Columbia Public Hearing [on Budget.] At the meeting of the council at which the budget is submitted, the council shall determine the place and time of the public hearing on the budget. The council shall cause to be published a notice of the time and place of the ordinance (Charter § 37)
City Charter · Article V. Department of Finance
hearing at least seven (7) days before the hearing is to be held. At the time and place so advertised, or at any time and place to which such public hearing shall from time to time be adjourned, the council shall hold a public hearing on the budget as submitted, at which all interested persons shall be given an opportunity to be heard.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Charter § 37
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.