec
]5
10
'Noporuy loans
Ss
6
11
Pay e
Ba
3
12
-B of officers
Sa
4
13
Cont cn arca custody of city rtoneys
Sa
5
14
Puzctasing of supplies
Sec
11
SS
Fm^m^^,, appropr.xi^^
Sec
17
16
Capital inprwerent reserve
Sec
16
New
Urc3eeiyreted Fmd %lance
Sec
18Nes
(z Nlt Peeexve �
Ssc
19
13eu
Otl�et Peserve Flstls
Ilea
SF1:tim Cux7°r
Sec
1
1
Pccc aM xaords.
Sec
2
2
Arcual audit
Sa
3
12
mms of officers
Sa
4
13
Collation and custody of city rtoreye
Sec
5
14
Pusbasi of supplies
Sec
6
11
Payments
Sec
7
4
Budget
Sec
8
5
9vlget changes
Sec
9
6
1Yans£exs
S c
10
3
un:tim N. .�
Sa
11
35
Flmrgency appmpriatien
Sa
u
7
Bxrowtivl
Sec
13
8
issue of bonds arcl nor
Sec
14
9
Pemume bonds and rotes
Ss
15
30
8� lcaz
Sec
16
Nes
Ondesignatat £u:� salanre
Sec
17
16
Capital lnyrev t reserve
Sa
18
Nes
Cr t Fesecre Purtl
Sc
19
New
OtFei Pn fluds
Hl1S3 AND FINTNC p SI@
Sec 1 *Sec. 1 Acoaurts and racrtls. Accounts shall M lapt by the
City Finance Director, stnwfng the financial t sat:..r„ of
all departments of the city. The Finance Directar sball have
the authority and shall he raprired to:
(a) Supervise and he respansible for the disbas�t of all
moneys and have coxrol over all �tures to ensure that
the budget apprcpriatfons are not exceetled;
(b) Maintain a general accewtiig system the city
o'mrn^mnt
gand each of its office s and agencies)
keep Mol® for and exercise financial budgetary control over
each office n. t and agency; keep separate accounts
for the i+are of appxopr£atfon concainod in the city fidget,
each of which accounts shall show the amount of the
annrcp. ation, the amounts Fain theasf=, the ulgasid
obligations against it and the unencwmernd bahance, reguim
reports of receipts and n: aM..smo a f= each receiving and
spend a agency of the city goverment to bc made daily or at
such intervals as he may deem expedient;
(c) n.ho:t to the Cpursfl through the City Manama a Monthly
statement of all receipts and disGua nts in sa£fi.c
detail to Sh the exact financial condition of the city;
(d) Prepare for the City Manager, as of the end of each
fiscal ycar, a compLate financial statement ad report;
(e) Approve all propesai expendttums; u ESS he Shall
certify that there fs annn�naim�M ed L ante of
apinropriation and available funds, no appropriation shall be
encumL nal and no ex[xldrture stall be node;
*(f) the Finance Dirac shall have and perfom for the
City of s n pr all of the pmvss and duties v torsed by law
upon ,m.s:,.ipsl +.neon .e.a and tax wllectors. For p se of
this article, ore or More of the functions of the Finan os
Director pay be delegatod to one M More Deputy Finance
Directors, to he appointed by the City Manager and subject to
ccsu i tion by the City Council.
*Anmrded Nrnardar 5, 1974
Sec 2 Sec. 2 Nmual alit. All the acrosffi of the city stall be
audited annually by a certified public a.........,. to be
cMser by the City Coach, or by an acmmntam assigned by
the state auditor.
Sec 3 Sec. 12 lixds of officers. the City Comcil shall require a
Mrd with sufficient surety or sureties, satisfactory to the
City covxil, fzam all parsmm trusted with +lm collation
custody or diSGus® nt of any of the public coneys; and say
,eq"A such L d fan such otlat officials as it cosy deer
advisable. T lrzanimn charges for said k ds shall M paid
V -7-A5- C
93-240
by the city.
