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Fiscal Year 2004 Proposed Budget

Proposed Budget Contents

FISCAL YEAR 2004 BUDGET CALENDAR

  SEPTEMBER 9 Budget kickoff for departmental staff. This includes policy and line item direction including fiscal parameters for developing requests.
  OCTOBER/NOVEMBER Departments submit budgets to the Department of Management and Finance, Management and Budget Section.
  DECEMBER/JANUARY County Manager holds a series of budget mark-up meetings with departments.
  FEBRUARY 6 School Superintendent submits Superintendent’s Proposed Budget to the School Board.
  FEBRUARY 8 County Manager’s FY 2004 Proposed Budget is submitted to the County Board.
  FEBRUARY – APRIL County Board holds a series of budget work sessions with County departments, Constitutional Offices and the School Board.
  MARCH 12 School Board presents its proposed FY 2004 budget to the County Board.
  MARCH 15 County Manager submits FY 2003 mid-year review of expenditures and revenues to the County Board.
  MARCH 25 County Board holds a public hearing on the proposed FY 2004 County Manager and School Board expenditure budgets. (Thomas Jefferson Middle School Theatre at 7:00 p.m.)
  MARCH 27 County Board holds a public hearing on the proposed CY 2003 real estate tax rate, and other taxes and fees. (County Board Room at 7:00 p.m.)
  APRIL 26 County Board adopts FY 2004 Budget and Appropriations Resolutions for the County government, the public schools, and Pay-As-You-Go Capital. County Board adopts the CY 2003 real estate tax rate and other CY 2003 taxes and fees.
  MAY 22 School Board adopts FY 2004 school budget.
  JULY 1 FY 2004 begins.