ADOPTED - MARCH 10, 2009

Agenda Item No. 16

Introduced by the Finance Committee of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE BUDGET CALENDAR FOR 2010

RESOLUTION #09-057

WHEREAS, Public Act 621 of 1978 provides that the Board of Commissioners establishes an appropriate time schedule for preparing the budget; and

WHEREAS, this Act requires that each elected official, department head, administrative office or employer of a budgetary center shall comply with the time schedule and requests for information from the Controller.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the attached budget calendar for the 2010 budget process be adopted.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Clerk shall be directed to provide written notification of the attached budget calendar to all elected officials and department heads.

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Grebner, Nolan, Bahar-Cook, Davis, Dougan

         Nays:  None           Absent:    Tennis         Approved 3/4/09

SUMMARY

2010 BUDGET CALENDAR

March 4                             Finance Committee recommends 2010 budget calendar.

March 10                           Board of Commissioners approves 2010 budget calendar.

April 16 - 21                      Liaison Committees forward recommendations for strategic goals for 2010 to the Finance Committee.

April 22                             Finance Committee recommends strategic goals for 2010.

April 28                             Board of Commissioners adopts strategic goals for 2010.

April 30 – May 6               Committees review fees for various county services to make recommendations for any appropriate increases to be effective January 1, 2010.

May 14 -20                        Committees make recommendations for increases to fees for various county services to be effective January 1, 2010.

May 26                              Board of Commissioners adopts increases to fees for various county services to be effective January 1, 2010.

May 27                              Department heads, agencies and community agencies submit operating and capital budgets.

June 22 - July 2                 Controller holds budget meetings with departments.

August 25                         Controller’s Recommended Budget distributed to full Board of Commissioners.

August 31 - September 9  Liaison Committees hold hearings on operating and capital budget recommendations.  (Exact dates to be announced by August 1.)

September 23                    Finance Committee holds hearings and makes operating and capital improvement budget recommendations.

October 27                        Board holds public hearing on the General Fund Budget.  Board adopts operating and capital budgets and millages.