40:41A-134 - Scope of budget and message - New Jersey Statutes

40:41A-134.  Scope of budget and message
    The budget document shall be prepared by the budget officer in such form as  will comply with the Local Budget Law, together with such additional schedules  and analyses as he deems desirable, or as may be required or approved by the  board of chosen freeholders.  The budget message shall explain the budget both  in fiscal terms and in terms of work to be done. It shall outline the proposed  financial policies of the county for the ensuing fiscal year, describe the  important features of the budget plan, and indicate its major objectives.  It  shall indicate any major changes in financial policies and in expenditures,  appropriations and revenues as compared with the preceding fiscal year, and  shall set forth reasons for the changes.

     L.1972, c. 154, s. 134, eff. Sept. 19, 1972.