BUDGET 101CONTRIBUTING YOUR VISION TO THE SPENDING THAT IMPACTS OUR DAILY LIVES.
WHY DOES THE BUDGET MATTER?
• Armed with the right information you can win projects for your community!• Uninformed your neighborhood risks losing valuable resources.
OUR CITY BUDGET
WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM?
OUR CITY EXPENSES
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
• Asset owning department and divisions
• City Council • Disability Services• CIPRAC (Sr. Level CIP
Officials)• Community Residents
• Mayor • City Council• Asset owning
department and divisions
• Financial Management Department (FM)
• Development Services Department
• Mayor• City Council • Financial
Management Department
• City Council • Asset owning
department and divisions
• Public Works-Engineering & Capital Projects (E&CP) Department
• Development• Services Department• Comptroller’s Office
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Re q uire s o ng o ing m o nito ring .
KEY DATES FOR THE FY 2016 BUDGET
• February – Council adopts Budget Priorities Resolution & transmits to the Mayor
• Feb/March - COO/Mayor/CFO Develop annual budget working with City Departments
• April – Mayor releases proposed annual budget
• April /May - Council holds public hearings and Committee meetings to deliberate the budget
• June – Mayor/Council final decisions, budget adoption, &veto periods if necessary
• July – New Fiscal Year begins & budget takes effect!
HOW DO I MAKE MY PROJECT A PRIORITY?
IdentifyGet on the Priority
List
Petition for
Funding
Continue to
Advocate
Nail Down Implementation
(Timeline)
ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE BUDGET…ADVOCATE FOR SERVICES & PROJECTS
• Give input to the Community Planning Groups.• Contact your Councilmembers & the Mayor• Visit, email, call, Facebook/Tweet, etc.
• Attend budget hearings. • Consider joining the Community Budget
Alliance through your local non-profit.
WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU
• Join our email l ist to get budget updates.
• Visit OnlineCPI.org to read up on this important topic.
• LIKE us on Facebook at /CommunityBudgetAll iance
• Follow us on Twitter @OnlineCPI• Contact us to get involved or ask
questions:• Samer Naji, (619) 584-5744 x
