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FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET CALENDAR 2024 July 23 Board approve calendar July 23 Finance Director prepares budget packets for distribution to departments by this date. Management Team members asked to complete line item descriptions, equipment request lists, and their requested 2024 budget figures using designated format. August 5 Departments submit completed budget requests, line item descriptions, and equipment lists to the Finance Director. August 30 Component Units Budgets Due to Finance Director (Library, EMS, Road Commission, Commission on Aging, Week of September 2 Administration staff conducts initial review of department budgets with department heads and elected officials as necessary. September 24 Board Adopts budget for September 30 year-end Commission on Aging September 25 General Fund Budget submitted to Budget and Finance Committee Members (all other funds submitted during the Budget Workshops). BUDGET WORKSHOPS: October 2 Budget & Finance Cmt Meeting, Budget Workshop – 9:00 a.m., Room 212 October 9 Budget & Finance Cmt Meeting, Budget Workshop – 8:30 a.m., Room 212 October 16 Budget & Finance Cmt Meeting, Budget Workshop – 8:30 a.m., Room 212 October 23 Budget & Finance Cmt Meeting, Budget Workshop – 10:00 a.m., Room 212 October 30 Budget & Finance Cmt Meeting, Budget Workshop – 8:30 a.m., Room 212 November 6 Budget & Finance Cmt Meeting, Budget Workshop – 8:00 a.m., Room 212 November 8&12 Public Hearing notices published in Gaylord Herald Times November 8 Budget to Otsego County Clerk’s Office and Online, Available for Public Review November 26 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 212 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.