(1) The board of trustees of each special district shall by resolution adopt a budget for the ensuing fiscal year for each fund for which a budget is required under this part prior to the beginning of the fiscal year, except as provided in Sections 59-2-919 through 59-2-923.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 17B-1-614

  • Budget: means a plan of financial operations for a fiscal year which embodies estimates of proposed expenditures for given purposes and the proposed means of financing them, and may refer to the budget of a particular fund for which a budget is required by law or it may refer collectively to the budgets for all such funds. See Utah Code 17B-1-601
  • Budget officer: means the person appointed by the special district board of trustees to prepare the budget for the district. See Utah Code 17B-1-601
  • 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.
  • Fiscal year: means the annual period for accounting for fiscal operations in each district. See Utah Code 17B-1-601
  • Fund: has the meaning given under generally accepted accounting principles as reflected in the Uniform Accounting Manual for Special Districts. See Utah Code 17B-1-601
  • Special district: means a limited purpose local government entity, as described in Section 17B-1-103, that operates under, is subject to, and has the powers described in:
         (31)(a) this chapter; or
         (31)(b)
              (31)(b)(i) this chapter; and
              (31)(b)(ii)
                   (31)(b)(ii)(A) Chapter 2a, Part 1, Cemetery Maintenance District Act;
                   (31)(b)(ii)(B) Chapter 2a, Part 2, Drainage District Act;
                   (31)(b)(ii)(C) Chapter 2a, Part 3, Fire Protection District Act;
                   (31)(b)(ii)(D) Chapter 2a, Part 4, Improvement District Act;
                   (31)(b)(ii)(E) Chapter 2a, Part 5, Irrigation District Act;
                   (31)(b)(ii)(F) Chapter 2a, Part 6, Metropolitan Water District Act;
                   (31)(b)(ii)(G) Chapter 2a, Part 7, Mosquito Abatement District Act;
                   (31)(b)(ii)(H) Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit District Act;
                   (31)(b)(ii)(I) Chapter 2a, Part 9, Service Area Act;
                   (31)(b)(ii)(J) Chapter 2a, Part 10, Water Conservancy District Act;
                   (31)(b)(ii)(K) Chapter 2a, Part 11, Municipal Services District Act; or
                   (31)(b)(ii)(L) Chapter 2a, Part 13, Infrastructure Financing Districts. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) The special district’s budget officer shall certify a copy of the final budget for each fund and file it with the state auditor within 30 days after adoption.