Michigan Laws 141.434 – Budget; preparation, presentation, and control of expenditures; information; transmitting recommended budget to legislative body; suggested general appropriations act; consideration of recommended bud
Current as of: 2023 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
(1) Unless otherwise provided by law, charter, resolution, or ordinance, the chief administrative officer shall have final responsibility for budget preparation, presentation of the budget to the legislative body, and the control of expenditures under the budget and the general appropriations act.
(2) Unless another person is designated by charter, the chief administrative officer in each local unit shall prepare the recommended annual budget for the ensuing fiscal year in the manner provided in section 15 to 20a. The budgetary centers of the local unit shall provide to the chief administrative officer information which the chief administrative officer considers necessary and essential to the preparation of a budget for the ensuing fiscal period for presentation to the local unit’s legislative body. Each administrative officer or employee of a budgetary center shall comply promptly with a request for information which the chief administrative officer makes.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 141.434
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Legislative body: means any of the following:
(a) The council, commission, or other entity vested with the legislative power of a village. See Michigan Laws 141.422dperson: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
(3) The chief administrative officer shall transmit the recommended budget to the legislative body according to an appropriate time schedule developed by the local unit. The schedule shall allow adequate time for review and adoption by the legislative body before commencement of the budget year. The recommended budget, when transmitted by the chief administrative officer, shall be accompanied by a suggested general appropriations act to implement the budget. The suggested general appropriations act shall fulfill the requirements of section 16.
(4) The recommended budget transmitted by the chief administrative officer shall be considered by the legislative body.
(5) The chief administrative officer shall furnish to the legislative body information the legislative body requires for proper consideration of the recommended budget. Before final passage of a general appropriations act by the legislative body, a public hearing shall be held as required by 1963 (2nd Ex Sess) PA 43, MCL 141.411 to 141.415, and the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.