§ 2-261. Proposal and adoption of budget.  


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  • The budget commission shall submit or cause to be submitted annually to the board of commissioners, by no later than November 15, a proposed budget governing expenditures of all county funds, including capital outlay and public works projects, for the following year. The budget commission is composed of the chairman of the board of commissioners of Fulton County, the county manager and the chief financial officer. This proposed budget will serve, as presented, as the operating budget until a final budget is adopted by the board of commissioners. The procedures for budget preparation, submission to the governing authority, review by the governing authority, public review, notice, and hearings shall be as provided for in Chapter 81 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A. [O.C.G.A. § 36-81-1 et seq.]. The budget shall then be adopted by the board of commissioners by no later than the second regular meeting in January of the year to which it applies, which budget, when so adopted by the board of commissioners, shall constitute the board of commissioners' appropriation of all funds for such year.

    The county manager is authorized to take all administrative steps necessary to implement the budget as approved. The budget so adopted may be revised during the year only by formal action of the board of commissioners in a regular meeting which has been advertised in accordance with subsection (e) of Code Section 36-81-5 of the O.C.G.A. [O.C.G.A. § 36-81-5] and no increase shall be made in such budget without provision also being made for financing such increase. The proposed budget submitted by the budget commission shall be accompanied by a report containing information and data required by subsection (b) of Code Section 36-81-5 of the O.C.G.A. [O.C.G.A. § 36-81-5]. A copy of the proposed budget shall be transmitted to the county clerk of the commission of Fulton County on the date it is submitted to the board of commissioners. Upon adoption of the budget, a copy shall be transmitted to the county clerk of the commission of Fulton County.

(16-0465, Exh. A, 6-15-16)