Section 125.4721 - Operation of authority; budget; review by board; submission to governing body; adoption; cost of handling and auditing funds(1) The director of the authority shall submit a budget to the board for the operation of the authority for each fiscal year before the beginning of the fiscal year. The budget shall be prepared in the manner and contain the information required of municipal departments. After review by the board, the budget shall be submitted to the governing body. The governing body must approve the budget before the board may adopt the budget. Unless authorized by the governing body or this part, funds of the municipality shall not be included in the budget of the authority.(2) The governing body of the municipality may assess a reasonable pro rata share of the funds for the cost of handling and auditing the funds against the funds of the authority, other than those committed, which shall be paid annually by the board pursuant to an appropriate item in its budget.Added by 2018, Act 57,s 7-20, eff. 1/1/2019.