When is the deadline for adoption of municipal budgets in New Jersey?

The deadline for adoption of municipal budgets in New Jersey is typically before the start of the new fiscal year. This means that municipalities are required to adopt their budgets so that they are in place to handle financial operations as the new fiscal year begins. The timeline ensuring this takes into account various reviews and discussions, but fundamentally aims to have the budget prepared and approved in advance of the fiscal year to ensure continuity in governance and operations.

Understanding the sequence of budget adoption is essential; municipalities often work on drafts, hold public hearings, and follow through a process to finalize the budget, all of which need to be completed before the fiscal year starts to ensure funds are available for municipal services right at the beginning of the year.