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It is the financial package with all income and expenditure and contains the budget statutes and the budget plan, where the estimated income and expenditure are listed. This includes income and expenditure from ongoing administrative activities, such as income from fees (e.g. for an application for a new ID card or for the issue of a residence entitlement certificate) or the disbursement of funds (e.g. wages and salaries for employees, grants for associations, road and cycle path improvements). Taking out loans or major investments in the coming years are also included in the budget statutes.

The city council - it adopts the budget bylaws in a public meeting. This is because deciding which measures or projects money should be spent on is one of the traditional rights of the city council.

This is a long road with many deadlines: In May, the departments receive a first draft of the material cost budgets and the investment program from the city treasury. The departments' objections to this draft are discussed in the budget talks and agreement is ultimately reached. The figures are discussed in the budget talks between the departments and the finance department, and the draft budget is then finalized. This is presented to the city council in a public meeting by the finance officer, Konrad Beugel.

The hot phase of the budget discussions then begins. The city council's political groups and factions discuss the figures internally. The committees vote on the parties' motions and the administration's amendments to the draft. They can also submit further motions on the budget. Subsequent proposals can be submitted by the offices. The advisory councils, such as the Senior Citizens' Advisory Council or the Youth Parliament, can also submit motions on the budget, but only via the Lord Mayor. The city treasurer's office compiles the approved applications and subsequent notifications in the fall and then draws up the budget statutes. After the resolution, it is submitted to the government of Middle Franconia as the responsible supervisory authority for approval.

The meeting dates of the City Council and its composition can be accessed via the council information system.

For each financial year, which corresponds to the calendar year, the City of Erlangen, like all other municipalities, must adopt the budget bylaws. The budget bylaws are always valid for one year.

Once the city council has adopted the budget bylaws , they are sent to the responsible legal supervisory authority. For the city of Erlangen, this is the government of Middle Franconia in Ansbach. If the figures are plausible for the government of Middle Franconia, it approves the financial package with its components requiring approval. If not, the City of Erlangen must make improvements.

As long as approval has not been granted, the budget statutes are not (yet) valid. The city may nevertheless make financial contributions during this period. This is the case if

• it is legally obliged to do so, for example because contracts have been concluded or a law provides for certain payments
• the payment cannot be postponed for the continuation of necessary tasks.