A. The county excise board shall examine the county budgets. The excise board may take the following actions on the budgets:

1. For any items or amounts which are not authorized by law or which may be contrary to law, the unlawful amounts or items shall be stricken and disregarded;

2. Any amount which exceeds the lawful amount authorized by law shall be reduced to the extent authorized by law;

3. If any items or amounts are mandated by law and not provided for the county excise board shall return the budget to the county budget board to revise the budget to provide for the mandated items or amounts. The county budget board shall revise or amend the budget as needed and resubmit the budget within fifteen (15) days of the return by the excise board;

4. If any portion of the budget of revenues to be derived from ad valorem property tax exceeds the amount of tax which is available for appropriation, as finally determined and computed by the county excise board, the excise board shall return the budget to the county budget board to revise or amend the budget as needed and resubmit the budget within fifteen (15) days of the return by the excise board;

5. If any reduction or amendment in the budget is required by the computations of Section 3017 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the county excise board shall note these and return the budget to the county budget board to revise or amend the budget as needed and resubmit the budget within fifteen (15) days from the date of the return by the excise board; and

6. If the budget is within the income and revenues lawfully available, the excise board shall approve the budget and compute the levy required.

B. At the time required by law, the county excise board shall compute the appropriations and levy the taxes necessary for the county for the budget year in accordance with this act and Section 3017 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. The secretary of the county excise board shall certify the approved budget to the county budget board, the county treasurer and the State Auditor and Inspector. A copy of the budget as adopted and approved by the excise board shall be filed in the offices of the county clerk, the secretary of the county excise board and the State Auditor and Inspector.

Added by Laws 1981, c. 166, § 14, emerg. eff. May 13, 1981. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 155, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.