HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011 Town Budget CalendarTown Budget Calendar
(Dates in parentheses apply to towns
in Westchester and Monroe Counties
only.)
As shown on the calendar, the
budget officer distributes
estimate forms to the head of
each administrative unit of the town, '
to be completed and returned to the
budget officer no later than Sept. 20
(Oct. 20). The budget officer reviews
the estimates, prepares the estimates
that were not submitted and prepares
the tentative budget. The budget officer
must prepare an exemption impact
report and annex it to the tentative/
preliminary budgets. The tentative
budget should be completed by the
budget officer and filed with the town
clerk on or before Sept. 30 (Oct. 30),
who must then present it at a regular
or special meeting of the town board
to be held on or before Oct. 5 (Nov.
10). At this meeting, the town board
reviews the tentative budget and makes
any necessary changes, revisions or
alterations consistent with law. Upon
completion of such review, the tentative
budget becomes the preliminary budget.
The preliminary budget must be filed in
the office of the town clerk who shall
reproduce for public distribution as
many copies as the town board directs.
The town board must hold a public
hearing on the preliminary budget.
Notice of the hearing must be published
at least once in the official newspaper
and, if the board so directs, in other
newspapers. The town clerk shall also
cause a copy of the notice to be posted
on the signboard of the town. The notice
of hearing should state the time, place
and purpose of the hearing and that
copies of the preliminary budget are
available at the office of the town clerk
for inspection by any interested people
during office hours. The notice shall
also state the compensation proposed
to be paid to each member of the town
board and an elected town clerk and
elected highway superintendent. At
least five days shall elapse between the
date of the first publication of the notice
1. Budget Officer*
Furnishes Heads of
Administrative Units
(Departments and Of-
ficials) with Estimate
Forms
9/1 10/1 Recommended
2. Departmental Sub- 9/20** 10/20 Section 104
mission of Estimate
by (See note on Fire
Districts below)
3. Budget Officer 9/30 10/30 Section 106(2)
Reviews and Prepares
Tentative Budget: Files
with Town Clerk by
10/5 11/10 Section 1060)
4. Town Clerk Presents
Tentative Budget to
Town Board by
5. Review and Revision
by Town Board; Prepa-
ration of Preliminary
Budget; Filed in Town
Clerk's Office
Upon completion of
review and modifi-
cation of Tentative
Budget, and prior to
Public Hearing
Upon comple-
tion of review and
modification of
Tentative Budget,
and prior to Public
Hearing
Sesfion 106(4)
6. Notice of Public At least five days prior At least five days Section 108
Heating-Publication to heating ~rior to hearing
7. Public Hearing by Thursday following 12/10 - may be Section 108
November Election; adjourned, but not
may be adjourned, but beyond 12/15
not beyond 11 / 15
8. Final Revision of After Public Hear- After Public Hear- Section 108
Preliminary Budget ing but prior to final ing but prior to final
adoption adoption
9. Adoption of Budget 11/20 12/20 Section 109
by**
Budget Officer is the Town Supervisor, unless the Supervisor appoints a separate person as
Budget Officer
** Fire District Budgets must be submitted to the clerk on or before Nov. 7, and be annexed to
the Final Budge~
and the date specified for the hearing.
Once opened, the hearing may be
adjourned from day to day, but not
beyond Nov. 15 (Dec. 15). After the
public hearing, the town board may
amend or modify the preliminary
budget as it sees fit, so long as it
retains all of the required content. The
preliminary budget as submitted or
amended after the punic hearing shall
be finally adopted by resolution of the
town board no later than Nov. 20 (Dec.
20), and entered in full in the minutes of
the town board.
The town clerk must prepare two
certified copies of the budget and annex
thereto copies of the fire district budget
(received by the clerk on or before Nov.
7). Within five days, the clerk must
deliver the copies to the supervisor,
who in turn must present them to the
governing board of the county within
10 days, so that such body may levy
taxes on the real property of the town at
the same time and in the same manner
as county taxes.
Talk of the Towns -5 - duly~August 2010