Texas Local Government Code 102.008 – Approved Budget Filed With Municipal Clerk: Posting On Internet
(a) On final approval of the budget by the governing body of the municipality, the governing body shall:
(1) file the budget with the municipal clerk; and
(2) if the municipality maintains an Internet website, take action to ensure that:
(A) a copy of the budget, including the cover page, is posted on the website; and
(B) the record vote described by Section 102.007(d)(2) is posted on the website at least until the first anniversary of the date the budget is adopted.
(b) The governing body shall take action to ensure that the cover page of the budget is amended to include the property tax rates required by Section 102.007(d)(3) for the current fiscal year if the rates are not included on the cover page when the budget is filed with the municipal clerk. The governing body shall file an amended cover page with the municipal clerk and take action to ensure that the amended cover page is posted on the municipality’s website.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 102.008
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005