The Budget of the financially distressed city for its first fiscal year commencing after this Division first becomes applicable to the financially distressed city as provided in Section 8-12-4, and for each subsequent fiscal year shall be balanced in accordance with such accounting system and procedures as may be prescribed by the Authority and the requirements of State law, with substantial progress toward balancing the Budget to be achieved during the remaining portion of what is the financially distressed city's current fiscal year at the time this Division first becomes applicable to the city as provided in Section 8-12-4.
65 ILCS 5/8-12-14