January 5 – 12

County Administrator briefs BCC members and Sheriff on the FY10 Budget development process.

January 13

BCC Work Session – County Administrator presents the FY10 Budget forecast to the Board. 

January 13 – 14

County Administrator briefs all Constitutional Officers/Independent Agencies/BCC Departments, meets with Employee Advisory Council, and communicates budget message to all employees.

BCC Meeting – BCC provides Budget Priorities for consideration in FY10 Budget development.

OMB conducts FY10 Budget kick-off meeting with Departments, Independent Agencies and Constitutional Officers

FY10 Budget development begins – Budget instruction manual is available on OMB’s Intranet website.  Budget software is available for budget development.

Public Meeting at Palm Harbor University High School

FY10 Budget submissions due to OMB (except Constitutional Officers due on May 1)

Public Meeting at Osceola High School

Public Meeting at Gibbs High School

FY10 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget submissions due to OMB

County Administrator – Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Review with departments

FY10 Budgets of Constitutional Officers due to OMB

Budget Information Sessions – Independent Agencies
9:30 a.m.- Noon:  Health Department, Medical Examiner, Feather Sound Community Services District, Palm Harbor Recreation & Library District, Construction Licensing Board, Pinellas Planning Council
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.:  Public Library Cooperative, Office of Human Rights, Human Resources
Citizens to be Heard

BCC Work Session – Budget Development Recap of BCC Departments and Independent Agencies Budget Submissions
Citizens to be Heard

Property Appraiser delivers preliminary Estimates of Taxable Values.  Budgets affected by ad valorem tax calculations are updated.

Budget Information Session – Constitutional Officers
Sheriff, Public Defender, State Attorney, Judiciary, Tax Collector, Clerk of the Court
Citizens to be Heard

Budget Information Session – Constitutional Officers & Independent Agencies
9:30 a.m.- Noon
Supervisor of Elections, Property Appraiser, Business Technology Services
Citizens to be Heard

BCC Work Session
Budget Development Recap and Capital Improvement Program
Citizens to be Heard

Property Appraiser certifies Estimates of Taxable Values to the BCC (Form DR-420’s).  Budgets affected by ad valorem tax calculations are updated.

BCC Work Session - County Administrator presents the FY10 Proposed Budget to the Board (per Florida Statutes – Proposed Budget document delivered to the Board no later than July 15)
Citizens to be Heard

BCC Work Session
FY10 Budget Discussion
Citizens to be Heard

BCC Work Session
FY10 Budget Discussion
Citizens to be Heard

Property Appraiser is notified of proposed millage rates, rolled back rates, date/time/place of 1st public hearing for the FY10 Budget.  This information is used in the development of TRIM Notices.

TRIM Notices are mailed to all property owners.

Available Worksession dates if required.

1st Public Hearing – FY10 Budget (BCC adopts tentative FY10 millage rates and budgets)
Citizens to be Heard

Advertise Budget Public Hearing Notice and Budget Summary as required by Florida Statutes.

2nd Public Hearing – FY10 Budget (BCC adopts final FY10 millage rates and budgets)
Citizens to be Heard

Fiscal Year 2010 begins

Update of BCC Strategic Plan