AGENDA REQUEST

Sponsor:

Board of Supervisors Meeting Date: 

G. Robert Lee, County Administrator

February 17, 2004

Staff Lead:

Department: 

Bryan Tippie, Budget Director

Budget Office

Topic: 

A Resolution to Identify the Revised Timeline for the Formulation, Review and Adoption of the FY 2005 Fauquier County Budget

Topic Description:

Each year the Board of Supervisors approves a budget calendar for the development and adoption of the next year’s budget. An initial FY 2005 budget calendar was approved in July 2003. The attached resolution includes a proposed revised timeline for the preparation and adoption of the FY 2005 Budget. The timeline is the same as the earlier version with the following exceptions: Board Work Session with the School Board from the 16th of February to the 17th of February, Board Budget Work Session from the 4th of March to the 8th of March.  Budget preparation events prior to February have been excluded.   

Requested Action of the Board of Supervisors:

Consider adoption of the attached resolution.

Financial Impacts Analysis:

There is no financial impact.

Identify any other Departments, Organizations or Individuals that would be affected by this request:

 

All Departments

 

 

RESOLUTION

 

  A RESOLUTION TO IDENTIFY THE REVISED TIMELINE FOR THE FORMULATION, REVIEW AND ADOPTION OF THE  FY 2005 FAUQUIER COUNTY BUDGET

 

WHEREAS,   the County Administrator is required by the Code of Virginia to prepare and submit to the Board of Supervisors a proposed annual budget for the County; and

 

WHEREAS,   it is the intent of the Board of Supervisors to provide a general timeline to the County Administrator in the preparation of the proposed budget; now, therefore, be it

 

RESOLVED by the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors this 17th day of February 2004, That the attached FY 2005 Budget Calendar be, and is hereby, adopted with the understanding changes can be made at the discretion of the Board; and, be it

 

 RESOLVED FURTHER, That the following general budget functions and times will be followed for the review of the County Administrator’s FY 2005 Proposed Budget:

 

·        The County Administrator will submit the FY 2005 Proposed Budget to the Board of Supervisors during the fourth week in February 2004;

 

·        Work sessions will be scheduled as necessary to allow for detailed review of the Proposed Budget and examination of tax rates;

 

·        The Board of Supervisors will adopt the Fauquier County FY 2005 Budget and CY 2004 tax rates prior to April 1, 2004, to allow for sufficient time to adopt tax rates for the June 5, 2004, real property collection deadline.

 


 

Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Calendar

 

February

2                                                          School Budget Request due to Budget Office

2                                                          School Division Budget Briefing for County Administrator

17                                                        Board Work Session includes Joint Session w/School Board

23                                                         County Administrator to Deliver Proposed FY 2005 Budget to Board of Supervisors

25-26                                                    Advertise Public Hearing on County Budget and Tax Rate

 

March

3-4                                                       Advertise Public Hearing on County Budget and Tax Rate

8                                                                              Board Budget Work Session

15                                                         Board Budget Work Session

15                                                         Public Hearing for Citizens Comments on the FY 2005 Proposed Budget and Tax Rates

18                                                         Board Budget Work Session

25                                                         Board Budget Work Session

29                                                         Budget and Capital Improvement Plan Adopted

 

June

29                                                         Adopted Budget Book Printed/Distributed

 

Note: Additional Work Sessions will be added as necessary