Budget Adoption and Funding. The Governing Body shall biennially review and approve a budget of estimated revenues and expenses to be incurred with respect to the operation and maintenance of the Farm and Interpretive Center (“approved budget expenses”). The biennial budget developed by the Governing Body shall not become final and binding on the Member cities until each Member’s City Council has approved it. The Member cities shall contribute one-half (1/2) of the approved budgeted expenses and if a Member does not fund its share of the annual budget by January, that Member shall relinquish voting privileges pursuant to Section 6.2 until such time as the Member approves funding of 1/2 approved budget expenses, in which case the Member’s voting privileges shall be reinstated. If the Members disagree as to the budget, or the relative contribution due from each Member, the City Councils of each Member shall appoint a representative to meet together with the Governing Body to negotiate an agreed resolution.
Budget Adoption and Funding. The Governing Body shall annually review and approve a budget of estimated revenues and expenses to be incurred with respect to the operation and maintenance of the Farm and Interpretive Center. The annual budget developed by the Governing Body shall not become final and binding on the Member cities until each Member’s City Council has approved it. The Member cities shall approve the budget by no later than December 1 of each year. It is generally intended that each Member shall be responsible for obtaining annual budgetary approval from that Member’s jurisdiction for one-half (1/2) of the approved annual budgeted expenses unless the Governing Body recommends otherwise. If the Members disagree as to the annual budget, or the relative contribution due from each Member, the City Councils of each Member shall appoint a representative to meet together with the Governing Body to negotiate an agreed resolution prior to invoking the mediation process set forth in Section 12, below.
Budget Adoption and Funding. The Governing Body shall biennially review and approve a budget of estimated revenues and expenses to be incurred with respect to the operation and maintenance of the Farm and Interpretive Center (“approved budget expenses”). The biennial budget developed by the Governing Body shall not become final and binding on the Member cities until each Member’s City Council has approved it. The Member cities shall contribute one-half (1/2) of the approved budgeted expenses and if a Member does not fund its share of the annual budget by January, that Member shall relinquish voting privileges pursuant to Section 6.2 until such time as the Member approves funding of 1/2 approved budget expenses, in which case the Member’s voting privileges shall be reinstated. If the Members disagree as to the budget, or the relative contribution due from each Member, the City Councils of each Member shall appoint a Commented [A2]: NB staff will recommend accepting. Deleted: prior to invoking the mediation process set forth in Section 12, below representative to meet together with the Governing Body to negotiate an agreed resolution.