City of Homer

Memorandum 05-114

Date:  June 17, 2005

To:      Mayor and City Council

Thru:  Walt Wrede, City Manager

From: Dean W. Baugh, Finance Director

RE:            Proposed 2006 Budget Schedule

Attached please find the proposed Budget Development Schedule for FY2006.

Note that there have been changes from past schedules:

           

We are starting earlier this year

            Added the 7/25/05, council and public discussion on budget priorities.

            Moved the special meetings times,  to be held during the Committee of the Whole.

            Added an additional public hearing.        

 

RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends Council approval of the proposed Budget Development Schedule for FY2006

FISCAL NOTE:

N/A 

 

CITY OF HOMER

2006 PROPOSED BUDGET DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE

 

DATE

TIME

EVENT

06-27-05

7:00 pm

Budget schedule to council

07-15-05

 

Departments submit personnel requirements to City Manager & Finance Director for review and approval

07-25-05

4:00 pm

During Committee of the Whole, Council to discuss budget priorities for the coming year

07-25-05

7:00 pm

Regular Meeting-Public Hearing,  Council to seek public input on budget priorities for the coming year

07-29-05

 

Submit to departments, budget work sheets including salary and fringe benefits costs.

08-24-05

 

Complete budget work sheets, including narratives, and justifications to finance.

09-01-05

 

Compile data and return copy to departments for review.

09-05-05

Week of

City Manager & Finance Director review budget requests with Department Heads.

09-16-05

 

Preliminary budget assumptions to council.

09-30-05

 

City Manager submits Draft Proposed Budget to City Council

10-10-05

4:00 pm

During Committee of the Whole- Council to discuss budget -1 Hour

10-24-05

4:00 pm

During Committee of the Whole- Council to discuss budget -1 Hour

11-14-05

7:00 pm

Regular Meeting - Budget Ordinance introduced and Public Hearing.

11-28-05

4:00 pm

During Committee of the Whole- Council to discuss budget -1 Hour

11-28-05

7:00 pm

Regular Meeting - Budget Ordinance Public Hearing

12-05-05

7:00 pm

Special Meeting-Public Hearing (if requested by Council)

12-12-05

7:00 pm

Regular Meeting- Public Hearing & Adoption of Proposed Budget

 

 

Our budget is adopted annually and organized by fund and by department. This is adopted by ordinance. The budget is balanced considering all sources of funds. As noted in the code we are required to budget the General and Enterprise Funds in a line item format and it is mandated that the public participate. To assist in the tracking of our budget purchase orders are encumbered to monitor spending, the spending is in turn monitored by the Finance Director and the City Manager. Financial statements are printed monthly.