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2 <br /> SECTION 11. OPERATIONAL POLICY AND SYSTEM EVALUATION. <br /> The Executive Director shall actively consider and evaluate means and opportunities <br /> toward the enhancement of operational effectiveness of emergency services. The <br /> Executive Director shall present his or her recommendations to the Technical Advisory <br /> Committees and the Governing Board from time to time. <br /> SECTION 12. BUDGET; ASSESSMENT FORMULA; PAYMENT OF <br /> ASSESSMENTS; DELINQUENCIES; RESERVE FUNDS. <br /> a. Budget Fiscal Year. The Snohomish County 911 budget fiscal year shall <br /> be either the calendar year, or two calendar years, as the Governing Board may <br /> determine. <br /> b. Budget Policy Direction. The Executive Director shall present a proposed <br /> outline of the policy approach to the budget for the upcoming budget to the attendees of <br /> the Agency Assembly. Input received from attendees at the Agency Assembly shall be <br /> reported to the Governing Board. After receiving such reports, the Governing Board <br /> shall adopt a budget policy as direction for the Executive Director in preparing the <br /> budget. <br /> c. Budget Approval. The Executive Director shall present a proposed budget <br /> to the Governing Board by no later than August 1 preceding the next budget period and <br /> the Governing Board shall approve its budget by no later than September 15. Thereafter <br /> and in no event later than September 25, Participating Agencies shall be advised on the <br /> programs and objectives contained in the proposed budget, of any changes in the User <br /> Fee formula(e), and of the required financial participation for each Principal and <br /> Subscriber for the following year(s) based upon the proposed budget. Participation by <br /> each Principal and Subscriber is contingent upon subsequent legislative appropriation for <br /> the following fiscal year. Principals and Subscribers shall promptly notify Snohomish <br /> County 911 if it does not approve its budget allocation. Any Principal not approving its <br /> full budget allocation (Assessment and cost of any Additional Services it has agreed to <br /> purchase) shall be automatically converted to Subscriber status effective the first day of <br /> the budget year (whether biennial or annual) for which the Principal did not approve its <br /> budget allocation, and subject to penalty as described in Section 12. <br /> d. User Fee Formula. The User Fee formula applicable to Principals for <br /> Emergency Communications Services referred to as the "Assessment formula", shall be <br /> initially approved as set forth in Exhibit C to this Agreement. The Assessment <br /> formula(e) may be changed from time to time as part of the budget process, and any such <br /> changes shall be approved by Supeuiajority Vote of the Governing Board in accordance <br /> 23 <br /> 37 <br />