Sec 4 Sec. 13 Collation arca custOdY of city moneys. All Honeys
receival by any officer, emlopee or agent of the city
telcwf to the city, or for, or In connection with the
Nsf of the City, shall far ith y paid by the officer,
E gIoyea or agent recefvfng the score into the city tiesaury,
and sha11 then be deposited by the city treasurer with a
responsible bark n institution or institutions to be chosen
by said City Council. All interest from all deposits of
massy belonging to tta city shall accrue to tta ba efit of
the city.
Sec 5 Sec. 14 Purchasing of supplies. Toe p hasing as nt shall
pschase all supplies for the city ant for the several
officers and Nerds thereaf, excepting educational supplies
for the city schools, which voy to porchasai by him upon
�ition by Y s¢erintergi g scbcol committee.
The purchasing agent shall sec to the delivery of s lies to
each officer arca deiacaent to whaa they belong and tabs arcs
file receipts therefor. He shall rorchst all sales of
property belcng to throe city which are unfit or unnsos ssary
for the city's use but only after such sale has bee
authorized by tta City Council, and subject to such
restrictions as the city Council may by ordaiance Provide.
The city manger stall act as Purchasing agent unS and
uaze%ss the City Council by ordinance shall Provide for ills
ap intnent of a pachasing agent. :-
Sec 6 *Sec. 11 Payments. Abney shall be P i cut only on wasants
on the city Treasury fsauai by rico- finanoa di ;tor and
co=t igned by a maober of the City � to be
designated f tine to time by said City Council; Parvided,
b, that in the matter of Payrolls, the signature of the
finance director shall ba sufficf t. The ffnenoa director
shall exmdne. all payrolls, bills arca other claims ant
looms against the city, and stall Issue no w amt £or
pay nt until he fi that the claim is in Pxoisr £orni,
co T1y cvgxisl. �y certified a legaUY due and
payable. ate finance director may require any ciaivant N
make ceth to the validity of his claim, may 5nvestfgate any
Claim, and for such pupose or purposes may exmire witresees
.ostler oath.
*ID � 51 1974
Sec 7 Sec. 4 Padget
**(a) Fiscal Y . Tsem-eAalt-Be-ani€na-six-aenEli
Tp fiscal year of tk�a city
goveament stall cumene on Ue first day of Scaly and wRall
entl on the 30N day of Sure of each cafe gear.
**mre[ded (t[otez 13, 1981 - Effective Qxoher 23, 1981
+++(b) atlmt silmiae' Nuf-}aEa-EAan-eAe-€iasa-asda€ay
3n-seear8esi-}983r-FAS-eiBY-�a9ee-sPa}}-sn§rttf-t EAa
6esrei3-a-�Ya49e€-T'a3eA-sita}3-6e-a'e®g*lekz
t Me
3nn�st6in-nepnot laea3-�.
' nd€xs rE 'lte city manag t shall, not later than tha
second M day a dp t, sulawt to the Camcil an ammmal
Pu for
expense nget, which shall he a cmq fete financial
plan £or by ensuing fiscal year.
*x*passed by 6, 1990
+**(c) aaioet moms:[. TTm amm,.t budget stroll contain:
(1) an estiste of all revenue cash rsxipts anticilaatal fore
sources other than the tax levy for tum roving fiscal yeas;
(2) taw_ esti steel e3n:tares necessary for the operatim of
iae several dep offices a ageceiea of the city;
(95(3) debt servuce ream is b=o ensuing fiscal
hex le(y)foorr ti�iaisensreuin9 £ czl ; and to he raises by Ute
}asci and (5) a balanced
relationship ated n Ute total estvoated eY,e ceptes and Ue
total alMicipat� by S and Um tax levy, ettept for
overlay as lanuiw i by statute for the General sc= All
estimates sn=11 be do detail ahwdng units, s by sources ad
objecU of a by f1IDd, OIgN bu iO t units, fso a=an 8nd
oo 8e of cx ativefi Tne budget shall be so arranged as
to ehov crnpar ne fpreoea £� receipts and e�6 wr t far
the cuaent and nal P+-sc�in9 fiscal years. (6j-9ke-Stay
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fane..a}-F1e€�'£ke-mir�mne-tam-gd}arl6�sp 33 -Be
e66 bagel[e€aE�'%-e€-ER¢-iasE-3wa£zs�x[36:dflifums-less%eb£
e e
+*++Pawed by leferercLml Nwaoter 51 1991
(d) Adoet ti eaoe. 11re budget stall be accogvni by a
budget l ssage which Shall mnfain tum z Matins of the
city m ager corcerni g tle fiscal policy of Ute city, a
description of the kqn t features and mior increases or
decrayses an Ue prgassl budget and summry staten=nfa of
tae budget acoeaiing to pr m pal sources of rEJemle a� the
s headings of sgvditure.
