Proposed budget determined.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 181-505
in effectSec. 181-505. - Proposed budget determined.
The proposed budget required shall be determined as follows:
(1) The proposed budget shall not exceed the applicable percentage of the current year appropriations as established by the fiscal officer based on such fiscal officer's best estimate of revenues for the budget year.
(2) This optional data shall include such increased levels of spending as the principal administrative official may deem necessary for that respective governmental agency, provided such official suggests the source of financing any expenditures in excess of the proposed budget by either (i) demonstrating that such expenditures are within the statutory provisions of IC 6-3.5-1-12 for a tax levy in excess of the limits of IC 6-3.5-1-3, or (ii) identifying a source of new or increased revenue not included in either the current budget or the revenues projected in the fiscal officer's estimates for the proposed budget percentage, or (iii) identifying specific appropriations in the current budget which should be reduced of a lower priority than the proposed increases.
(Code 1975, § 2-399; G.O. 73, 2005, § 11)
Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIORAD_CH181FIPRRE_ARTVANBUSU_S181-505PRBUDEFetched: 10/27/2026