Chapter 3.25
COUNTY BUDGET PROCEDURE

Sections:

3.25.010    County budget procedure.

3.25.010 County budget procedure.

(A)    That the annual budget estimates, including line items, submitted to the County Auditor by the County Executive and each County elected official, County board, County commission, and County agency pursuant to I.C. 36-2-5-9 for the following calendar year remain solely within the respective budgets submitted by the County Executive and each County elected County official, County board, County commission and County agency.

(B)    That pursuant to I.C. 36-2-5-11, the Vanderburgh County Council is responsible for considering and deciding the final budget amounts with respect to the County budgets submitted to the County Auditor and for adopting ordinances fixing the tax rate and making appropriations concerning the submitted itemized budgets for the following calendar year.

(C)    That the Vanderburgh County Council shall not transfer or move any submitted budget line item for the following calendar year to any other County budget, including into the Vanderburgh County Council’s own budget, recognizing that the appropriated budget amounts so decided rests solely within the jurisdiction of the Vanderburgh County Council.

(D)    That pursuant to I.C. 36-2-5-5, the Vanderburgh County Council’s itemized budget estimate shall be limited to the amount of money required for the payment of salaries and funds solely required for the operation of the office of the Vanderburgh County Council for the next calendar year.

(Ord. 06-18-013 § 1, added, 6/5/2018)