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Amendment to Rules of Procedure, Rule 21 - Legislation concerning appropriation of funds
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21. Legislation concerning appropriation of funds
21.1 The Council’s consideration of a capital spending plan (“Capital Spending Plan”) authorizing the allocation and appropriation of funding sources, including debt proceeds, to specific capital projects, an initial resolution, as that term is defined in state law, also referred to as a Capital Spending Plan, authorizing a debt issuance shall be subject to the following requirements:
1. No such legislation shall be considered during the pendency of any ordinance adopting the Annual Operating Budget of the Metropolitan Government;
2. Following introduction and referral to committee, the legislation shall be deferred for at least one Council meeting to allow for thorough consideration;
3. The legislation shall include Include the following information:
a. the total amount to allocated financed;
b. identification of each public works project to be funded financed, including the Capital Improvements Budget project number related to the proposed public works project, subpart, or category (if available);
c. for each public works project, the portion of the total amount of funding to be financed being allocated for that public works project;
d. for each public works project, a description with reasonable specificity of any subparts or categories, and the portion of the total amount to be financed being allocated for each subpart or category; and
e. identification of where the proposed public works project appears (if at all) on the Metro Council’s CIB Project Prioritization List.
21.2 No such legislation shall be considered if the department, agency, or office benefiting from the appropriation or expenditure has failed for 30 or more days to respond to a request for information submitted by the Council or any committee of the Council.
21.3 Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Capital Spending Pla...
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