Alabama § 45-51A-33.122 - Preparation of Budgets.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 45-51A-33.122 — Preparation of Budgets., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-51A-33.122. Preparation of Budgets.
It shall be the duty of the head of each department, and each other office or agency supported in whole or in part by the city, to file with the director of finance, at such time as the mayor may prescribe, estimates of revenue and expenditure for that department, office, or agency for the ensuing fiscal year. Such estimates shall be submitted on the forms furnished by the director of finance and it shall be the duty of the head of each department, office, or agency, to supply all the information which the director of finance may require to be submitted thereon. The director of finance shall assemble and compile these estimates and supply such additional information relating to the financial transactions of the city as may be required by the mayor in the preparation of the budgets. The mayor shall hold such hearings as he or she may deem advisable, and with the assistance of the director of finance, shall review the estimates and other data pertinent to the preparation of the budgets and make such revisions in such estimates as he or she may deem proper, subject to the laws of the State of Alabama and any municipal ordinance relating to obligatory expenditures for any purpose.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-51A-33.122 ("Preparation of Budgets.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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