FISCAL YEAR.
El Paso City Charter, art. VII, § 7.1
in effectSection 7.1 - FISCAL YEAR.
The fiscal year and the budget year of the City shall begin on September 1st and end on the succeeding August 31st.
A. Change in Fiscal Year. The Council, by ordinance, is authorized to provide for a change in the City's fiscal and budget year from the present period to the period October 1 through September 30, in one or more stages, and to provide for necessary and appropriate changes to be made in the dates for preparation and adoption of the budget and other related matters. In order to provide any necessary financing during the transition or changeover period, the Council may, by ordinance, authorize the borrowing of money by the issuance of general obligation bonds or promissory notes and the levying of a sufficient tax to pay the interest thereon and to provide the required sinking fund to pay the principal thereof, and/or may authorize the payment of all or any part of said interest and principal from any other anticipated tax receipts or other available funds.
(Ord. No. 18401, Amd. No. 7, 8-11-2015, Election of 11-3-2015)
Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH_ARTVIIPUFI_S7.1FIYEFetched: 10/28/2026