Glasgow Budget Calendar and Procedures ordinance (§ 130.055)

A. Budget Calendar. The Budget Committee shall prepare the City budget in accordance with the following calendar:

1. In January of each year, the Budget Committee will collect the data necessary, and make preliminary revenue estimates for the coming fiscal year. They will estimate expenditures for the present year, and note expenditures and revenues for the previous two (2) fiscal years.

2. In February of each year, the Budget Committee will request from each City Officer a statement of expenditures requested for the coming fiscal year.

3. In March of each year, the Budget Committee will review the departmental requests and make their final revenue estimates for the coming fiscal year, and will confer with department heads to discuss these requests.

4. In April of each year, the Budget Committee will begin assembling the City budget.

5. In May of each year, the Budget Committee will confer with the Mayor and any such other officers as the mayor may designate, for preparation of the City budget for the next fiscal year to be submitted to the Board of Aldermen.

6. The budget shall be submitted to the Board of Aldermen at the first regular meeting in June.

B. Budget Procedures. To the maximum extent practicable, and to the extent it does not conflict with State law, this Code, or other ordinance, the budget shall be prepared in accordance with A Guide to Budgeting for Missouri Municipalities, published by the Missouri Municipal League.