DBG – Budget Adoption

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Within 10 days of submission of proposed budget to the Board, a notice shall be published in a newspaper having general circulation within the school district that:
  1. The proposed budget is available for inspection by the public at the central administrative office during business hours.
  2. The Board will consider the adoption of the proposed budget at a hearing to be held at the date, time and place specified in the notice.
  3. Any interested taxpayer may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections thereto at any time prior to final adoption of the budget by the Board.
At the budget hearing specified in the notice, the Board will present and explain the proposed budget, inviting questions and discussion from the audience. If the budget is to be adopted at a future meeting, the date and place of such meeting shall be entered in the minutes of the hearing. Following consideration of the budget proposal presented by the administration, the Board shall approve a proposed budget and so notify the public. The Board shall officially adopt the budget and an accompanying appropriations resolution prior to the end of the fiscal year. After adoption of the budget, the Board shall not change it except as authorized under supplemental budget provisions. The adopted budget and appropriation resolution shall be placed on file in the administration building and a certified copy filed with the Colorado Department of Education not later than October 15 of the fiscal year for which the budget was adopted. Copies of the budget shall be sent to each member of the administrative council, to the President of the Cherry Creek Association of Educational Office Professionals, Cherry Creek Education Association, Cherry Creek Federation of Teachers, and to the president of each high school government.
Legal References: C.R.S. § 22‑44‑103 (Budget and Appropriation)
C.R.S.§ 22‑44‑107 (Appropriation Resolution)
C.R.S. § 22‑44‑108 (Preparation of Budget)
C.R.S. § 22-44-109 (Notice of Budget - Publication)
C.R.S. § 22-44-110 (Budget - Consideration - Adoption)
C.R.S. § 22-44-111 (Budget - Filing)
C.R.S. § 22-44-115 (No Obligation in Excess of Appropriation)
Adoption Date: December 13, 1993 Last Revised: November 09, 1993
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