Adopted Budget FY 2018-2019

Budget Planning Calendar FY 2018-2019
WHEN BUDGET IS AMENDED
• City Commission shall file a
copy of it's resolution or
order amending the budget
with the City Secretary's
Office.
January
•Property Tax Assessment
Date
February & March
• Establish the departmental
budget requests deadline and
schedule budget hearings with
department heads.
HEARING ON THE BUDGET
• Notice of "Public Hearing"
shall be published not
earlier than the 30th or
later than the 10th day
before the date of the
hearing.
April
• Communicate the budget
instructions. Revise revenue
estimates and organize
information for the Budget
Review Committee. Assist
departments in completing
Budget requests forms.
September
• 72 hour notice for second public
hearing (Open Meeting Notice).
Second public hearing, schedule
and announce meeting to adopt
tax rate 3-14 days from this date.
72 hours notice for meeting at
which governing body to vote on
adopting proposed budget.
Meeting is 3-14 days after second
public hearing. File Budget
Ordinance with City Secretary's
office.
May
• Mailing of notices of appraised
value to property
owners/taxpayers. Completed
budget forms due back to
finance. Deadline for
submitting appraisal records to
ARB.
August (cont.)
• Meeting of governing body to
discuss tax rate, "Notice of Public
Hearing on Tax Increase" (1st
quarter-page notice) published at
least 7 days before public hearing.
72 hours notice for public hearing
(Open Meeting Notice). "Notice of
Voice on Tax Rate" (2nd quarter
page notice) published before
meeting to adopt tax rate. Public
Hearing on the Tax Rate. Budget
Wrap-Up workshop with governing
body.
August
• Property tax hearings as required by
law, if proposed tax rate will exceed
the rollback rate for 100 percent of the
effective tax rate (whichever is lower),
take records and vote and schedule
public hearing. 72 hours notice for
(Open Meeting Notice). Calculation of
effective and rollback tax rates. Review
Utility Budget with Utility Board.
Certification of anticipated collection
rate. Publication of effective and
rollback tax rates, statements &
schedules; submission to governing
body. Present City Manager's budget
recommendation to governing body
(cont.)
July
• Staff reviews and completes
budget information after
department head meeting
with City Manager. Deadline
for ARB to approve appraisal
rolls and chief appraiser to
certify rolls to taxing units.
File proposed budget with
the City Clerk's office.
June
• Deadline for taxpayers to
protest values to ARB.
Deadline for governing
body to challenge value
by category. Budget
Committee reviews
budget with department
heads.
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