(a) An officer of the municipality that created the district or the head of a department of that municipality may, with the consent of the governing body of the municipality, apply to the board for funding of a program described by § 344.151.
(b) The officer must apply under this section not later than the 140th day before the date the fiscal year begins, unless the board by rule has adopted an exception.

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Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 344.209

  • 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
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) The board by rule may adopt application procedures.