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The
Metro Charter requires that the recommended budget ordinance be
filed with the Council each year by May 25. The recommended budget
ordinance requires three readings by the Metro Council and must
be approved before June 30 so that the budget can be adopted for
the new fiscal year.
The
Council’s Budget and Finance Committee holds hearings to review
the budget requests of Metro’s departments and agencies. Department
leaders appear before the Committee to explain their budget requests
and answer questions about their performance.
In
June, the Council holds a public hearing, allowing members of the
Nashville community to comment on the recommended budget. This opportunity
is open to all, and speakers may address any aspect of the proposed
budget.
The
Council’s Budget and Finance Committee, having therefore heard
from the representatives of departments and agencies as well as
the public, considers what changes if any it may wish to make in
the Mayor’s recommended budget. Any changes are made to the
budget ordinance and a substitute budget ordinance is filed that
reflects the changes. Once the Budget and Finance Committee approves
the substitute budget ordinance, it is submitted to the full Council
for approval. After approval by the Council, the budget becomes
final and goes into effect July 1.
The
Metro Council may choose to take no action regarding the recommended
budget ordinance. In this case, that recommended budget ordinance
becomes the official budget for Metro Government effective July 1.
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