BUDGET SCHEDULE
2021-2022 Budget Schedule November 18 December 2 January 4 January 6 January 11 January 18 February 3 February 5 February 8-March 1 March 8 March 31 April 1-April 26 April 2 April 5 April 28 April 28 April 28- May 5 May 5 May 10-14 May 17 May 17-June 4 May 31 June 7–June 25 June 7 June June June July 4 July 6 July 7 July 10 July 17 July 19 July 24 (Tentative)
September 6 September 7 September 20
Goals/Visioning session (11 am) Goals/Visioning session with Directors (9-11 am) CIP & Equipment Replacement worksheets distributed to Department Heads Goals/Visioning session with Directors (9-11 am) Goals/Visioning Workshop with City Council (5-8 pm) Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Goals/Visioning follow-up Workshop with Staff (9-11 a.m.) Strict Deadline – CIP & Equipment Replacement worksheets due to City Manager Management staff reviews Department requests & worksheets Goals/Visioning Workshop with City Council & Staff (5-9 pm) Strict Deadline - New & Updated CIP Projects submitted by Dept. Heads & Directors Review Department CIP requests & worksheets Distribute Goals, Objectives, & Performance Measures Budget Pages to Dept. Heads Presentation of final strategic planning report to Council (6:30 pm) Budget Kickoff. Distribute Worksheets to Department Heads Strict Deadline – Goals, Accomplishments & Measures submitted by Dept. Heads Review Goals, Accomplishments & Measures submitted Strict Deadline - Department Heads & Directors Submit Budget Request(s) Budget Hearings. Department Heads, Budget Staff - Department Heads Explain Requests CIP Workshop with City Council (5-8 p.m.) Budget Staff prepares Preliminary Budget Requests Memorial Day Holiday Proposed Budget Request Prepared for Presentation to City Council Regular Council Meeting Historical Museum and Library Board Meetings to Approve Budgets LJDC Meeting to Present ½ Cent Projects & Call Public Hearing on Projects 2nd LJDC Public Hearing for ½ Cent Projects over $500,000 Independence Day Holiday Regular Council Meeting – Proposed Budget Delivered to City Council File Proposed Budget with City Secretary and LJ Library; Added to Website Saturday Budget Workshop Saturday Budget Workshop #2 (If Necessary) Regular Council Meeting - Discussion Item on Agenda for Proposed Budget Deadline to receive appraised roll from BCAD, calculate “no new revenue tax rate”, “no new revenue maintenance and operations tax rate”; and “voter-approval tax rate” Regular Council Meeting – discuss budget and tax rate. Call public hearing on budget and tax rate for August 16, 2021 Publish notice of public hearing for August 16, 2021 in newspaper and on city website following SB2 requirements Post on city website: 1) The no-new-revenue tax rate and the voter-approval tax rate; 2) The estimate amount of interest and sales fund balances and estimate M&O or general fund balances remaining at the end of the current fiscal year that are not encumbered with or by corresponding existing debt obligations; and 3) A schedule of the city’s debt obligations. Regular Council Meeting. Public hearing on tax rate and budget. Can adopt budget and tax rate at this meeting Labor Day Holiday Regular Council Meeting. First reading on Utility Rate Ordinance Regular Council Meeting. Second reading on Utility Rate Ordinance
October 1
New Fiscal Year Begins
August 2 August 3 August 6
August 16
FY 2021-2022 Proposed Budget - 10
