HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008 Fire District Budget ProcessFIRE DISTRICT BUDGET PROCESS
(AS REVISED THROUGH 2008)
Annual Date
On or before 21st day
prior to budget hearing
15-20 days prior to
budget hearing
2008 Date
On or before
September 30
October 1
October 6
Required Action
Adopt proposed budget,
including fund balance estimate
for 2008 (Town Law ["TL"]
§181 [2]).
File budget with fire district
secretary (TL§181 [3]).
Post budget on fire district
website (if district maintains a
website) (TL§181 [3]).
Post notice of budget hearing
on fire district website and sign
board (if district maintains a
website/signboard)(TL§175-c[1]).
Provide copy of notice of budget
hearing to town clerk of towns in
which district is located. (Each
town clerk must post the notice
on their town's website and on
clerk's bulletin board and town
signboard)((TL§175-c[2]).
Provide copy of notice of budget
hearing to town clerk of towns
and secretaries of fire districts
with which district contacts.
(Each town clerk and fire district
secretary receiving the notice
must post it on the town or district
website; town clerks must also
post the notice on clerk's bulletin
board and town signboard).
(TL§175-c[2]).
Annual Date
On or before 5 days prior
budget hearing
3rd Tuesday in October
After 3rd Tuesday in October,
but before November 4
On or before November 4
On or before 3rd day after
adoption of annual budget
2008 Date
On or before
October 16
October 21
October 21
November 3
On or before
November 4
On or before
November 7
Required Action
Publish notice of budget hearing
in official newspaper or, if no
official newspaper, in news-
newspaper having general
circulation in district
(TL §181 [3][a]).
Post published notice on fire
district's website (if district
maintains a website)
(TL §181 [3][a]).
Provide copy of proposed
budget for public inspection to
town clerk of towns in which
district is located
(TL §18113][a]).
Provide copy of published notice
town clerk of towns in which
district is located (Each town
clerk must post the notice on the
town's website and on the town
signboard) (TL §181 [3][a]).
Hold budget hearing
(TL §181 [3]Ia]).
Subject to certain restrictions,
make changes, alterations and
revisions to proposed budget
(TL §181 [3][b]).
Adopt fire district annual budget
(TL §181 [3][b]).
Fire district secretary delivers 2
cer/ified copies of fire district
annual budget to town clerk of
towns in which district is
located (TL §181 [3][c]).