§ 12.25.030. Ballot information; establishment of baseline.

A.

Ballot information. In the interest of better citizen understanding of the impacts of their approval of special projects and programs, all municipal programs or projects placed on the ballot soliciting voter approval will include for approval an estimation of operation and maintenance costs for the first full year of operation.

B.

Establishment of baseline. The 1984 municipal budget is hereby established as the baseline upon which future taxation amount determination calculations shall be founded. Programs or projects for which funds were appropriated or were underway at the commencement of the 1984 fiscal year and their attendant annual operation and maintenance costs are included in the baseline except as excluded by determination of the assembly through its interpretation of Charter section 14.03. This determination shall be so indicated by a commentary included in the 1985 budget approval document and implemented via passage of the budget. Programs or projects are considered underway if resources have been committed against them in other than a planning function. Operation and maintenance for projects and programs deemed underway for baseline determination are not subject to the tax limitation criteria of Charter section 14.03 prior to and through the first full year of operation.

(AO No. 84-208(S-A))