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Sec. 3.1. Council meetings. The council shall meet regularly at least once each month at such times and places as the council may designate by ordinance. The mayor or any three members of the council may call special meetings of the council upon at least 24 hours notice to each member, and such reasonable public notices as may be prescribed by council rule in compliance with state statutes. The 24 hours notice shall not be required in an emergency. A state of emergency shall be deemed to exist when the public peace, health, morals, safety or welfare are in immediate jeopardy. To the extent provided by state statutes, all meetings of the council and its committees shall be public, and any citizen shall have access to the minutes and records of the council at all reasonable times. During any of its public meetings, the council shall not prohibit, but may place reasonable restrictions upon citizens' comments and questions and citizen input shall be provided for at the beginning of each council meeting. 3.1.1 The council shall meet regularly at least once each month at such times and places as the council may designate by ordinance. 3.1.2 For special meetings, the mayor or any three members of the council may call special or emergency meetings of the council upon such required public notices as may be prescribed by council rule in compliance with state statutes. 3.1.3 A local emergency may be declared under the authority granted in state statute. 3.1.4 To the extent provided by state statutes, all meetings of the council and its committees shall be public, and any citizen shall have access to the minutes and records of the council at all reasonable times. During any of its public meetings, the council shall not prohibit, but may place reasonable restrictions upon citizens’ comments and questions. Citizen input shall be provided for at the beginning of each council meeting. SECTION 4. Sec. 7.6. Council action on budget. Subsection 7.6.1 is amended to read as follows: Sec. 7.6 Council action on budget. 7.6.1 The budget public hearing dates, procedures to be followed during the hearing:, and publications are established by state statute. However, the The actual adoption of the proposed annual budget and the municipal levy shall take place at the next regularly; scheduled council meeting following the mandated public hearing(s) to ensure that comments received during the public hearing(s) are given due consideration before the final budget and municipal tax levy are adopted. The council may revise the proposed budget but no amendment to the budget shall increase the authorized expenditures to a an amount greater than the estimated funds available. The council shall adopt the budget by a resolution that shall set forth the total for each budgeted fund and each department function or program, with such segregation as to objects and purpose of expenditures as the council deems necessary for purposes of budget control. The council shall also adopt a resolution levying the amount of taxes provided in the budget, and the city Ordinance #25-09 Page 2 of 3