Terms Used In Michigan Laws 42.24

  • 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.
   On or before 150 days prior to the commencement of the fiscal year, each township officer shall submit to the supervisor, or to the township superintendent if such officer has been appointed, an itemized estimate of the anticipated expenditures of the township for the next fiscal year for the township activities under his or her charge. The supervisor, or township superintendent, as the case may be, shall prepare a complete itemized budget proposal for the next fiscal year and shall submit it to the township board not later than 120 days prior to the commencement of the fiscal year.