Proposition B - Budget Charter Amendment

Shall Article XVI, Section 3, Paragraph 2 of the Charter of the City of St. Louis be changed to permit the Board of Aldermen to add or remove items in the appropriations proposed in the City of St. Louis' annual budget ordinance and to increase, as well as decrease, the amount of any items in the appropriations proposed in the City of St. Louis' annual budget ordinance without needing approval or consideration from the Board of Estimate and Apportionment. Any increase made to the amount of an item in the appropriations proposed in the City of St. Louis' annual budget ordinance shall be offset by a reduction to an item or items in the appropriations proposed in the City of St. Louis' annual budget ordinance in an amount that is equal to the amount of the increase. The proposed change shall not apply to items or amounts fixed by Missouri State Statute, or for the payment of principal or interest of the City's debt, or for meeting obligations established by City ordinance.