Montgomery County Department of Administration--Finance Office |
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Financial Activities: Quick Reference: |
*OFFICE Central*
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| Process to Adopt the Annual Budget Ordinance **For Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2020** |
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| Month/Day | Description |
| Jan/Feb | -County Manager, as Budget Officer, and County Finance Director distribute information and instructions (pertaining to the preparation of requests from future budgets) to County departments and other agencies. |
| thru Mar 1 (Sun) | -County departments and other agencies submit completed requests (including any changes in County's fee schedule and revenue charges, number of personnel, new or replacement vehicles, etc.) to County Finance Director. |
| thru Mar 15 (Sun) | -Finance Office staff finalizes review of received requests and forwards information to County Manager and Commissioners. |
| by Apr 15 (Wed) | -Requests from Montgomery County Schools and Montgomery Community College should be submitted by this date, per NC General Statutes. |
| thru May 5 (Tue) | -County Manager considers requests and deliberates with appropriate officials and other persons before submitting his final recommendations. |
| May 6 (Wed) | -At least ten days prior to the first set of public hearings for comments on the budget, Montgomery Herald includes notice 1) of dates to hold hearings for public comments and 2) that copy of recommendations are available for review. |
| May 13 (Wed) | -Regarding first set of public hearings for comments on the budget, Montgomery Herald includes another notice 1) of dates to hold hearings for public comments and 2) that copy of recommendations are available for review. |
| May 19 (Tue) | -County Manager officially submits recommendations to County Commissioners, to County citizens, and other interested readers. |
| May 19 (Tue) | -County Finance Director retains a copy of recommendations for the public and the media. Information concerning recommendations may be released to the media, County Library, and other interested persons. |
| Jun 3 (Wed) | -At least ten days prior to the second set of public hearings for comments on the budget, Montgomery Herald includes notice 1) of date to hold hearings for public comments and 2) that copy of recommendations are available for review. |
| Jun 10 (Wed) | -Regarding second set of public hearings for comments on the budget, Montgomery Herald includes another notice 1) of date to hold hearings for public comments and 2) that copy of recommendations are available for review. |
| thru Jun 16 (Tue) | -County Commissioners consider recommendations and deliberate with appropriate officials and other persons. |
| Jun 16 (Tue) | -During regular meeting on third Tuesday in June, County Commissioners avail themselves to hear comments from the County's citizens on County Manager's recommendations. |
| Jun 16 (Tue) | -County Commissioners announce any changes to recommendations and adopt beginning budget ordinance for next fiscal year that starts July 1. |
The County Commissioners and County Manager may change, add to, and/or delete from this timeline at any time. The timeline above may be periodically updated to reflect any changes made.