RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 217 (HB 382) 2017 Regular Session Berthelot
Existing law establishes a process for local governments, including the offices of certain
independent local officials, to use in the preparation and adoption of an annual budget.
Requires the chief executive or administrative officer of the local government entity to
prepare a proposed budget and submit it to the entity's governing authority.
Existing law authorizes the governing authority to amend the proposed budget and associated
budget adoption instrument unless otherwise provided by an ordinance or home rule charter.
New law provides that existing law does not apply to municipalities with a mayor-board of
aldermen form of government (the Lawrason Act).
Effective August 1, 2017.
(Amends R.S. 39:1305(F))