Sample Resolution - RESOLUTION NO. - Adopting Final Operating Budget and Setting Appropriation Authority

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Resolution template for adopting a final operating budget and setting appropriation authority for a fiscal year spanning July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. Establishes required legal spending limits by county fund level, authorizes appropriations to cover expenses or liabilities, and includes any property tax increases under specified statutory provisions for homes valued at $100,000, $300,000, and $600,000. Incorporates public hearing and board review results, specifies effective date as July 1, 2023, and provides signature and attestation lines.

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Sample Resolution

Resolution details

Legal authority and required contents

Adoption, appropriations, and spending limits

Property tax increase language

Effective date, signing, and attestation

Sample Resolution RESOLUTION NO. _________ A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE FINAL OPERATING BUDGET AND SETTING APPROPRIATION AUTHORITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2023 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2024 WHEREAS, Section 7-6-4030, MCA, provides that the governing body shall adopt the final budget by resolution. The resolution must: Authorize appropriations to defray the expenses or liabilities for the fiscal year; Establish legal spending limits at the level of detail in the resolution; and Include any increase in property taxes, including an increase authorized under 15-10-420(1) and the amount by which property taxes will increase on homes valued at $100,000, $300,000 and $600,000. WHEREAS, Section 7-6-4020 requires that a preliminary annual operating budget must be prepared for the local government; and WHEREAS, Section 7-6-4021 requires that the governing body shall cause a notice of public hearing on the preliminary or amended budget to be published, and WHEREAS, Section 7-6-4024, provides that the governing body must hold a public hearing in accordance with the notice given pursuant to 7-6-4021; and WHEREAS, The Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing on (date) where residents of the County were allowed to express their concerns about the proposed budget; and WHEREAS, The Board of County Commissioners has reviewed the proposed budget, received the estimated ending cash balances for all county funds, made changes to the budget as deemed necessary following the public hearing(s) and from input by elected officials and department heads, and computed the estimated taxes, fees and assessments needed to fund the fiscal year 2024 budget. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of (blank) County that: The final budget after any amendments to the preliminary budget and after considering any public comment is adopted. This resolution authorizes: Appropriations to defray the expenses or liabilities for the fiscal year. It sets the legal spending limits at the county fund level. Fund level detail is stated in the formal budget document and established in the County’s accounting system. An increase(decrease) in property taxes due to (15-10-420 calculation), permissive and/or voted levies of $________, $________, and $________, respectively for a home valued at $100,000, $300,000 and $600,000 is included in this fiscal year budget. The effective date of this resolution is July 1, 2023, even if the resolution is adopted after that date. DATED this _____day of ____________________, 2023 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ________________________________ (Chair) ATTEST: (Clerk of the Board)

FAQs

What does the resolution template authorize for the fiscal year?

It adopts the final operating budget and authorizes appropriations to defray expenses or liabilities for the fiscal year.

How are legal spending limits established in the resolution?

The resolution sets legal spending limits at the county fund level, with fund-level detail stated in the formal budget document and established in the county’s accounting system.

What property tax increases must be included?

Any increase or decrease in property taxes due to the specified calculation and permissive/voted levies must be included for homes valued at $100,000, $300,000, and $600,000.

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