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AA-BBBB-CC-DD Fund Number Example: General Fund, Water and Sewer Fund, etc. "BBBB" = Line Item Example: Salaries and Wages, Office Supplies, Communications, Buildings and Grounds, etc.; these are consistent throughout all departments. So "0101" in all Departments is "Salaries and Wages". "CC" = Department Number Example: City Council, Police, Fire, Library, Water Production, etc. "DD" = Sub -Department Number and/or Special Sub -Accounts Example: Pool (Sub -Department of Parks), Capital Purchase Accounts such as a Vehicle or Heavy Equipment, etc. If at any time you have questions regarding the Accounting Structure, please let either myself or Gene Anderson, Finance Director, know. City of Paris Charter Pursuant to the City of Paris Charter, Section 19(3), the City Council has the power and duty to: Section 19(3) — `Adopt the budget of the city. " To accomplish this, the City Manager has the power and duty under Section 38(2) to: Section 38(2) — "Prepare the budget and submit it to the council and be responsible.for its administration after adoption. " Article V, entitled "The Budget", sections 42 — 58 of the City of Paris Charter further spell out the composition, transparency, publication, and other key components of the budget and budget process. This memorandum is therefore designed to fulfill, to the best my ability, Article V. The remainder of this memorandum will be structured off of the requirements of Sections 42 — 45, in order. Other sections not addressed are primarily procedural matters. Pursuant to Section 46, this budget and all supporting schedules will be filed with the City Clerk when submitted to the City Council and shall be a public record for the inspection of anyone. City of Paris Charter — Article V — Section 42. "The fiscal year of the City of Paris shall begin on the first day of October and shall end on the last day of September of each calendar year. Such fiscal year shall also constitute the budget and accounting year. " The Proposed Budget is for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2023 and ending on September 30, 2024. This will be shown throughout this document as "FY23/24 City of Paris Charter — Article V — Section 43. "The City Manager, between thirty and ninety days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, shall submit to the Council a proposed budget, which budget shall provide a complete financial plan for the fiscal year, and shall contain the following: " The following sections of this memorandum shall be divided up between the fifteen (15) sub -sections of Section 43. These sub -sections are designed to represent the "complete financial plan for the fiscal year". Page 5 of 23