The Budget Review Office is the professional, non-partisan, civil service staff that assists in the function of legislative oversight by reviewing and monitoring the budget for the Legislature.
The Office performs the following functions:
reviews and amends, at the request of the Legislature, the operating and capital budget and the capital program.
reviews and analyzes the fiscal impact on the county of all matters, issues, resolutions that come before the Legislature.
evaluates and costs out the budget implications of all proposed labor agreements requiring Legislative approval.
other duties as delegated by the Legislature and specified by the Suffolk County Charter.
The Budget Review Office publishes detailed reviews, available on-line and by request to the office, in the following time frames:
Review of the Proposed Capital Program & Capital Budget
Published in May
Analysis of the Suffolk Community College Proposed Operating Budget
Published in July
Review of the Recommended Operating Budget
Published in October