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Earlier editions: 2026-09

Title 3 — Revenue and Finance

Seaside Municipal Code Ch. 3.10 Budget

Seaside Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Seaside

Cite as: Seaside Municipal Code Chapter 3.10 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 3.10.010. Balanced budget – Requirements.

The staff is directed to institute measures to balance the budget annually, to ensure that expenditures do not exceed revenues in any fiscal year, except to the extent of a carefully long ranged and programmed use of city fund balances which as determined by the council are necessary and proper to maintain cost-effective services to all of the citizens of the community. This section applies to all general purpose funds, as defined in SMC § 3.12.040.

(Prior code § 3-206; Ord. 609 § 2, 1982; Ord. 1042 § 2 (Att. B), 2017)

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