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introduced by Councilor McKernan, [arch 9, 1981
CITY OF BANGOR
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WSEREAS, by adoption of this Order, the Banger C£ry Council does hereby
determine that an .amendment to the Bangor City Charter providing for a change
in the City's fiscal year to July L - June 30 should be considered,
NOW, THERSFORE,. by the City Council of the City of Bangor:
ORDERED, THAT the City Manager, Finance Director and City Solicitor are
hereby directed to. Investigate and report balk to the Council no later than
May 11, 1981 relative to their recommendations and the%impact on City gav ra-
rest of a change in the suaicipal fiscal year from January I - December 31 to
July I - June 30. and be it further
ORDERED, THAT the City Clerk, in accordance with 30 M.R.S.A. 9 1914,
provide for all required notices of a public haaring to be held at 8 P.M. on
May 11, 1981 in the City Council Chambers for purposes of cansideriug a proposed
charter amendment, the text of which and a brief explanation thereof is to be
prepared by the City Solicitor, providing for a change in the City's fiscal
year from January 1 - December 31 to July 1 - June 30.
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Introduced and filed by
Cowcilman
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CITY OF BANGOR
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Bangor City Council will hold -a Public Hearing on May L1, 1981
at 8:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 73 Harlow Street,Bangor,
Maine for purposes of considering proposed charter amendments to Article VI
of the. Bangor City Chatter as follows:
[1] That the provisions of See. 4(a) of Article VI, Bangor City
Charter, be deleted and replaced with the following;
SEC. 4- Budget. (a) There shall be an interim aix-
month fiscal Year
ncing January 1. 1982 and ending
June 30, 1982. Thereafter. the fiscal year of the city
government shall commence an the first day of July and
shall andanthe 30th day of June of each calendar year.
[21 That the provisions of Set. 4(b) of Article VI, Bangor City
Charter, be deleted and replaced with the following:
(b) Not later than the first Monday in December.
-1951 the city manager shall submit to the Council a
cur�ent expense budget which shall be a ccapplete financial
plan for the interim six-month fiscal year. Thereafter,
the city manager shall,not later than the third Monday in
Match, submit to the. Council mnual current expens
budget, which shall be a complete financial plan for the
ensuing fiscal year.
[3] That Ne provisions of Sec. 5 of Article VI, BangorCity
Charter, be amended with the following:
SEC. 5 Budget changes. The Council may insert new
items of expenditure or may i , decrease, o strike out
Items of expenditure, except that no item of appropriation for
debt service shall be reduced. The Council shall cot alter
the city managerestimate of receipts except that any
increases r decreases in expenditure items shall be fully
reflected by increasing or decreasing the amount required to
be raised by tax levy in the ensuing year. In the event the
City Council shall fail to adopt a budget by the beginning
date of the fiscal year, the proposed budget a presented by
the city manager shall automatically become the city budget
for the fiscal year.
Explanation: The purpose of this amensiment is to -provide for a-change.an_the
fiscal year of the City of Bangor from January 1 —December 31 to July 1 - June
30, and to require adoption of the annual budget prior to the beginning of the
fiscal year. -
'_.Meq. 2.,a. 1981 - Russell J. Balance
City Clerk.