(e) mice[ Coria. Tre city m age shall have printed
sufficient copies of the budget and tum budget t sage for
Ue use of public. 1Ae bdg t and thm-
budget vasage stall be a public mord.
f ofh m eco
f� 'tal e�ldibae 6 lameatt
Clue Of the fiaml Ue ea'a1t Uut " bas ort Deal
exps
®1d_bne force mtil Ute far
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wnirh 9pde }aa beea lieFalof a}NKb(B'] 1
o£K such apgoap tion Stall to 6 i aWrxka�
it Ot
eisimbravice of tic
Sec 8 *Sec. 5 Hrdget charges. The Council y insert row itsms Of
a,vo tures or y increase, decease, or strf out iters
of ex¢erchtum, except that no item of appropriation for debt
ervice shall be redoes. Tfie C 11 shall not alter t
city manager's estimate of receipt except that any increases
or from es in expe tune iters shall be felly reflected by
increasing or dsressing Hn a t required to be raised by
tax levy Sn the ensuing yeaz.. In the saint the City C ncil
sta11 fail to adopt a budget by the Legf g date of t
fiscal year, the prolose3 budget as pteente3 by the City
Manager shall autavatically beome the city W get for the
fiscal yeer.
*P des Cteo 13, 1981 - 6ffecti � 23, 1981
Sec 9 Sec. 6 Transfers. 'Rin city manager y at arty time transfer
a� rmercumiv. tl appropriation tulas or Portion ttwsr'Jf
from one clsssiffcatinn of expa tvr6 to another within the
same dcpa.tnen*, office or agency. At the request of the
city manager, the Council y by order trans£ arty
n.miu.a appropriation lalance or portion thereof from
mo depa tr office or agera. to arcxtcr'. Such rn for
transfer ]o sadunan a single
Sec 10 *B . 3 adr:tiorel. app yridtions. Algsopriatimis in
addition to those remotest in the br3cst shall to inside only
if the Pinanee mrxVir certifies that there is available
�� - .gash-seegFua Sufficient unant2cn.atai am
navp.orm'iatsi 'Hun the bix tinm £inti to meet
such additimala tori by tiQn
from 'thin the tudoatvo Sed or W an
imerfimi trans£¢ troy tin Caeml pmd or otter' Sind.
+Menr�i Sbva�api.' 5, 1974
Sec 11 Sec. 15 mmrgeiry appropriation. The Cltv Crnm u Stull
have Hie los to appropriate In arty one yoer, without
re£ereoe to otter provisions of H charter, an Woont not
to four percent of t e current sexual budget, for the
p pose of meeting a public ®errRnty *.mte.`+ng tic UVoS,
health or property of citizas; provided such
shall regn at least seven affiroative vows in tho appropriation.
Council. In the atsave of available ps el fund Bash
SmTg mdeslm a furtl mlmre sufficient
to suet each erergvoy apyxga.'iation, tTe C it may, fn
accordarxe with the prece set forth in section 8 -
of this article, a prize the issuance of rotes to fiend such
am 9crs.Y dation.
Sec n **Sec. 7 Borrowing. Tde b=OWMg 0£ aorcy by erd for the
city shall be for m.macipal pnpees auy. The credit of the
city shall in m manner be loaned to any individual,
asscciation or corporation.
