Our Budget Committee members for
the Proposed 2010-2011 Budget are: Sharron Halvorson (Chair), Lisa
Buttrey and Karen Dwyer. Sharron has chaired and served on
the Committee for the past eight years; Lisa has served on the committee
for the past eight years; Karen has served for the past five years.
We are very thankful to have them back again to prepare 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. 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.
The Board thanks the Budget Committee members for their excellent
work.
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 approved
and formally adopted.
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 June 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.
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.
Our Current Operating Budget:
The current budget is in effect for the fiscal year
beginning July 1st through the following June 30th. The
2009-2010 Budget is available for viewing (in PDF format).
