DEPARTMENT: Office of Management and Budget
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Justina Tate
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Budget Policy Issues Discussion FY 2020 Budget
SUMMARY:
On June 12 and June 13, 2019, City Council was briefed on budget policy topics to include Financial Policies, Property Tax Relief, Street, Sidewalks, & Infrastructure, Public Safety, Affordable Housing, and Strong Children & Families.
These sessions were added opportunity for City Council to be briefed on upcoming budget policy issues in advance of the Budget Goal Setting Session. This provided time between these sessions and June 21, to provide any additional information requested by City Council. By adding these sessions to the budget calendar, the City Council will have time to deliberate and to provide direction to the City Manager regarding service delivery priorities and financial policies that will guide the preparation of a balanced Fiscal Year 2020 Proposed Budget.
On June 20, 2019, the City Council will be briefed on Civilian Employee Compensation and an update on budget community priorities (SASpeakUP) in preparation for the June 21, 2019 City Council Budget Goal Setting Session.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City of San Antonio's fiscal year begins on October 1, and ends September 30. Each year the City Manager transmits a budget development calendar to the City Council in February with key dates for each phase of the budget process. The phases include (1) Five-Year Financial Forecast and public input before the budget is prepared, (2) City Council Budget Goal Setting Session, (3) Proposed Budget for the upcoming fiscal year, (4) City Council budget worksessions, and public input meetings/public hearings on the proposed budget, and (5) adoption of the Budget for the next fiscal year. The Annual Operating and Capital Budget must be approved by the City Council not later than September 27 of every year in accordance with the City Charter.
Five Year Financi...
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