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SJRWMD FY 2017-18 Final Budget <br />E. Development of the District Budget <br />This District's fiscal year runs from October 1 through September 30. The budget <br />development process takes place throughout the fiscal year with guidance from the <br />Governing Board. All meetings of the Governing Board, its committees and <br />subcommittees are advertised to provide the public with an opportunity to discuss <br />issues and concerns prior to the adoption of the budget. Figure 2 shows the cyclical <br />nature of this process. <br />Final Budget <br />Approval <br />nancial Audit <br />Quarter 2 Preliminary Budget <br />Submittal <br />Cooperative <br />Funding Launch <br />Consolidated Annu <br />r,al <br />Report Submittal <br />Figure 2. District annual budget cycle <br />Prior to adoption of the final budget and in compliance with section 200.065, F.S., the <br />District advised all county property appraisers within its jurisdiction, as required by the <br />Truth in Millage (TRIM) process, of the proposed millage rate for fiscal year 2017-18, as <br />well as the rolled -back rate and the date, time, and location of the public hearing on the <br />matter. <br />The District held two TRIM public hearings in September 2017. The first public hearing <br />took place on September 19, 2017, at the Maitland Service Center at 5:05 p.m. The <br />second and final public hearing took place on September 26, 2017, at the Maitland <br />Service Center at 5:05 p.m. The District did not receive any written disapprovals of any <br />provision in the Tentative Budget by the EOG or LBC prior to the Final Budget adoption <br />hearing. <br />The District's FY 2017-18 Final Budget is designed to live within the District's means <br />and meet statutory mandates. The District continues to operate on a pay-as-you-go <br />Page 7 <br />5, A. 13 <br />