[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Guilderland 7-12-2022 by L.L. No. 8-2022.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also repealed former Ch. 13,
Budget, which consisted of Art. I, Budget Procedures, adopted 1-21-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1997.
The purpose of this chapter is the orderly and proper preparation
of the Town budget by setting tasks and deadlines consistent with
the NYS Town Law.
The Comptroller shall provide each department with form(s) for
estimated revenues and proposed appropriation requests for the next
budget year no later than July 1. Each department shall submit estimated
revenues and mark proposed appropriation requests on the relevant
budget line as critical, important or optional on the provided form
to the Comptroller no later than July 15. The Comptroller shall provide
the Supervisor with a written estimate of budget revenues, proposed
appropriation requests, and indebtedness no later than August 1.
The Supervisor and Comptroller shall review proposed revenues
and appropriations and meet, as necessary, with departments to prepare
a tentative budget. The Supervisor shall file the tentative budget
with the Town Clerk no later than September 30. The Town Clerk shall
present the tentative budget to the Town Board no later than October
5.
The Town Board shall schedule budget workshops to consider the
tentative budget, make revisions, and submit a preliminary budget
to the Town Clerk no later than October 26.
The Town Clerk shall publish notice of a public hearing for
preliminary budget that will be held on or before the Thursday immediately
after the general election. The public hearing may be adjourned but
not beyond November 15. After the public hearing but prior to adoption,
final revisions shall be made to the preliminary budget. The Town
Board shall adopt the final budget no later than November 20.
