To view the Proposed Adopted Fiscal Year 2021 City Budget, click here.
The City operates on a fiscal year, running from July 1 to June 30. The budget process begins in January with guidelines issued to department directors by the City Manager. Departmental requests are prepared and submitted in February. The City Manager meets with each department director to discuss their requests. Changes and revisions to the requests and revenue projections are incorporated into the Proposed Budget which is submitted to the Mayor & Council by the end of March.
The Mayor and Council hold two Saturday, day long work-sessions in March/April to review and discuss the Proposed Budget with the City Manager and directors. A budget ordinance is introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council in late April and a public hearing on that ordinance is held in early May. A budget ordinance is required by Charter to be adopted by May 31.
The basis of budgeting for all funds conforms to generally accepted accounting principles. The Budget is organized by groups of accounts known as Funds. Each Fund is considered a separate accounting entity with its own assets, liabilities, equity (fund balance), revenues and expenses.