On or before the first day of July in each year, the Budget
Officer shall submit to every administrative officer, board, department
and commission of the town and every district therein, except as otherwise
provided in § 202-a of the Town Law, statistical information
containing the experience of the previous year, the budget appropriations
and the fiscal data for the current year.
On or before September 20 in each year, such respective officers,
boards, departments, commissions and districts shall submit to the
Budget Officer and to the Comptroller copies of detailed estimates,
in writing, to be known as "departmental estimates," of the amount
of revenues to be received and expenditures to be made during the
next ensuing year.
On or before September 30 in each year, on the basis of the
departmental estimates submitted to the Budget Officer, the Budget
Officer shall file, in writing, in the office of the Town Clerk and
with the Comptroller his proposed budget to be known as the "tentative
budget."
The Town Clerk shall present the Budget Officer's tentative
budget to the Town Board at its next regular or special meeting.
On or before October 5 in each year, the Town Board shall review
the departmental estimates and the Budget Officer's tentative
budget and shall prepare the preliminary budget and shall file the
same in the office of the Town Clerk.
The Town Board shall hold a public hearing on the preliminary
budget on or before the Thursday immediately following the general
election.
The preliminary budget as submitted or amended shall be adopted
by resolution of the Town Board not later than November 20 and shall
be known as the "annual budget."
[Amended 8-10-1971 by L.L. No. 6-1971]
The Town Clerk shall prepare and certify in duplicate a copy
of the annual budget as adopted by the Town Board, together with the
estimate, if any, adopted pursuant to § 202-a of the Town
Law and deliver at least one copy thereof to the Supervisor of the
Town. The Supervisor shall present the copy of the annual budget to
the Board of Supervisors of Nassau County.
Copies of the tentative budget, preliminary budget and annual
budget shall be prepared in an amount to be determined by the Town
Board and shall be distributed as directed by the Town Board.
In addition to the aforesaid requirements, such respective officers,
boards, departments, commissions and districts shall comply with the
applicable provisions of law relating to the preparation, processing,
filing and adoption of the departmental estimates, tentative budget,
preliminary budget and annual budget.