What can the budget committee not discuss before the first meeting?
• Specific estimates of revenue, expenditures or appropriation amounts associated with any fund, object classification or line item, resource or requirement. • The question of whether to fund specific programs or expenditures. • The question of whether to impose any specific tax levy, or the amount of any levy. What sort of notice is required for the first meeting? Notification of the first budget committee meeting must be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the district, by first-class mail, or by hand delivery to every street address. See Chapter 8 of the Local Budgeting Manual for more detail on publication requirements. Can we “post” the notice of the first budget committee meeting in a public place or on our website? Local Budget Law requires the notice be published in the newspaper, mailed by first class mail, or hand-delivered. As long as you publish in one of those ways, you may also post the meeting information on your website or in a public place if you wis
