The New Budget for Fiscal Year 2011-2012
The 2011-2012 Budget is now being developed (see our District Board
meeting minutes for recent details).
As per State of Oregon and District policy, the Proposed
Budget for 2011-2012 is as of Mon. March 21st, 2011, hereby posted:
The
CRFD Proposed Budget for 2011-2012 (pdf
file format)
As per State of Oregon and District policy,
a Notice of Budget Hearing for the 2011-2012 proposed budget is
as of Wed. March 23rd, 2011, hereby posted:
Notice
of Budget Hearing (pdf file format)
**Please note
that the DATE of the Budget Hearing that is given
on this Notice HAS BEEN CHANGED from Thursday,
April 7th, 2011, to Thursday, April 14TH, 2011
(one week later). The time of day and place have not been changed.**
Additional posting locations within the district are listed below.
The Current Operating Budget: 2010-2011
(In effect as of July 1st, 2010):
The Colestin Rural Fire District 2010-2011 Proposed Annual Budget
was approved and adopted as the Final Budget for 2010-2011 and was
submitted to the State of Oregon prior to the June 30th deadline
for filing.
Prior to this, the 2010-2011 Budget as proposed was available for
public review and comment for a minimum period of 30 days. For that
purpose, on April 18th, 2010, the proposed budget was published
on this website, as well as being posted in printed form in designated
locations within the local community.
NOTE: Since the proposed budget was approved without further
change, the proposed and Final budget are the same; the links here
apply to both the proposed budget and the actual Final Budget for
2010-2011.
To view the public NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING with the CRFD 2010-2011
Proposed Budget Financial Summary, use the following link (allow
time for 600 KB image to load; use zoom-in to view larger text as
desired): Notice
of Budget Hearing.
To view the actual itemized Proposed Budget for 2010-2011,
use the following link (opens in PDF format; text size can be adjusted
as desired): Proposed
Budget for 2010-2011
The Budget Committee:
Our Budget Committee members for the new 2011-2012 Budget
now being prepared are: Sharron Halvorson (Chair), Lisa Buttrey and
Karen Dwyer. Sharron has chaired and served on the Committee
for the past nine years; Lisa has served on the committee for the
past nine years; and Karen has served for the past six years.
We are very thankful to have them back once again to work on this
year's budget, and are grateful for the knowledge and experience that
they each bring to the task of preparing and finalizing the budget,
and for the time they give to do it.
The committee continues to be assisted by Teri Thomas, who serves
on the Board and is now also our Board Treasurer. Teri's background
in accounting is a wonderful resource for the Board, and we are
fortunate to have her expertise help with the budget preparation.
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The Budget Process:
Every year, the operating budget is reviewed line by line by the
Budget Committee for the Board of Directors and the Chief, usually
starting at the March Board meeting. Any needed changes are discussed.
During subsequent meetings, any further recommendations and changes
are discussed, and upon approval are incorporated into the proposed
budget for the next fiscal year. Once all changes are finalized, the
Budget committee presents a final review of the proposed budget. If
there are no additional changes at that time, the budget is tentatively
approved.
The Proposed Budget is then "sunshined" for public comment
for a 30-day period. During this period, any concerns or questions
raised by our constituent community members can be directed to our
Board members, or brought up at the May Board meeting (or last Budget
board meeting, as posted per the published agenda) by those community
members who wish to attend. Any questions or concerns from community
members will be given due consideration before the Final Budget
is adopted. Once adopted, the Final Budget is submitted to the Secretary
of State in Oregon by June 30th.
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Public Posting Sites are:
CRFD's Fire Station One at 1700 Colestin Road, the community bulletin
board next to the locked mailboxes pullout on the lower end of the
Mt. Ashland Ski Road, on the community board in the south end of
the valley on Colestin Rd. and here on our website.
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