Sec. 624.
(1) Not later than April 1 of each year, the intermediate school board shall prepare an annual general fund operating budget, which shall be in the form prescribed by the county tax allocation board, and shall file the budget with the county clerk of each county in which the intermediate school board is situated except a county that has established separate tax limitation millage rates pursuant to sections 5a to 5l of the property tax limitation act, 1933 PA 62, MCL 211.205a to 211.205l. Each county clerk receiving the budget shall deliver it to the county tax allocation board in the same manner as other school district budgets are handled.
(2) An intermediate school board shall have its proposed budget reviewed by its constituent districts each year as follows:
(a) Not later than May 1 of each year, the intermediate school board shall submit its proposed budget for the next school fiscal year to the board of each constituent district for review.
(b) Not later than June 1 of each year, the board of each constituent district shall review the proposed intermediate school district budget, shall adopt a board resolution expressing its support for or disapproval of the proposed intermediate school district budget, and shall submit to the intermediate school board any specific objections and proposed changes the constituent district board has to the budget. If an intermediate school board receives any specific objections or proposed changes, the intermediate school board shall consider the proposed budget changes.
(3) The tax allocation board shall receive the budget from its county clerk and shall allocate a tax rate to the intermediate school district. Not later than September 1 of each year, or not later than 5 days after the election if taxes are authorized at an election held pursuant to section 36(2) of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.36, the secretary of the intermediate school board shall file a certified copy of the resolution of the intermediate school board certifying the taxes to be levied on the taxable property within the intermediate school district with the clerk of each city and township in which the district is situated.
(4) As used in this section, “general fund operating budget” means the budget that includes revenues from the intermediate school district's share of mills as determined by the tax allocation board or by referendum and state school aid. Disbursements from the general fund operating budget shall apply to those expenditures required for the operation of all intermediate school district programs except cooperative education, special education, and vocational education, and may apply to any expenditures from the general fund to assist with the costs of cooperative education, special education, and vocational education.
History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 131, Imd. Eff. Oct. 26, 1979 ;-- Am. 1981, Act 87, Imd. Eff. July 2, 1981 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 234, Imd. Eff. July 21, 2004
Popular Name: Act 451
Last modified: October 10, 2016