§ 5-504 Preparation and filing of tentative budget. Upon receipt of
the estimates of the head of each administrative unit, the budget
officer shall prepare a tentative budget. He may also prepare a budget
message explaining the main features of the budget and containing such
additional information as he may deem advisable. He shall furnish a copy
of the tentative budget and the budget message, if any, to each member
of the board of trustees and he shall reproduce for public distribution
as many copies as he may deem necessary. On or before the twentieth day
of March, or such other date as may be applicable pursuant to section
5-510 of this article or section 17-1729 of article seventeen, he shall
file in the office of the village clerk the tentative budget, the budget
message, if any, and the estimates, schedules and statements submitted
by the heads of the administrative units.