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Complete Document - City of Auburn

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The <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Auburn</strong>Biennial Budget CalendarFebruary 2002♦ Conduct the annual Citizens Survey.March 2002♦ Compile and publish Citizens Survey results.♦ <strong>City</strong> Council reviews Survey results and sets priorities.Early April 2002♦ Biennial Budget Kick<strong>of</strong>f at Department Head meeting.♦ Council priorities provided to department heads.♦ <strong>City</strong> Manager, Finance and other departments involved in capital projects review andtentatively revise the six-year Capital Improvement Plan based on Council priorities.♦ Department Heads develop and submit to the <strong>City</strong> Manager proposed goals addressingCouncil priorities.♦ Finance Department distributes budget forms and instructions to Department Heads.Late April 2002♦ Finance Department submits revenue estimates to <strong>City</strong> Manager for review.♦ Department Heads submit budget requests to Finance for compilation and review.May 2002♦ Finance compiles departmental budget requests and provides results to <strong>City</strong> Manager forreview.♦ <strong>City</strong> Manager reviews expenditure requests in context <strong>of</strong> revenue projections.♦ <strong>City</strong> Manager gives Finance Director guidelines for fund balance target, reductions inexpenditure requests, changes in the Capital Improvement Plan and revision <strong>of</strong> revenueprojections to include debt issuances.♦ Expenditure requests returned to Department Heads, if necessary, for decisions aboutreductions to be made.♦ Through this iterative process, a balanced budget that meets the fund balance target isdeveloped.♦ Proposed Budget document is published.June 2002♦ <strong>City</strong> Manager introduces the balanced biennial budget proposal to the <strong>City</strong> Council.♦ <strong>City</strong> Council conducts budget hearings with <strong>City</strong> Manager and department heads.♦ <strong>City</strong> Council makes Key Decisions presented by <strong>City</strong> Manager.♦ Capital Improvement Plan is revised to reflect Council’s decisions.♦ Public hearing on the budget is held at a regularly scheduled <strong>City</strong> Council meeting.July 2002♦ Budget ordinance is adopted. State law requires adoption no later than the first regular <strong>City</strong>Council meeting in October, which is the first month <strong>of</strong> the <strong>City</strong>'s fiscal year.46

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