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budget shall increase the authorized expenditures to an amount greater than the sum of estimated income and reserves. The Council shall adopt the budget by a resolution that shall set forth the total for each budgeted fund and each department. The budget shall indicate the sums to be raised and from what sources and the sums to be spent and for what purpose as the Council deems necessary for establishing the budget. The Council shall also adopt a resolution levying the amount of taxes provided in the budget, and the Ecity Aadministrator shall certify the tax resolution to the Ecounty Aauditor in accordance with state law. Adoption of the budget resolution shall constitute appropriations at the beginning of the fiscal year of the sums fixed in the resolution of the several purposes named. (Amended 2010 Ord, 841.) Subdivision 2. As specified by Minnesota Statutes, section 275.065, as amended, before the budget is adopted for the ensuing fiscal year, a public hearing notice and summary of the proposed budget will be published in the official City newspaper, the City Nnewsletter, and, if available, the City web -site. Such summary should be readily understandable by the layperson, and should provide appropriate supporting information as to the necessity for any increase in the budget over the total for the current fiscal year. Failure to provide the specified summary will not invalidate the budget. The final budget will be published in accordance with Minnesota Sstatutes on Ttruth in Ttaxation or no later than sixt 60) days after adoption by the Council in the official City newspaper, the City newsletter and, if available, the City web -site. Section 7.07. Enforcement of the Budget. The Ccity Aadministrator may designate department heads or other staff who may assist with each fund or department in the annual budget. It shall be the duty of the Ecity Aadministrator to strictly enforce the detail provisions of the budget. The Oly-Council shall strictly enforce the provisions of the budget. The C —Council shall not authorize any payment or the incurring of any obligation by the City, unless an appropriation has been made in the budget resolution, and there is a sufficient unexpended balance after deducting the total past expenditures and encumbrances against the appropriation. No officer or employee of the City shall place any order or make any purchase unless the amount is authorized in the budget resolution and in compliance with the purchasing policies of the City as established by the Ci -Council, the C%—Charter, the City Code, and Minnesota Sstatutes. Any obligation incurred by any person in the employ of the City for any purpose not authorized in the budget resolution, or for any amount in excess of the amount authorized, shall be a personal obligation upon the person incurring the obligation. No check shall be issued or transfer made to any account other than one owned by the City until the claim to which it relates has been supported by an itemized bill, payroll, or time sheet or other document approved and signed by the responsible City officer who vouches for its correctness and reasonableness. (Amended 2010 Ord. 841. ) Section 7.10. City Indebtedness. (Amended 2007 Ord. 782 k, --014-41 H. _-rtEe782,461eVted Jan-y 92 0 0 77 P u b 1 ishe d Ja n uary 2 ?2007) Subdivision 2. A description of each such proposed issue shall be published in the official City newspaper, and, if available the City Nnewsletter and the City web -site, but failure to give such description, or any defect in the description, shall not invalidate the issue. Section 7.11. 4: Anticipation Certificates. At any time after January 1, in accordance with MNinnesota Statutes, section 412.261, as amended, with the following restrictions; the Council may issue certificates of indebtedness in anticipation of state and federal aids and the collection of taxes levied the previous year for any fund and not yet collected. The total amount of certificates issued against any fund for any year together Page 13 of 19 DOCSOPEN\MU210\4\903732.v2-9/20/23