1. The local budgets of the various political subdivisions shall be certified by the chairperson of the certifying board or levying board, as the case may be, in duplicate to the county auditor not later than March 15 of each year on forms, and pursuant to instructions, prescribed by the department of management. However, if the political subdivision is a county or a city, its budget shall be certified not later than March 31 of each year, and if the political subdivision is a school district, as defined in section 257.2, its budget shall be certified not later than April 15 of each year.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 24.17

  • certifying board: shall mean any public body which has the power or duty to certify any tax to be levied or sum of money to be collected by taxation. See Iowa Code 24.2
  • levying board: shall mean board of supervisors of the county and any other public body or corporation that has the power to levy a tax. See Iowa Code 24.2
  • state board: shall mean the state appeal board as created by section 24. See Iowa Code 24.2
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. One copy of the budget shall be retained on file in the office by the county auditor and the other shall be certified by the county auditor to the state board. The department of management shall certify the taxes back to the county auditor by June 15.
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