Public hearing on city portion of proposed budget is Wednesday, April 20

posted on 4/18/2022

The City Council will hold a public hearing on the city portion of the proposed budget and receive budget presentations from the Fire and Police departments on Wednesday, April 20.

The public hearing is part of a 7 p.m. special meeting in City Hall's Council Chambers. The budget presentations will occur in a workshop immediately following the special meeting. Find the agenda for the special meeting here and the workshop here.

The Fire and Police budget presentations will conclude the departmental presentations that began March 30. The next budget workshop will be Wednesday, May 4, when the Council will have an in-depth review of the budget. If the Council is ready after the workshop, they will meet immediately after and hold a special meeting to adopt the budget. If not ready, the Council will adopt the budget at its regular meeting on Wednesday, May 11.

Public hearing held on education portion of proposed budget

The City Council held a public hearing on the education portion of the Fiscal Year 2023 Proposed Budget at its April 13 regular meeting. It was the only budget-related item on the meeting's agenda.

The public hearing follows the presentation to the City Council of the School Board's adopted budget on March 30.

The April 13 public hearing and the March 30 budget presentations can be viewed on the FY2023 Budget Revealed web page. The page also includes Executive, Community Services, Finance, Library, Recreation and Welfare departmental presentations.

Remaining FY2023 City Council budget schedule

All meetings/workshops below occur on Wednesdays.

• April 20 at 7 p.m. - Special meeting - Citywide budget public hearing
• April 20 - Immediately following special meeting Presentations by Fire and Police departments
• May 4 at 6 p.m. - Budget workshop - General budget review
• May 4 - Immediately following budget workshop - Special meeting - Budget adoption
• May 11 at 7 p.m. - Regular meeting - Fallback budget adoption date