§ 5.2. Submission of budget and budget message.

The county administrator shall submit to the board a recommended operating and capital improvement budget and a budget message by March 15th of each year.

The budget message shall contain the recommendation of the county administrator concerning the fiscal policy of the county, a description of the important features of the budget, a five-year capital budget, a three-year projection for revenues and expenditures and an explanation of all significant changes in the budget as to estimated receipts and recommended expenditures as compared with the current and last preceding fiscal years. No later than March 1st of each year, the superintendent of schools shall submit to the county administrator his estimate of projected revenues and expenditures for the next fiscal year in a form requested by the county administrator as well as a five-year capital improvements program. By January 1st of each year the director of social services, the director of mental health support services, the extension agent, the circuit court and district court and the constitutional officers shall submit to the county administrator their estimates of projected revenues and expenditures for the next fiscal year in a form requested by the county administrator.

(Amd. of 12-14-16(1))

(Amd. of 12-14-16(1))