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PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE BUDGET

The Council shall hold two public hearings on the proposed budget prior to the final adoption. Public Notice of the hearings shall be published
in the official medium not less than ten nor more than thirty days prior to the hearings. The City Secretary shall provide copies of the proposed
budget to the public at cost, upon request.

ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET

The City Council shall adopt the proposed budget, with or without amendment, after public hearings and before the first day of the ensuing
fiscal year. Should the Council take no final action before the first day of the ensuing fiscal year, the amounts appropriated for the current
fiscal year shall be deemed adopted on a month-to-month basis. Final adoption shall constitute appropriation of the expenditures proposed
from funds so indicated.

AMENDMENTS AFTER ADOPTION

During the fiscal year, the City Council shall have the power to make budget adjustments. Expenditures that could not, by reasonable thought
and attention, have been included in the original budget, may be authorized by the City Council. All such authorizations by the City Council
shall be filed as amendments to the original budget, including the reasons for such amendments.

DEFECTS IN THE BUDGET

Defects in the form or preparation of the budget or the failure to perform any procedural requirements shall not invalidate any tax levy, nor
shall it invalidate the tax roll.

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