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AN ORDINANCE SETTING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 APPROPRIATING MONIES FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC UTILITIES, AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUNDS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That in accordance with Section 58 of the 1912 Home Rule Charter of the City of Duluth, and all amendments thereof and law supplementary thereto, and for the fiscal year beginning January 1 and ending December 31, 2025, the city council hereby budgets, determines and states the amount of money required to meet the principal and interest of maturing obligations comprising the outstanding indebtedness of such city; the amounts of money necessary to be provided for each such fund and each department of such city; and estimates the amount of income from all other sources and revenues, exclusive of taxes upon property, together with the probable amount required to be levied and raised by taxation to defray all expenses and obligations of such city during such fiscal year.
That the monies as so budgeted and hereafter set forth shall be paid upon the presentation of properly verified vouchers bearing thereon the budget distribution for which such expenditures are to be charged in accordance with the detailed classification of accounts and the explanatory information of such as set forth in ordinance in effect governing same, excepting, however, payments for interest and sinking funds, which shall be paid in the manner set forth in Section 53 of the City Charter.
That any monies received by city departments as reimbursement for damages or repairs to city property or work done for others and not anticipated in the original budget may be credited to and added to the appropriate budget item upon approval of the chief administrative officer or their designee.
That use of general fund balance that has been assigned for a specific purpose in a prior year, must be approved by the city council if used for a purpose ot...
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