Budget of Bureau

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  • (a) The Bureau is comprised of one Director and such Agents, secretarial, investigative and clerical personnel as are necessary or desirable as determined by the Director within the scope of legislative appropriations made therefor. All other money, gifts, properly, [sic] proceeds from rent, sales, and all other gifts and contributions, including but not limited to financial or property gifts received by the Bureau, must be placed in the account or accounts, as authorized to be established under this section.

  • (b)

    • (1) The Director may establish within the Bureau an account or system of accounts and records, and an appropriate bank account for quarterly deposits of allotted funds and for prompt payment of operating expenses of the Bureau except salaries and fringe benefits. All other money, gifts, property, proceeds from rent, sales, and all other gifts and contributions, including but not limited to financial or property gifts received by the Bureau, shall be placed in the account or accounts, as authorized to be established under this section. The use and disposal of the money and assets identified in this subsection must be determined by the Board and the money and property identified in the accounts shall remain available until expended in accordance to the authorization of the Board.

    • (2) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall make quarterly allotments of the annual appropriation to the Bureau.

    • (3) The Bureau shall submit to the Department of Finance by the 30th day of the month following the end of each quarter a quarterly report detailing the amount, the nature and justification of each item of expenditure in the previous quarter. The report must be accompanied by receipts and any other documentation required by the regulations of the Department of Finance's or by other laws of the Virgin Islands. The Bureau shall compile and submit an annual report to the Department of Finance and to the Legislature by the 30th day of the month following the end of the fiscal year.

    • (4) The Director shall prepare and submit an annual budget for salaries and expenses of the Bureau to the Legislature


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