Budget Required

Reminder: Common interest developments in California are required to provide  members with a budget between 30 and 90 days prior to the start of each fiscal year. If a board fails to do so, it may not increase the association’s assessments without a vote of the membership using the secret ballot process. Also, most importantly, a current reserve study is required in order for the association’s budget to be complete and accurate. For information on reserve studies: PacificReserveStudies.com

 

Zero - Based Budgeting

Zero-based budgeting is a financial planning method in which every expense item must be justified and approved for each new budget period starting from a zero base instead of relying on prior budgets. Unlike traditional budgeting that uses previous budgets as a baseline and makes adjustments from the prior budget, zero-based budgeting starts from the ground up.