FY27 Proposed Budget

Recent Accomplishments:  Launched pilot neighborhood enrichment initiatives to support neighborhood-led activities and strengthen civic connection.  Expanded engagement channels, including Neighborhood Meeting Toolkits, digital signup portals, and a new neighborhood e-news, to increase two-way communication with residents.  Advanced ADA compliance across web content, improving the accessibility of online documents and public information.  Implemented live video captioning services for City Council meetings and other livestreamed content to ensure inclusive access to City programming.  Received national awards of honor and distinction for a Fire Prevention Week video for elementary students and an episode from the Iowa City Lawn Love video series. Upcoming Challenges:  Enhance the City website by improving search functionality and integrating virtual assistance tools to support user navigation.  Increase accessibility of online content by ensuring compliance with ADA standards for documents and forms, by expanding transcription and captioning capabilities for video content.

Budget highlights

Service Level Change Summary: There are no service level changes in the fiscal year 2027.

Staffing Level Change Summary: There are no staffing level changes in the fiscal year 2027 budget.

Financial Highlights: Expenditures increased by 5.7% or $88,000, mainly due to personnel costs.

Communications Office Division FY27 Expenditures - $1,625,200

Services 10%

Personnel 79%

Supplies 11%

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