HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(4)  ESTIMATES OF THE AMOUNTS NECESSARY FOR CONDUCTING
THE BUSINESS OF THE COUNTY IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR TO BE FINANCED
FROM THE ESTIMATED REVENUE, CLASSIFIED BY DEPARTMENT, PROGRAM OR
,SERVICES, AND PROJECT, CHARACTER AND OBJECT, TOGETHER WITH A
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES AND REVENUES
FROM THE FISCAL YEAR THEN ENDING; AND

(5)  ANY OTHER MATERIAL THAT THE COMMISSIONERS
REQUIRE.

(C)  CONTENTS OF THE CAPITAL PROGRAM. THE PROPOSED CAPITAL
PROGRAM SHALL LIST AND DESCRIBE THE PROPOSED CAPITAL PROJECTS TO
BE UNDERTAKEN IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR (INCLUDING THOSE PREVIOUSLY
AUTHORIZED) AND IN EACH OF THE NEXT 5 FISCAL YEARS, THE PROPOSED
MEANS OF FINANCING THEM, AND THE RELATIVE PRIORITY OF EACH
PROJECT IN EACH FISCAL YEAR.

(D)  CONTENTS OF THE CAPITAL BUDGET. THE PROPOSED CAPITAL
BUDGET SHALL INCLUDE:

(1)  A STATEMENT OF ANTICIPATED REVENUES FOR THE NEXT
FISCAL YEAR FROM ALL BORROWING AND OTHER SOURCES; AND

(2)  THE AMOUNT PROPOSED TO BE SPENT ON EACH PROJECT
UNDERTAKEN IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, INCLUDING THOSE PREVIOUSLY
AUTHORIZED, CONSIDERING THE PRIORITIES SET OUT IN THE CAPITAL
PROGRAM.

(D) (E) CONTENTS OF THE BUDGET MESSAGE. THE BUDGET MESSAGE
SHALL EXPLAIN THROUGH A NARRATIVE AND SUMMARY TABLES THE CURRENT
BUDGETS AND CAPITAL PROGRAM. IT SHALL AT LEAST DESCRIBE ALL
IMPORTANT FEATURES OF THE BUDGETS AND CAPITAL PROGRAM AND
INDICATE ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, FISCAL
POLICIES , AND EXPENDITURES COMPARED TO THE FISCAL YEAR THEN
ENDING.

5-102. BUDGET REQUESTS; HEARINGS; COPIES MADE AVAILABLE.

(A)   ITEMIZED BUDGET REQUESTS. AT A PUBLIC MEETING HEARING
HELD ON THE DATE SET BY THE COMMISSIONERS, EACH COUNTY
DEPARTMENT, AGENCY , OR BOARD RECEIVING COUNTY FUNDS SHALL
SUBMIT TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND TO THE DIRECTOR OF
ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE, BY THE DATE SET BY THE COMMISSIONERS,
A AN ITEMIZED BUDGET REQUEST WHICH SHALL INCLUDE AN ITEMIZED
REQUEST FOR ALL FUNDS REQUESTED FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. THE
COMMISSIONERS SHALL PUBLISH NOTICE OF THE TIME AND PLACE OF THIS
MEETING HEARING IN AT LEAST 2 COUNTY NEWSPAPERS FOR AT LEAST 2
WEEKS BEFORE THE MEETING HEARING IS HELD. AT THIS HEARING, COUNTY
CITIZENS MAY PRESENT THEIR VIEWS ON BUDGET REQUESTS AND FUNDING
LEVELS.

(B)  BEFORE TAKING FINAL ACTION ON A PROPOSED BUDGET, THE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SHALL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO PERMIT COUNTY
RESIDENTS TO COMMENT ON IT. THE COMMISSIONERS SHALL PUBLISH
NOTICE OF THE TIME AND PLACE OF THE HEARING IN AT LEAST 2 COUNTY