N.Y. Village Law § 5-504: Preparation and filing of tentative budget

§ 5-504 Preparation and filing of tentative budget. Upon receipt of

the estimates of the head of each administrative unit, the budget

officer shall prepare a tentative budget. He may also prepare a budget

message explaining the main features of the budget and containing such

additional information as he may deem advisable. He shall furnish a copy

of the tentative budget and the budget message, if any, to each member

of the board of trustees and he shall reproduce for public distribution

as many copies as he may deem necessary. On or before the twentieth day

of March, or such other date as may be applicable pursuant to section

5-510 of this article or section 17-1729 of article seventeen, he shall

file in the office of the village clerk the tentative budget, the budget

message, if any, and the estimates, schedules and statements submitted

by the heads of the administrative units.