Columbia Budget a Public Record ordinance (Charter § 36)
City Charter · Article V. Department of Finance
The budget and budget message and all supporting schedules, exhibits and other explanatory materials, shall be a public record in the office of the city clerk, open to public inspection. The city manager shall cause sufficient copies of the budget and the budget message to be prepared for distribution to interested persons.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Charter § 36
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.