The proposed budget for fiscal year 2023 was first presented to the City Council on March 23 by City Manager J. Michael Joyal, Jr. After several weeks of budget workshops, public hearings and deliberations, the City Council adopted the budget on May 4, 2022.
- The proposed budget can be viewed in its entirety here: FY2023 Proposed Budget
- The proposed and adopted schedule of fees can be viewed here: FY2023 Schedule of Fees
All budget sessions, including video and important documents, can be viewed below.
City Council meeting, 5/11/2022
The City Council approved a technical correction to the adopted City of Dover’s fiscal year 2023 budget by an 8 to 1 vote during its regular meeting on Wednesday, May 4, 2022.
City Manager J. Michael Joyal, Jr. told the Council that he made a calculation error during the Council’s special meeting to adopt the budget on May 4 when the Council approved a bottom line budget number of $180,064,718 across all funds. That amount was $8,600 more than the actual amount, Joyal said. The technical correction approved by the Council on May 11 brings the bottom line budget number to $180,056,118.
Joyal told the Council the changes do not affect the budget, tax impact or the estimated tax rate
The regular meeting can be viewed below:
City Council special meeting, 5/4/2022
The City Council adopted the City of Dover’s fiscal year 2023 budget by an 8 to 1 vote during a special meeting on Wednesday, May 4, 2022.
The final adopted budget is $180 million, a $17.2 million, or 10.6%, over the current fiscal year budget. The general fund portion of the budget is $140,134,191, a $9,620,087, or 7.4%, increase above the current fiscal year budget. The adopted general fund portion of the budget is $3,173,706 above the amount allowed by the tax cap, requiring a two-thirds vote by the City Council to adopt.
The estimated tax rate resulting from the adopted budget is $22.46, a 76-cent, or 3.5%, increase above the current tax rate. The state Department of Revenue Administration will certify the official tax rate later this year.
Following the budget adoption, the Finance Director and the City Manager found a scrivener's error in the bottom line budget number that was $8,600 more than it should have been. City Manager J. Michael Joyal, Jr., will bring a resolution to the City Council on Wednesday, May 11, for a technical correction. The error did not affect any other part of the adopted budget.
The special meeting can be viewed below:
City Council budget workshop, 5/4/2022
The City Council held a budget workshop on Wednesday, May 4, to finalize the proposed FY2023 budget.
The workshop can be viewed below:
City Council budget workshop, 4/27/2022
The City Council held a budget workshop on Wednesday, April 27, to begin its general review of the proposed FY2023 budget.
The workshop can be viewed below. The budget discussion begins at 50:39 minute mark.
Budget documents presented at the April 27 City Council workshop:
FY2023 proposed budget adjustments
City of Dover 10-year history of statewide education property tax and adequacy aid grants
City Council budget workshop, 4/20/2022
The City Council held a budget workshop on Wednesday, April 20, to review the proposed budgets for the Fire and Police departments.
The workshop can be viewed below:
Budget documents presented at the April 20 City Council workshop:
FY2023 Budget Presentation, Dover Fire and Rescue
FY2023 Budget Presentation, Police Department
FY2023 Proposed Budget Grant Allocations
FY2023 Proposed Budget Adjustment Calculations , April 18, 2022
FY2023 Proposed Tax Cap Calculation, April 18, 2022
City Council special meeting, Public Hearing on City portion of budget, 4/20/2022
A public hearing on the City portion of the proposed budget was held during a special meeting of the City Council on Wednesday, April 20.
The meeting can be viewed below:
City Council meeting, Public Hearing on School Budget, 4/13/2022
A public hearing on the School Department portion of the proposed budget was held during the City Council's regular on Wednesday, April 13.
The meeting can be viewed below:
City Council budget workshop, 4/6/2022
The City Council held a budget workshop on Wednesday, April 6, to review the proposed budgets for the Welfare, Library, Recreation, and Community Services departments.
The workshop can be viewed below:
Budget documents presented at the April 6 City Council workshop:
FY2023 Budget Presentation, Library
FY2023 Budget Presentation, Recreation
FY2023 Budget Presentation, Community Services
City Council budget workshop, 3/30/2022
The City Council held a budget workshop on Wednesday, March 30, to review the proposed budgets for the School, Executive, Finance, Planning and Information Technology departments.
The workshop can be viewed below:
Budget documents presented at the March 30 City Council workshop:
- FY2023 Schedule of Fees
- FY2023 School Budget, Presentation Background
- FY2023 Budget Presentation, Schools
- FY2023 Budget Presentation, Finance
- FY2023 Budget Presentation, Planning
- FY2023 Budget Presentation, DoverNet
- Comparable Community Financial Info, March 30, 2022
- FY2021 Comparable Community Metric Data
- FY2023 Human Resources Benefit Related Budget Adjustments
- FY2023 Utility-Fuel Related Budget Adjustments
- Proposed FY2023 Organizational Chart, March 30, 2022
- Performance Metrics FY2016-2021
- Tax Cap History FY2009-2022
FY2023 Budget Presentation, City Council meeting, March 23
During the regular meeting of the City Council on Wednesday, March 23, City Manager J. Michael Joyal, Jr. presented the City Council with the proposed FY2023 for the first time. The budget presentation and related budget documents can be viewed below.
Budget documents presented at the March 23 City Council meeting:
The city manager's weekly newsletter, Budget Revealed, provided a host of information about the FY2023 budget process.
FY2023 Newsletter Archive: