From Harford County Government:
(Bel Air, MD – December 23, 2009) – – Harford County Executive David R. Craig will host a hearing on the FY 11 budget on Tuesday, January 26, 2010. The budget hearing is open to the public and will be held at the C. Milton Wright High School near Bel Air. The session will commence at 6:00 p.m. in the school auditorium.
“The purpose of this public budget hearing is to hear from the people of Harford County as to what is important for them and what they would like to see funded,” County Executive Craig stated.
Joining the County Executive for the hearing will be members of his cabinet and county budget officials.
The FY 11 fiscal budget will be prepared between January and late March of 2010. It will be presented to the Harford County Council by April 1. The County Council reviews the proposed budget forwarded to them by the County Executive, and has the oversight to decrease or eliminate some budget items. The Council can only increase the budget of the Board of Education. The County Council is required by the Harford County Charter to pass the budget by June 30.
“We want to hear from the public, the taxpayers of Harford County prior to developing the budget,” County Executive Craig stated. “We are asking for public input before we make decisions that affect the quality of life of the people of Harford County,” Craig said.
Those wishing to speak during the budget hearing should arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the start of the session in order to sign in. Those addressing the County Executive and cabinet will be given three minutes to speak. Those speaking on behalf of a group or organization will be allotted five minutes to speak.
This is the time to start being heard. Constant yield, anyone?
Anyone know if there are public hearings for the BOE budget?
Yes at any Board of Ed meeting.
katelyn, there’s a BOE budget work session planned for 6:30 p.m. on Monday, January 11. The latest info I have is that there will also be a public hearing at that time.
As Cdev says, you can also comment at the beginning of every BOE business meeting. The next one also happens to be on January 11, starting at 8:30 p.m.