FY 2009 Budget Calendars: Operating and Capital

Operating Budget Calendar

December 13, 2007

Executive holds initial Citizen’s Budget Meeting

January 31, 2008 (Approximate)

Budget requests due from all departments

February 18-March 31, 2008 (Approximate)

Office of Budget Review of departmental requests with the County Executive

March 6, 2008

County Executive’s Citizens’ Budget Meeting

April 1 - April 11, 2008

County Executive makes final decisions on the operating budget

April 22, 2008

Operating Budget presented to the County Council

Capital Budget Calendar

October 12, 2007

County agencies submit detailed descriptive forms

for new capital projects to the Department of Public Works

November 2, 2007

Agencies submit changes to existing projects to the Director of Public Works

December 3-12, 2007

Project forms complete

Public Works reviews Projects

December 13, 2007

Executive holds initial Citizen’s Budget Meeting

January 2, 2008

Public Works submits capital budget requests

to Chief Administrative Officer (Budget Office)

February 1, 2008

Executive transmits departmental budget requests to Planning Board

February 13, 2008 (Tentative)

Planning Board hearing on capital budget requests

March 1, 2008

Planning Board recommendations to Executive

March 6, 2008

Executive holds Citizens’ Budget Meeting

to review Operating and Capital Budget requests

March 1-21, 2008

Executive reviews and makes final decisions on Capital Budget

April 1, 2008

Deadline (90 days prior to end of fiscal year)

for Executive to submit Proposed Capital Budget to County Council

April - May, 2008

Council hearings and work sessions on capital and operating budgets

May 30, 2008

Deadline for Council budget approval

(no later than 1st day of the last month of the fiscal year)

June, 2008

Budget revised and printed