(a) Supplemental Appropriations. If during the fiscal year the City Manager certifies that there are available for appropriation revenues in excess of those estimated in the budget, the Council may appropriate part or all of the excess by ordinance.

(b) Emergency Appropriations. To meet a public emergency affecting property, health, life or the public peace, the Council may make emergency appropriations. Such appropriations may be made by emergency ordinance in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.05. To the extent that there are no available unappropriated revenues or a sufficient fund balance to meet such appropriations, the Council may by emergency ordinance authorize the issuance of emergency notes. Emergency notes may be renewed from time to time, but the emergency notes issued and their renewals in any fiscal year shall be paid not later than the last day of the fiscal year in which the emergency appropriation was made by the Council.

(c) Reduction of Appropriations. If at any time during the fiscal year it appears probable to the City Manager that the revenues or fund balances available will be insufficient to finance the expenditures for which appropriations have been authorized, the Manager, through the Mayor, shall report to the Council without delay, indicating the estimated amount of the deficit, any remedial action taken by the Manager and recommendations concerning any other steps that must be taken to meet deficits. The Council shall then take such further action as it deems necessary to prevent or reduce any deficit and for that purpose it may by ordinance reduce one or more appropriations.

(d) Transfer of Appropriations. At any time during the fiscal year the Council may by resolution transfer part or all of the unencumbered appropriation balance from one department or major organizational unit to the appropriations for other departments or major organizational units. The Manager may transfer part or all of any unencumbered appropriation balances among programs within a department or organizational unit and through the Mayor, shall report such transfers to the Council in writing in a timely manner.

(e) Limitation; Effective Date. No appropriations for debt service may be reduced or transferred, and no appropriation may be reduced below any amount required by law to be appropriated or by more than the amount of the unencumbered balance thereof. The supplemental and emergency appropriations and reduction or transfer of appropriations authorized by this action may be made effective immediately upon adoption. (Added at election held Nov. 6, 1990)