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BUDGET CALENDAR

Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget Preparation

2021

September 13 Mayor releases budget policy letter to departments.

September 16 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 19 Capital and Technology Improvement Expenditure Program (Municipal
Facilities, Physical Plant, and Technology elements) requests for new
projects due to the CAO from departments.

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

2022

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

March 1 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, with support from the CAO, finalizes 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 the City Council.

May The City Council holds public hearings and considers the budget and the
Committee’s recommendations.

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