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FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET CALENDAR 2025 July 22 Board approve calendar July 22 Finance Director prepares budget packets for distribution to departments. Management Team members asked to complete line item descriptions, equipment request lists, and their requested 2026 budget figures using designated format. August 4 Departments submit completed budget requests, line item descriptions, and equipment lists to the Finance Director. August 25 Administration staff will begin to conduct initial review of department budgets with department heads and elected officials as necessary. August 29 Component Units Budgets Due to Finance Director (Library, EMS, Road Commission, Commission on Aging, September 23 Board Adopts budget for September 30 year-end Commission on Aging September 24 General Fund Budget submitted to Budget and Finance Committee Members (all other funds submitted during the Budget Workshops). BUDGET WORKSHOPS: October 1 Budget & Finance Committee Meeting, Budget Workshop – 8:30 a.m., Room 212 Cancelled October 8 Budget & Finance Committee Meeting, Budget Workshop – 8:30 a.m., Room 212 October 15 Budget & Finance Committee Meeting, Budget Workshop – 8:30 a.m., Room 212 October 22 Budget & Finance Committee Meeting, Budget Workshop – 9:30 a.m., Room 212 Updated time October 29 Budget & Finance Committee Meeting, Budget Workshop – 8:30 a.m., Room 212 November 5 Budget & Finance Committee Meeting, Budget Workshop – 8:30 a.m., Room 212 November 11 & 14 Public Hearing notices published in Gaylord Herald Times November 14 Budget to Otsego County Clerk’s Office and Online, Available for Public Review November 25 Board holds Truth-in-Taxation hearing and Public Hearing on the Budget. Adopts General Appropriations Act resolution. All Budget Work Sessions will be conducted in Room 100 of the downtown County Building, 225 West Main, Gaylord, MI 49735. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons requiring assistance to fully participate in the meeting should contact the County Administrator’s office 12 hours prior to the meeting.