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17B-1-702. Local districts to submit budgets.
(1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), within 30 days after it is approved by theboard, and at least 30 days before the board adopts a final budget, the board of each local districtwith an annual budget of $50,000 or more shall send a copy of its tentative budget and notice ofthe time and place for its budget hearing to:
(i) each of its constituent entities that has in writing requested a copy; and
(ii) to each of its customer agencies that has in writing requested a copy.
(b) Within 30 days after it is approved by the board, and at least 30 days before the boardadopts a final budget, the board of trustees of a public transit district serving a population ofmore than 200,000 people shall send a copy of its tentative budget and notice of the time andplace for its budget hearing to:
(i) each of its constituent entities;
(ii) each of its customer agencies that has in writing requested a copy;
(iii) the governor; and
(iv) the Legislature.
(c) The local district shall include with the tentative budget a signature sheet thatincludes:
(i) language that the constituent entity or customer agency received the tentative budgetand has no objection to it; and
(ii) a place for the chairperson or other designee of the constituent entity or customeragency to sign.
(2) Each constituent entity and each customer agency that receives the tentative budgetshall review the tentative budget submitted by the district and either:
(a) sign the signature sheet and return it to the district; or
(b) attend the budget hearing or other meeting scheduled by the district to discuss theobjections to the proposed budget.
(3) (a) If any constituent entity or customer agency that received the tentative budget hasnot returned the signature sheet to the local district within 15 calendar days after the tentativebudget was mailed, the local district shall send a written notice of the budget hearing to eachconstituent entity or customer agency that did not return a signature sheet and invite them toattend that hearing.
(b) If requested to do so by any constituent entity or customer agency, the local districtshall schedule a meeting to discuss the budget with the constituent entities and customeragencies.
(c) At the budget hearing, the local district board shall:
(i) explain its budget and answer any questions about it;
(ii) specifically address any questions or objections raised by the constituent entity,customer agency, or those attending the meeting; and
(iii) seek to resolve the objections.
(4) Nothing in this part prevents a local district board from approving or implementing abudget over any or all constituent entity's or customer agency's protests, objections, or failure torespond.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session