N.Y. County Law § 361: Failure to make appropriations

§ 361. Failure to make appropriations. In the event that the board of

supervisors shall fail to finally adopt a budget for the ensuing fiscal

year on or before December twentieth, the tentative budget, with such

changes, alterations and revisions as shall have been made by resolution

of the board of supervisors, shall constitute the budget for such

ensuing fiscal year, and the appropriation resolution, with such

amendments as may be necessary to make it conform to such budget, shall

be deemed to have been passed by the board of supervisors as of such

date. The board of supervisors shall provide for the raising of the

taxes required by such budget in the manner and within the time

prescribed by law.