N.Y. Town Law § 106: Preparation, filing and review of tentative and preliminary budgets

§ 106. Preparation, filing and review of tentative and preliminary

budgets. 1. The budget officer, upon receipt of the estimates of the

various administrative units, shall review the estimates and may confer

with the head of any such unit in regard to such estimates. He may

require the head of any such unit to furnish information and to answer

inquiries pertinent to such review.

2. Upon the completion of the review of the estimates, the budget

officer shall prepare a tentative budget which shall include his

recommendations and which shall be in the form prescribed in and in

conformance with section one hundred seven of this article. He may also

prepare a budget message explaining the main features of the tentative

budget and containing such additional information as he may deem

advisable. On or before the thirtieth day of September, or in towns in

Westchester and Monroe counties on or before the thirtieth day of

October, he shall file in the office of the town clerk the tentative

budget, the budget message, if any, and the estimates and schedules.

3. The town clerk shall present the tentative budget to the town board

at a regular or special meeting to be held on or before the fifth day of

October. In towns in Westchester and Monroe counties the town clerk

shall present the tentative budget to the town board at a regular or

special meeting to be held on or before the tenth day of November. The

town board may call upon the head of any administrative unit and the

budget officer to discuss the tentative budget and the estimates as

originally submitted. The head of any administrative unit may request in

writing that he be permitted to explain his estimates to the town board.

The town board shall review the tentative budget and may make such

changes, alterations and revisions as it shall consider advisable and

which are consistent with law.

4. Upon the completion of such review, the tentative budget and any

modifications thereof as approved by the town board, shall become the

preliminary budget. The preliminary budget shall be filed in the office

of the town clerk and the town clerk shall reproduce for public

distribution as many copies as the town board may direct.