FISCAL YEAR 2011

OPERATING BUDGET CALENDAR

CECIL COUNTY, MARYLAND

Time Line Action

January 5, 2010                                   Operating Budget forms sent to County Departments and Agencies

January 12, 2010                     Public Hearing for Citizen Input for 2011 Operating Budget – 7:00 PM

February 1, 2010                     Statutory due date for Budget Requests to Budget Manager

February 15, 2010                   Release of Constant Yield Data by SDAT

February 26, 2010                   Board of Education, Cecil College, Cecil Public Libraries budget requests due

March 16, 2010                       Budget Work Session – General Fund – General Government – Commissioners, Administrator, Budget, Purchasing, Human Resources, Treasurer, IT, Board of Elections, Liquor Board, Planning, Board of Appeals, Planning Commission, Critical Area, Facilities Management (Elk Room) – 1:00 PM

March 23, 2010                       Budget Work Session – Public Works – Administration, Engineering and Construction, Development Services, Weed Control, Wastewater, Solid Waste, Roads, Central Garage (Elk Room) – 1:00 PM

March 30, 2010                       Budget Work Session – Public Safety – States’ Attorney, Law Enforcement, Detention Center, Work Release, Community Work Service, CARC, DES/EMS, Volunteer Fire Companies, Permits and Inspections, Cecil SPCA, Circuit Court, Orphan’s Court (Elk Room) – 1:00 PM

March 31, 2010                       Assessable Base Estimates available from SDAT

April 6, 2010                           Budget Work Session – Board of Education, Cecil College, Cecil College Scholarships, Cecil Libraries (Elk Room) – 1:00 PM

April 13, 2010                         Budget Work Session – Health Department, Social Services, Domestic Violence, Healthy Marriage Initiative, Neighborhood Youth Panel, Senior Services and Community Transit, Housing (Elk Room) – 1:00 PM

April 16, 2010                         Budget Work Session – Non-Profit Agencies (Elk Room) – 9:00 AM

April 20, 2010                         Budget Work Session – Economic Development, Agricultural Extension, Soil Conservation, Parks and Recreation (Elk Room) – 1:00 PM

April 22, 2010                         Budget files to newspaper of general circulation for processing of ad

April 28, 2010                         Advertise for Constant Yield in Newspaper and Website

April 30, 2010                         Advertise Proposed Budget and Budget Hearing Notice in Newspaper and Website

May 11, 2010                          Public Hearing on Constant Yield and 2011 Budget (Elk Room) 2PM, 7:00PM

May 25, 2010                          Formal Adoption of Tax Rates and 2011 Budget (Elk Room) Time 7:00PM

June – July                              FY 2011 final Budget document prepared.