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BUDGET CALENDAR

Fiscal Year 2020-21 Budget Preparation

2019

June 29 Neighborhood Council Community Budget Day.

September 13 Mayor’s budget policy letter released to departments.

September 17 Office of the City Administrative Officer (CAO) releases budget instructions
to departments.

September – October Mayor’s Office holds meetings with select departments to discuss potential
budget proposals.

November 14 Municipal Facilities Capital Improvement Expenditure Project requests due
to the CAO from departments.

Physical Plant Capital Improvement Expenditure Project requests due to the
CAO from departments.

November 22 Departmental budget requests due to Mayor’s Office and CAO.

2020

February – March Budget hearings are held with Departments, Mayor’s Office, and CAO to
discuss budget requests.

March 2 Charter deadline for City Controller to submit revenue estimates to the
Mayor, with copies to the City Council and CAO.

March – April Mayor’s Office and CAO finalize development of the Proposed Budget.

April 20 Charter deadline for the Mayor to submit the Proposed Budget to the City
Council.

April – May The City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee reviews the budget and
makes recommendations to Council.

May Public hearings and the City Council consideration of the budget and the
Committee’s recommendations.

June 1 Charter deadline for the City Council to adopt budget as proposed by the
Mayor or as modified by Council.

June 2 – 8 (approx.) Mayor has five working days after receipt of budget from the City Council to
review any changes made and to approve or veto any items so changed.

June 9 – 15 (approx.) The City Council has five working days after receipt of budget from Mayor
to consider any Mayor’s vetoes and may sustain or override each veto by a
two-thirds vote. Budget is adopted after this process is completed.

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