Oregon Statutes 294.403 – Budget message
A budget message shall be prepared by or under the direction of the executive officer of the municipal corporation or, where no executive officer exists, by or under the direction of the presiding officer of the governing body. The budget message shall be delivered at a meeting of the budget committee as provided in ORS § 294.426 (1). The budget message shall:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 294.403
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
(1) Explain the budget document;
(2) Contain a brief description of the proposed financial policies of the municipal corporation for the ensuing year or ensuing budget period;
(3) Describe in connection with the financial policies of the municipal corporation, the important features of the budget document;
(4) Set forth the reason for salient changes from the previous year or budget period in appropriation and revenue items;
(5) Explain the major changes in financial policy; and
(6) Set forth any change contemplated in the municipal corporation’s basis of accounting and explain the reasons for the change and the effect of the change on the operations of the municipal corporation. [Formerly 294.391]
[Repealed by 1953 c.306 § 18]
[1963 c.576 § 20; 1965 c.451 § 6; 1997 c.308 § 14; 1997 c.541 § 336a; 1999 c.632 § 7; 2001 c.104 § 103; 2001 c.135 § 13; 2009 c.477 § 6; renumbered 294.428 in 2011]