Each year, sufficiently prior to August 1st, the city manager shall prepare or cause to be prepared as authorized by the commission the annual city budget for the fiscal year beginning the following January 1st. The manager shall receive estimates from the several city departments of their requirements for the coming year and details in such form as may be prepared for the purpose. The budget shall be prepared in accordance with KSA 79-2927 and the city manager may prepare such additional details as will reflect the fiscal needs of the city and his or her recommendations pertaining thereto. The same shall be submitted to the commission for its approval and the notice of the budget hearing and the budget published in such form as shall be required by law. After the hearing of the budget, the same shall be adopted by the commission as originally prepared or as the same may be amended. The budget together with an ordinance levying the required taxes for the ensuing year shall be certified to the county clerk as provided by law. (Prior code § 1-406)