Texas § LG.344.204 - ADOPTION OF BUDGET
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§ LG.344.204. ADOPTION OF BUDGET
ADOPTION OF BUDGET. (a) Not later than the 100th day before the date each fiscal year begins, the board shall hold a public hearing to consider the proposed annual budget. (b) The board shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper with general circulation in the district not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing. (c) A resident of the district is entitled to participate in the hearing. (d) Not later than the 80th day before the date each fiscal year begins, the board shall adopt a budget. The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that the interests of the taxpayers demand. (e) Not later than the 10th day after the date the budget is adopted, the board shall submit the budget to the governing body of the municipality that created the district. (f) The board by rule may adopt alternative procedures for adopting a budget that differ from the procedures outlined in this subchapter. The board must hold at least one public hearing related to the alternative procedures before their adoption. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2001.
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