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. 02/23/93 09:52 D06 for the past two completed fiscal years, and such other information as the council may require. At a regular council meeting in August, the city manager shall present the budget along with a budget message which may highlight the important features of the budget and may contain such explanatory statements as the city manager shall deem necessary. Section 63. PASSAGE OF THE BUDGET, After presentation of the budget, the council may hold meetings from time to time to consider the estimates contained therein. Prior to adoption of the budget the council shall designate one meet- ing as a public hearing at which interested citizens will be given an oppor- tunity to question and comment on the budget estimates. The annual budget finally agreed upon shall be adopted by resolution of the council and shall constitute a financial plan for the city for the ensuing fiscal year. The total expenditures appropriated in the budget resolution shall not exceed the estimated revenues available from various sources. The council shall adopt the budget resolution for the ensuing fiscal year not later than the 10th day of October or such other date as may be fixed by state law. Section 644. ENFORCEMENT OF THE BUDGET. The city manager shall strictly enforce the budget. No expenditures may be made unless sufficient funds have been budgeted therefore. Any obligations incurred by any person in the employ of the city for any purpose not authorized or for any amount for which no money exists within the proper fund shall be a personal obligation upon the person incurring the expenditure. Section 65. MODIFICATIONS IN THE BUDGET. After the budget shall have been adopted, the council shall not have the power to increase the amounts appro- priated to the various funds, whether by insertion of new items or otherwise, beyond the estimated revenues, unless the actual receipts shall exceed such estimates, and in that event not beyond actual receipts, The sums fixed in the budget shall be appropriated after the beginning of the fiscal year for the funds therein designated and no other. After passage of the budget, the council may at any time by four-fifths vote, transfer sums appropriated from one fund to another fund or transfer sums from the undesignated equity, subjeot to the limitations contained in the charter. Section 66. LEVY AND COLLECTION OF TAXES. The city clerk shall transmit to the county auditor annually, not later than October 10 or such other date as may be fixed by state law, the budget resolution, which shall indicate the amount of taxes to be levied. Such taxes shall be collected and payment there.- of shall be enforced in accordance with this charter and applicable state law. No tax shall be invalid by reason of any informality in the manner of levying the same, nor shall any tax be invalid because the amount levied shall exceed the amount required to be raised for the special purpose for which the same is levied, but in such case the excess shall go into the fund to which such tax belongs. Section 67. TAX SETTLEMENT KITH COUNTY TREASURER. The city treasurer shall see to it that all monies in the county treasury belonging to the city are promptly turned over to the city according to law. 15