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Sumner County officials discuss budget calendar and whether 1981 budget act still governs
Summary
Commission members and staff debated whether a 1981 county budget act remains in effect and should govern the county's budget calendar, and agreed to place a proposed calendar on the full commission agenda; no formal vote was recorded.
Sumner County commissioners and staff discussed the county's budget calendar and which statutory timeline applies after the commission's recent review of two local acts, with officials saying the 1981 act may still be in effect and could supersede a 2012 act.
The discussion matters because state and local law set specific deadlines for county budget procedures; staff advised the commission to adopt a local calendar or advance key dates so the county meets the April 1 timeframe for an initial budget committee vote if no local calendar is adopted.
Participants reviewed the…
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