Get Ready For A New Budget!
Mar 11, 2009 12:47 - 0 Comments
Arguably the most important task that the Mayor and Council perform is nigh upon us — and that is developing, guiding, and approving the annual budget for Our Fair City.>
The process will be kicked off later this month, with an introduction at the March 23 meeting of the Mayor and Council.
Following that, there will be a number of public hearings as well as worksessions, culminating in a hoped-for budget adoption on May 18. That’s a compressed timeline and the choices to be made in this faltering economy will likely be tough ones.
So it’s important for people to pay attention. At Rockville Central, we will try to do our part and make sure readers have access to information they need to understand the process. We are also calling on any and all readers to send us information and opinions on how the budget process is going, thoughts for improvements, and other ideas. Let’s work to make this as collaborative as possible!
Here’s the timeline for the budget process as it now stands:
- March 23: Budget introduced
- March 30: Constant Yield Tax Rate and General Budget Public Hearing
- April 13: Outside and Caregiver Agencies Public Hearing
- April 20: Mayor and Council Worksession (operating)
- April 27: Mayor and Council Woksession (capital improvements and other)
- May 4: General Budget Public Hearing
- May 18: Budget adopted
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