[Busmgrs] Budget Law Issue & Template from Barb Cruickshank

[WILTFONG Michael]

Good morning:

I met with a wide range of representatives who would like to see numerous changes in Local Budget Law.  The goal is to make edits/changes to the local Budget Law Act, ORS 294.305 to 294.565.  There were many proposals suggested at the last legislative session, but they were reduced to just a few with a promise to review the suggestions for the next session.  Most of the changes were to address issues with county and city budget law, but would have changed things for all local governments required to follow Local Budget Law.

My main contribution was to inform the group that school districts and ESD's would not fit into many of their recommendations.  There are already some big differences.  We make appropriations by fund and major function; while they make appropriations by fund and major object.  We have a chart of accounts; while they have no code guidelines or requirements causing reporting county/city data at the state level impossible.

One commonality is timelines of notices and publications.  If you have any suggestions for change, please complete the Budget Law Issue Statement Template, save and return it to me by Monday, November 6.  We will review and compile the suggestions with a goal to make Local Budget Law more understandable.

Please find attached the Local Budget Law Issue Template.

Barb Cruickshank
Oregon Dept of Education
(503) 947-5916
(503) 378-5156 Fax
barbara.cruickshank at state.or.us

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