Consideration and Adoption of Budget by Council.
Omaha City Charter, art. V, § 5.06
in effectSection 5.06. - Consideration and Adoption of Budget by Council.
At the meeting of the Council at which the Mayor submits the budget, the Council shall determine the time and place at which it will hold a public hearing on the budget. The date for public hearing shall be scheduled for not later than ten days prior to the tax levy certification date, and the time and place of the hearing shall be published in each of the daily newspapers of general circulation in the city not less than five days before the hearing. After the hearing the Council may revise the expenditure side of the budget by increasing, decreasing, inserting, or deleting appropriation items, except that it shall not reduce appropriations for debt service. The Council may revise revenue estimates if such revision is concurred in by five of its members. Not later than the day prior to the tax levy certification date, the Council shall by majority vote adopt a budget by resolution and thereby authorize appropriations for the ensuing budget year. The budget as adopted shall be reproduced, and copies shall be made available to interested citizens and other governmental jurisdictions.
Source: City of Omaha, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ne/omaha/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTICH_ARTVFI_S5.06COADBUCOFetched: 10/28/2026