**NreMed � 5, 1974
Sec 13 **Sec. 8 Issue of horde and not .
fat. Autln '+ N y mmy be �, within tFre
limitations find by the constitution and statutes of the
stats rrmv or herea£ts apply to said Bangor, by the issue
and sale of cords or rotas pledged an the credit of the city,
the proceeds to to used for the acq + ltim of lard or
intezescs in laeh or lersonal property, the construction and
eguiprent of biildinp and other permanent public
_, the Purchase of equ£p erz, flet payaemt or
refunding of Lards, notes a certificates of �ss
prev£wsly issd, or for any orhar purpose authorized by
general ]arm or special lmv now or bereaiter applicable to ihn
City of Bangor; pradde4, 1e van', tint m bads an&or notes
issued puauant to this sectio shall be used for the frndrg
of current operating expenses. No order pvov£ding for
brewing order thus section shall be passed without P+b
notice of the same being given by posting such rutice in two
or more p� places is the City of Bangor and by publish:
the sono at least in one or more newspapers published in said
Bangor, such p•nt:^ation to be not less than ten days before
£incl action by the City Comxil; nor shall any order
provid] for borrowing ceder this section be passed exbapt
On the affinnettve vote of at least two-thirds of all the
yrs of the City cOo cil. Any order providiml for
baxadng cedar this set£ar may be anercled witbcut further
� notice, laovided tM amount of the herr r under
such order is not thereby £xrraasd, or the pnapose of the
h wing changed.
**pmantleti Nweober 5, 1974
fbl 4 . Every £ssue of tads shall be payable within a
fixed term of years, the tens of such bomd to not exceed the
estLre period of utility of the interests, public
imquv eoents, equiptennt or other iters purchased with Ube
Proceeds from the sale, but the rizclaration of the City
cauca aobodfed fn the order autbnrs g the issue shall be
ccnclnaioe deGnoaviation of the estimated � of utility
thereof; and the term within which all bads shall be made
payable shall in no case exreed 30 years. s-sseseA
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A -s— -
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_ �.,t-eery-ba-eE3eceF-aeu'aE-£fin-fAe` -gxersaas
sfthe tes is E-elNa3-Ae-m�e-g35 tb,
__ _.off Notes issued 1n accten (10 with this sertion
shall of fora term not weed tend o) years, for a
term Mut enseeding the estimstal pariad of ,ntr:ty of the
93-340
intemsts, public i�mvaismtr, eg.iprent ar other iians w
� fimdal, whichever is lis. Ns-annaa}-: _..__,._�E_sp�,y
§e-less-Han-Haa-aeeat�€-Hie-nate-dvid i-By-the-t�a�€
a Awnater-fsec r-1�..e�ee�-r3at-H�vp�ses-anS'-Baet e€
a nf issue Of ro r or rotes may to made callable L�foxe
maturity by appropriate recital in the osier authorizing the
Mxxwin4.
lcl. 'tax Sew. EVe order for the lsaue of bo�tla
rotes �t revawe bsds a� rotes as notes issred in
camrction with taiq»rary lows as autMuiiei !n sectim�
13ld1. 9 14 a*r3 or lB LS of this article shall
provide for a tax levf for each ymr of an sv nseesaxy
to met T1�e payrtent of the arwial serial instalb h of
principal and the arcual intexea[ theram; a i such mwr2e
shall to
exin the t,. levy for each y c until the
debt is tmxjUtvguished.
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Ss 17 Sec. 16 Capital v�q xwe�enY ieseive. TM Cowcii may
aplaopria azwielly an mmunt not in eusss of tM
equivalent of a tax of 62.00 per $1000 of asaessal valuatiore
W a fwd to be #wn m the 'Capital Imptovarent flmd"
establiahal far tte pocyse Ofp yl.�g tffi ccv of capital.
inprovamms
for xitich the city to issue bads
and for m other przpse. ' Cowuil dull also have the
povet to naf= to this fwd arty .� of the ge
fwdeach-svagles weHaim�at d fmi h'il a or a
ye�eve fords
not � appicptiat i. 1t atoll ret be
necessary to specify at the time ttu appropriation or
t ansfer to Nis fi is made, tt specific in@xosaren[ or
type of iuv� for aTich Ne funis axe intentlsd.
AfprOpriatioa 8vn Nis fist shall be made by a�rt»ilation
resolve which aFal l ba re d on dm se &a days in
ecmrda�ce wiN Ne pxwisions of Ssttion 8 of Article xx o£
tttis cbazi
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