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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2.E. Budget calendar for 2013 budget 4ROSEMOUN E X E C U T 1 V E SUMMARY CITY COUNCIL City Council Work Session: April 11, 2012 AGENDA ITEM: Budget calendar for 201.3 budget AGtNDA SECTION: PREPARED BY 'Dwight Johnson, City Administrator AGENDA NO 2. ATTACHMENTS: Proposed budget calendar APPROVED BY: Dd.) RECOMMENDED ACTION: Consider the `attached proposed budget calendar and direct staff on any changes. BACKGROUND Staff has already begun work on the 2013 budget. Since multiple meetings are needed to review the budget on an annual basis and certain legal deadlines must also be observed, it is, helpful to lay out the process and a schedule of meetings to guide us. The attached schedule follows the pattern of the past several years that seems to have worked reasonably well for us. We always have the option of adding an additional meeting beyond what the schedule indicates should it become necessary to do so. 7 RECOMMENDATION The Council is requested to review the attached proposed budget calendar and direct staff on any changes desired. i. t. r , A y~ 1 s a y 2013 BUDGET CALENDAR January 20 — Council.Goal Setting — Discuss expectations for 2013 budget process January 21 Council Goal Setting — Continuation from January 20 meeting April 3" — Beginvsetting up budget worksheets April 3 Begin working on salary & benefit projections a April 11 — City, Council Work Session — Discuss budget calendar April 16 — Give staff worksheets to complete first draft` Apri1,30 — First draft due to Finance Director May 7 — Compile 1 draft of •budget in total May 7 — May 25 — Meet with staff and make adjustments to 1 draft June 1 — City Council sees draft copy of budget June 13 — City Council-Work Session discussion on budget June 14 — July 31 - Make any changes to draft budget August 15 — City Council Work Session — Last chance before preliminary levy September 4t — City Council Meeting — Approve preliminary levy September 14 — Certify preliminary, levy & hearing dates to County before 9/15 November 14 — City Council Work, Session — Final preparations for Budget Hearing December 4th — City Council Meeting / Budget Hearing - Approve budgets and levies December 21 — Certify final levy to County between 12/20 & 12/31 t December 21 — Mail required reports to State' o aa