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City of Haltom City Annual Budget, FY 2020
Introduction

BUDGET CALENDAR
DATE DONE BY TYPE TASK/ACTION
DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET (March - May)
March 21 All Depts Meeting Budget Planning Meeting - City Manager presents budget goals and expectations
followed by budget preparation instructions from Finance Department and distribution of
budget files and forms.
April 4 All Depts Deadline Personnel request due to Human Resources Department
April 18 All Depts Deadline Capital requests due to Finance Department
Fleet requests due to Fleet Division
IT requests due to IT Department
April 30 All Depts Deadline Division budgets, Decision Packages, Rate Change Recommendations and Revenue
Estimates due to Finance
May 31 Finance Deadline City Manager's Working Copy due. A working draft of the line item budget with Fund
Summaries and Decision Packages are provided to the City Manager.
CITY MANAGER'S BUDGET (June & July)
June Finance Meetings Budget reviews with City Manager (Strategic Planning w/ Mayor & City Council
June, July All Depts Meetings Budget reviews with departments (Directors
July 8 Finance Publish Publish Notice of Public Hearing for CCPD Budget. This hearing will be held by the
CCPD Board (7/25/19 Meeting ). The proposed CCPD Budget is filed with the City
Secretary for review and inspection by the general public.
CITY COUNCIL'S BUDGET (July to September)
July 22 Council Deadline Budget Proposal - Proposed budget is formally presented by the City Manager to the
City Council for review prior to the first budget workshop.
July 25 TAD Tax Receive certified tax roll from TAD.
July 23 CCPD Meeting CCPD Public Hearing - The CCPD conducts a public hearing on the proposed budget.
The Board will adopt the budget after the hearing and forward it to the City Council for
consideration.
July 29 Council Work Session Budget Workshop - The Proposed Budget is reviewed by the City Council. City Council
will schedule additional Budget Workshops as needed.
August 12 Council Meeting At Regular Council Meeting, the City Council will discuss the tax rate needed to
support the Proposed Budget. If the Proposed tax rate will rasie more revenue than
the preceding year, the Council must vote on the proposed tax rate and schedule a
Public Hearing.
CCPD Public Hearing - City Council conducts a public hearing to approve or reject the
CCPD Proposed Budget. If rejected, the Council and CCPD Board must meet together
to amend and approve the budget before the beginning of the fiscal year.

August 19 Council Meeting At Regular Council Meeting, the Council will conduct the first required Public Hearing
on the proposed property tax rate.
August 26 Council Meeting At a Special Council Meeting, the Council will conduct the second required Public
Hearing on the proposed property tax rate.
A Public Hearing on the Proposed Budget per LGC 102.006 and Sec 5.02 of the City
Charter is conducted. This Public Hearing is for the City Budget and the CCPD Budget.
First reading of the Budget Appropriations, Tax Rate, and other Rate Ordinances.
Council must schedule and announce a meeting to adopt the tax rate no less than
three and no more than fourteen daysfrom this date.
September 9 Council Meeting At regular Council Meeting, the Council will conduct the second reading/ approval of
the Budget Appropriations, Tax Rate Ordinance and other Rate Ordinances. The
Council must by state law adopt the Budget Appropriations Ordinance first, then the
Tax Rate Ordinance. This must occur no sooner than three and no more than fourteen
days from the August 26 meeting.
Other documents to be approved include:
- Authorized signatures designated.
- Investment policy approved.
- Fee Schedule approved.
IMPLEMENTATION (October - September)
October 1 All Depts Deadline New fiscal year budget begins
December 6 Finance Deadline Final budget document due to Government Finance Officers Association
January 6 Finance Deadline Final budget document printed and distributed

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