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SECTION 11: LEGAL LEVEL OF CONTROL

OPERATIONS BUDGET

That, except as otherwise provided in this section, the legal level of control for operating (non-
capital) appropriations shall be at the department for each fund for which a budget is adopted herein,

meaning that, notwithstanding appropriation or expense category details outlined in the budget
documents incorporated herein, the City Manager or his designee may, in consultation with a

department head, approve reallocation of fund s between and among categories of budgeted expenses
within a department's budget without the approval of the City Council so long as such reallocation

otherwise complies with all applicable laws and ordinances and does not result in a net increase to the
department's overall appropriation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the City Manager or his designee is

authorized: (i) to make transfers and allocations and (ii) to transfer revenues, appropriations, and
associated authorized positions between departments within a single fund in order to reflect any

organizational changes occurring during the fiscal year.

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS
That the legal level of control for capital appropriations shall be at the Project, Program, or

Outlay level, as applicable, for which an appropriation has been adopted, whether in this ordinance or
another ordinance duly adopted by the City Council in the past or during this fiscal year. The City

Manager, acting directly or through the Assistant City Managers, may approve the allocation of funds to

a lower level within the same Project, Program, or Outlay, as applicable, without the approval of the City
Council so long as such reallocation otherwise complies with all applicable laws and ordinances and does
not result in a net increase to the overall appropriation of the Project, Program, or Outlay, as applicable.

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