The State Legislature, by law, must adopt a final budget by April 1. (newsday.com)
The council will continue to conduct a few more budget presentations over the next several weeks with hopes of adopting a final budget on May 30. (fios1news.com)
By declaring its intent to exceed the limit now, if in fact the town does adopt a final budget with a tax hike of more than two percent, it would be protected from any fine, Stewart and Bencik theorized. (rocklandtimes.com)