Budget & Capital Projects

Budget Videos on YouTube

Below, watch short videos of department directors presenting their proposed budgets, as well as recordings of the Town Hall meetings as they become available. Click this link to go to YouTube to see the list of available videos.

To find videos and materials from budget meetings, please click here.

Proposed Fiscal Year 2023 Budget and CIP Documents

Fiscal Year 2023 Proposed Budget and Capital Improvements Program

About the Budget Process

Current Fiscal Year (FY 2022) Budget Documents

The FY2022 starts July 1, 2021 and ends June 30, 2022.

Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Development Schedule

Date, Time, and Location Meeting and Topic
Monday, March 28
7:30 p.m.
In-Person and Online
 City Council Meeting
Presentation of the City Manager's Proposed Budget with School Board Chair and Superintendent
Thursday, March 31
Noon
 Town Hall Meeting #1
Monday, April 4
7:30 p.m.
Online
 City Council Work Session
Budget Discussion
Monday, April 11
7:30 p.m.
In-Person and Online
 City Council Meeting
First Reading of Budget, CIP, Tax Rate Ordinances
Monday, April 18
7:30 p.m.
Online
 City Council Work Session
Budget Discussion
Thursday, April 21
7 p.m.
Virtual via MS Teams
 Town Hall Meeting #2
Monday, April 25
7:30 p.m.
In-Person and Online
 City Council Meeting
Public Hearing and Budget Mark-Up
Monday, May 2
7:30 p.m.
In-Person and Online
 City Council Meeting
Public Hearing, Second Reading of Ordinances, and Anticipated Adoption

Budget Process


The City Council approves a budget each year to fully serve its 16,000 residents and nationally recognized school system. The City's fiscal year begins July 1 and ends June 30; for example, FY2022 begins on July 1, 2020 and ends June 30, 2022.

The City Manager typically presents the proposed budget in mid-March. After a number of public hearings, town hall meetings, and work sessions, the City Council typically adopts the budget in late April. A calendar of meeting dates, public hearings, and town halls is available here.

Capital Improvements Program


The five-year Capital Improvements Program (CIP) identifies capital needs of the community and indicates how these needs will be funded over the five-year period. In general, only projects that cost more than $150,000 and have a useful life in excess of 10 years qualify for funding in the CIP. The CIP is updated annually and is subject to change with each update.