ADOPTED - MARCH 9, 2010

Agenda Item No. 10

Introduced by the Finance Committee of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE BUDGET CALENDAR FOR 2011

RESOLUTION #10-073

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 2011 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, Tennis, Bahar-Cook, Schor, Holman, Dougan

     Nays:  None     Absent:  None         Approved  3/03/10

2011 BUDGET CALENDAR

March 3                             Finance Committee recommends 2011 budget calendar.

March 9                             Board of Commissioners approves 2011 budget calendar.

April 15 - 20                      Liaison Committees forward recommendations for strategic goals for 2011 to the Finance Committee.

April 21                              Finance Committee recommends strategic goals for 2011.

April 27                              Board of Commissioners adopts strategic goals for 2011.

April 29 – May 5                Committees review fees for various county services to make recommendations for any appropriate increases to be effective January 1, 2011.

May 13 -19                        Committees make recommendations for increases to fees for various county services to be effective January 1, 2011.

May 25                              Board of Commissioners adopts increases to fees for various county services to be effective January 1, 2011.

May 28                              Department heads, agencies and community agencies submit operating and capital budgets.

June 21 - July 2                  Controller holds budget meetings with departments.

August 24                           Controller’s Recommended Budget distributed to full Board of Commissioners.

Aug. 30 – Sept. 15             Liaison Committees hold hearings on operating and capital budget recommendations.  (Exact dates to be announced by August 1.)

September 29                     Finance Committee holds hearings and makes operating and capital improvement budget recommendations.

October 26                        Board holds public hearing on the General Fund Budget.  Board adopts operating and capital budgets and millages.