Page 357 - Budget Book FY2020-2021

Budget Planning Calendar FY 2020-2021

JANUARY
• Property Tax Assessment Date

FEBRUARY & MARCH
• Establish the departmental budget
WHEN BUDGET IS AMENDED requests deadline and schedule
• City Commission shall file a copy of it's budget hearings with department
resolution or order amending the budget heads.
with the City Secretary's Office.
APRIL
• Communicate the budget instructions.
HEARING ON THE BUDGET Revise revenue estimates and
• Notice of "Public Hearing" shall be organize information for the Budget
Review Committee. Assist
published not earlier than the 30th departments in completing Budget
or later than the 10th day before the requests forms.
date of the hearing.

MAY
SEPTEMBER • Mailing of notices of appraised
value to property
• 72 hour notice for second public owners/taxpayers. Completed
hearing (Open Meeting Notice). budget forms due back to finance.
Second public hearing, schedule and Deadline for submitting appraisal
announce meeting to adopt tax rate records to ARB.
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 JUNE
second public hearing. File Budget • Deadline for taxpayers to protest
Ordinance with City Secretary's values to ARB. Deadline for
office. governing body to challenge value
by category. Budget Committee
reviews budget with department
heads.

AUGUST
• Property tax hearings as required by law, if proposed tax rate will exceed the JULY
rollback rate for 100 percent of the effective tax rate (whichever is lower), take • Staff reviews and completes budget
records and vote and schedule public hearing. 72 hours notice for (Open information after department head
Meeting Notice). Calculation of effective and rollback tax rates. Review Utility meeting with City Manager. Deadline
Budget with Utility Board. Certification of anticipated collection rate. Publication for ARB to approve appraisal rolls
of effective and rollback tax rates, statements & schedules; submission to and chief appraiser to certify rolls to
governing body. Present City Manager's budget recommendation to governing taxing units. File proposed budget
body. Meeting of governing body to discuss tax rate, "Notice of Public Hearing with the City Clerk's office.
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.

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