RCW 35A.33.075
Budget adoption.
Following conclusion of the hearing, and prior to the beginning of the fiscal year, the legislative body shall make such adjustments and changes as it deems necessary or proper and after determining the allowance in each item, department, classification and fund, and shall by ordinance, adopt the budget in its final form and content. Appropriations shall be limited to the total estimated revenues contained therein including the amount to be raised by ad valorem taxes and the unencumbered fund balances estimated to be available at the close of the current fiscal year. Such ordinances may adopt the final budget by reference: PROVIDED, That the ordinance adopting such budget shall set forth in summary form the totals of estimated revenues and appropriations for each separate fund and the aggregate totals for all such funds combined.
A complete copy of the final budget as adopted shall be transmitted to the state auditor, and to the association of Washington cities.
[ 1995 c 301 § 53; 1969 ex.s. c 81 § 3; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.33.075.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1969 ex.s. c 81: See note following RCW 35A.13.035.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code
Chapter 35A.33 - Budgets in Code Cities.
35A.33.020 - Applicability of chapter.
35A.33.030 - Budget estimates.
35A.33.040 - Classification and segregation of budget estimates.
35A.33.050 - Proposed preliminary budget.
35A.33.052 - Preliminary budget.
35A.33.055 - Budget message—Preliminary hearings.
35A.33.060 - Budget—Notice of hearing on final.
35A.33.080 - Emergency expenditures—Nondebatable emergencies.
35A.33.090 - Emergency expenditures—Other emergencies—Hearing.
35A.33.100 - Emergency expenditures—Warrants—Payments.
35A.33.102 - Registered warrants—Appropriations.
35A.33.105 - Adjustment of wages, etc., of employees permissible budget notwithstanding.
35A.33.110 - Forms—Accounting—Supervision by state.
35A.33.120 - Funds—Limitations on expenditures—Transfers and adjustments.
35A.33.125 - Limitation on expenditures—Void.
35A.33.130 - Funds received from sales of bonds and warrants—Expenditures program—Federal tax law.
35A.33.135 - Levy for ad valorem tax.
35A.33.140 - Funds—Quarterly report of status.
35A.33.145 - Contingency fund—Creation.
35A.33.146 - Contingency fund—Withdrawals.