The budget shall be adopted by the favorable vote of at least a majority of the council as required by Texas state law. Effective date of budget. Upon the final adoption, the budget shall be in effect for the budget year. A copy of the budget as finally adopted shall be filed with the City Secretary and the County Clerk of Anderson County. The final budget shall be printed, mimeographed, or otherwise reproduced, and sufficient copies shall be made available for the use of all offices, departments, and agencies, and for the use of interested persons and civic organizations.
Budget establishes appropriations.
From the effective date of the budget, the several amounts stated therein as proposed expenditures shall be and become appropriated to the several objects and purposes therein named. The city council may from time to time by majority vote amend the budget to provide for the appropriation of additional funds received by the city which were not taken into considera- tion in the original budget, or to remove funds from one section of the budget to another. Budget establishes amount to be raised by property tax. From the effective date of the budget, the amount stated therein as the amount to be raised by property tax shall constitute a determination of the amount of the levy for the purposes of the city in the corresponding tax year. The budget message submitted to the council shall be explanatory of the budget, shall contain an outline of the proposed financial policies of the city for the budget year, and shall describe in connection therewith the important features of the budget plan.