40A:4-17. Director's certificate to the county board
40A:4-17. The director may, in accordance with subsection a. or b. of this section, after receipt of notice that the county board has not received a copy of the budget resolution or other evidence showing the amount to be raised by taxation for the purposes of a local unit, or other failure of a governing body to act in accordance with law:
a. transmit to the county board a certificate setting forth the amount required for the operation of the local unit for the fiscal year. The operating budget of the preceding year shall constitute and limit the appropriations of the current year with suitable adjustments for debt service, other mandatory charges and changes in revenues, but excluding the amount to be raised for taxes for school purposes where required to be included in the municipal budget.
The certificate shall be prepared by using the revenues and appropriations appearing in the adopted budget of the preceding year with suitable adjustments to include, without limitation:
Any amounts required for principal and interest of indebtedness falling due in the fiscal year;
Any deferred charges or statutory expenditures required to be raised in the fiscal year; and
In addition, the director shall adjust the revenues, local tax requirements and surplus revenues appearing in the adopted budget of the preceding year in such manner that the cash basis provisions of this chapter shall apply.
b. establish the amount to be raised by taxation and certify the same to the county tax board. The local unit shall have 45 days thereafter to finally adopt its budget pursuant to law. If the governing body fails to act accordingly, the director may act in accordance with subsection a. of this section.
L.1960, c.169, s.1; amended 1991,c.75,s.14; 1994,c.72,s.11.
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