FY2022

Financial Plan Preparation Schedule

August 1 – August 31, 2020 Finance Department meets with each division to review division performance measures and goals, and their alignment with City Council strategic plan. Performance measurement data is compiled and summarized. September 1, 2020 City Council work session discussion regarding fiscal year 2022 budget goals. Capital Improvement Program (CIP) forms and instructions are distributed to departments. September 25, 2020 Capital Improvement Program forms are due to the Finance Department. October 1, 2020 At the department staff meeting, directors will review fiscal policies and priorities, present special budget issues, distribute budget manuals, and instruct staff on budget preparation process. October 2 – October 23, 2020 Munis system is available for departments to enter fiscal year 2022 line item budgets, add fiscal year 2022 budget requests for each activity, and amend fiscal year 2021 line item budgets. Finance Department develops personnel budget through consultation with the Human Resource department and each individual department. October 5, 2020 Finance Department produces preliminary Five-Year CIP. October 8, 2020 Capital Improvement Program review committee reviews project requests and rankings; committee makes amendments to the preliminary Program. October 16, 2020 Finance Department produces amended Five-Year Capital Improvement Program with updated project rankings. October 22, 2020 Capital Improvement Program review committee reviews amended program and makes final Program adjustments. October 23, 2020 Department directors deliver budget summary to City Manager’s office and Finance Department. Munis financial system is closed for departmental updates. November 2 – November 20, 2020 City Manager and Finance Director meet with each department to discuss their divisions’ fiscal year 2022 budget requests and submittals, fiscal year 2021 revised budgets, performance measures, and goals. Finance Department reviews and updates long range financial plans. November 23 – November 30, 2020 City Manager’s office reviews budget requests to determine budget issues and discussion items; a comprehensive summary of significant budget issues is prepared. The Finance Department combines budget requests and long-range financial plans and prepares financial summaries.

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