Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 3410 – Annual budgeting
(a) The annual amounts required for stormwater maintenance under this chapter must be included in the annual budget under separate headings for each stormwater maintenance district. County expenditures related to stormwater maintenance districts will be available for public review on the county government website.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 3410
- 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.
- Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) After levying the stormwater maintenance fee, the county government shall deliver a separate fee collection warrant, together with a list of charges in each stormwater maintenance district, to the County Chief Financial Officer and shall command that the County Chief Financial Officer collect from the persons named in the list their stormwater maintenance fee and its amount.
(c) Should a stormwater maintenance district be formed after the commencement of any fiscal year, the county government shall include an amount sufficient to reimburse the general fund for the expenditure during the last fiscal year in the next annual budget, as well as an amount sufficient to pay the cost for the coming fiscal year.