Budget passage deadline fix
Summary
After withdrawing the old charter-referendum bill, council advanced a new ordinance requiring the budget to reach the mayor by December 20, leaving time for a veto and override before the year ends.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 2
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 10, 2026.
Impact analysis
No direct cost, but a failure to pass a budget on time could leave the city unable to spend at the start of the year.
Anyone who wants an orderly, on-time city budget process with clear checks between council and the mayor.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Standing Committees — November 10, 2026
After withdrawing the old charter-referendum bill, council advanced a new ordinance requiring the budget to reach the mayor by December 20, leaving time for a veto and override before the year ends.
Standing Committees — October 28, 2026
After last year's budget drama — including a Sunday meeting — a bill would set a hard December 20 deadline for council to pass the budget so the mayor has time to act and council has time to override a veto. It morphed from a ballot referendum into a code amendment and got held a week after Council Member Gross objected to the changed language.
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