ORS 294.352¹
Estimates of expenditures required
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(1) Each municipal corporation shall prepare estimates of expenditures for the ensuing year or ensuing budget period.

(2) The estimates required by subsection (1) of this section shall be prepared by organizational unit or by program.

(3) Estimates required by subsection (1) of this section and prepared by organizational unit shall be detailed under separate object classifications of personal services, materials and services and capital outlay. Separate estimates shall be made for special payments, debt service, interfund revenue transfers, operating expenses and general capital outlays which cannot reasonably be allocated to an organizational unit.

(4) Estimates required by subsection (1) of this section and prepared by program shall be arranged for each activity of a program. Estimates under each activity shall be detailed under separate object classifications of personal services, materials and services and capital outlay. Separate estimates shall be made for each program for special payments, debt service, interfund revenue transfers, operating expenses and general capital outlays which cannot reasonably be allocated to an activity within a function. For common and union high school districts and community colleges, estimates required by this subsection shall be further detailed by object within each object classification.

(5) Estimates of expenditures for personal services, other than services of persons who receive an hourly wage or who are hired on a part-time basis, shall list the salary for each officer and employee, except that employees of like classification and salary range, (such range not to exceed that established by the governing body of the municipal corporation in accordance with its policy for setting salaries) in each organizational unit or activity may be listed by the number of those employees, the limits of each salary range and the amount of their combined salaries.

(6) The general capital outlay estimate shall include separate amounts for land, buildings, improvements to land other than buildings and machinery and equipment which cannot be reasonably allocated to an organizational unit or activity.

(7) The debt service estimates shall include separate amounts for principal and interest of each bond issue in each fund.

(8) There may be included in each fund an estimate for general operating contingencies.

(9) If the estimates required by subsection (1) of this section are not prepared by fund, there shall be prepared a summary which cross-references programs or organizational units to the appropriations required by ORS 294.435 (Governing body to adopt budget, make appropriations, declare and categorize property tax amount or rate). [1979 c.686 §3 (enacted in lieu of 294.351); 2001 c.135 §6]

See also annota­tions under ORS 294.351 in permanent edi­tion.

Notes of Decisions

Purpose of contingency fund is to cover unanticipated needs and not to provide working capital. Gugler v. Baker School Dist. 5-J, 12 OTR 162 (1992)

Contingency fund for general fund below statewide average was not unreasonable. Gugler v. Baker School Dist. 5-J, 12 OTR 162 (1992)

Atty. Gen. Opinions

Funds from county "Revenue Sharing Contingency Fund" for architectural fees and construc­tion of building, (1974) Vol 36, p 795; Board of Educa­tion's rules manual's compliance with this sec­tion, (1977) Vol 38, p 786

Law Review Cita­tions

51 OLR 44 (1971)

§§ 294.305 (Sections constituting Local Budget Law) to 294.520 (Priority of appeals under Local Budget Law)

Notes of Decisions

Tax court properly invalidated sanitary authority's proposed tax where authority had sufficient federal grant and other funds available to meet pay­ments due on its bonds without tax. Bashaw, Dept. of Rev. v. Bear Creek Valley San. Auth., 287 Or 113, 597 P2d 822 (1979)

Atty. Gen. Opinions

Budgeting deferred compensa­tion assets and liabilities, (1976) Vol 37, p 1284; exclusion of municipal financial activities with respect to urban renewal agency projects, (1977) Vol 38, p 1062

1 Legislative Counsel Committee, CHAPTER 294—County and Municipal Financial Administration, https://­www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/­bills_laws/­Archive/­2007ors294.­pdf (2007) (last ac­cessed Feb. 12, 2009).
 
2 Legislative Counsel Committee, Annotations to the Oregon Revised Stat­utes, Cumulative Supplement - 2007, Chapter 294, https://­www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/­bills_laws/­ors/­294ano.­htm (2007) (last ac­cessed Feb. 12, 2009).
 
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