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~ 2-39 MARTINSVILLE CODE .......-...., Sec. 2-39. Publication of budget synopsis and notice of hearing; hearing. A brief synopsis of the budget, tentatively approved by the council as provided in section 2-38, shall be published in a newspaper having general circulation in the city and notice given of one or more public hearings, at least seven (7) days prior to the date set for the hearing, at which hearing any citizen of the city shall have the right to attend and state his views on the budget. (Code 1971, ~ 6-16) Sec. 2-40. Adoption of budgets and revenue ordinances; transfer of funds. After the hearing provided for in section 2-39, the council shall adopt all budgets for the ensuring budget year, as well as such ordinances providing for additional revenue as may be necessary to balance the budgets. This adoption shall be made on or before June 30 in each year. From the effective date of the budget, the several amounts stated therein as proposed expenditures approved by the council shall be and become appropriated to the several objects and purposes therein named; however, upon authorization of the city manager, the director of finance, during the budget year, shall transfer any unencumbered balance, or portion thereof, in any fund budget from one classification of expenditure to another within the same department, board, commission, office or agency and, for this purpose, each of the utilities of the city shall be deemed to be separate departments. /_, (Code 1971, ~ 6-17; Ord. No. 2001-2, 2-13-2001) Sec. 2-41. Availability of copies of budgets. The director of finance shall have the budgets, as finally adopted, and sufficient copies, or appropriate portions thereof, made available for the use by those offices, departments and agencies of the city subject to budgetary control. (Code 1971, ~ 6-17) Sec. 2-42. Additional appropriations. Appropriations, in addition to those adopted by the council on or before June fifteenth for the ensuing budget year, may be made by the council on recommendation of the city manager only if the director of finance certifies that there is available an unencumbered sum available for transfer or an unappropriated and unencumbered sum sufficient to meet such contem- plated appropriations; provided, that the provisions of this section shall not apply where there exists a public emergency threatening the lives, health or property of the inhabitants of the city but the ordinance making such appropriations shall contain a clear statement of the nature and extent of the emergency. (Code 1971, ~ 6-18) Secs. 2-43-2-52. Reserved. ----""-, Supp. No. 50 156