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BUDGET PROCESS CHART

Outlined below is the City of North Richland Hills’ budget process. The City’s fiscal year begins
st
October 1 each calendar cycle. While the budget process is detailed and thorough, the gantt chart
below provides a summary of the major milestones that the City Manager’s Office, Budget
Department and city departments strive to meet to ensure the timeliness of the production of the
upcoming year’s budget.

2016
2019
ID Task Name
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
1 City Council issue development
2 New Fiscal Year projections
3 Budget Instruction Manual

4 Preliminary request forms prepared by depts
5 Capital Budget preparation, analysis and review by City
6 Departments develop goals/objectives

7 Budget Instruction manual and materials distributed
8 Operation budget preparation, analysis, and review
9 Analysis of forecasts, projections, & budget requests
10 Mid‐Year budget review work session with City Council
11 Proposed budget to City Council, City Manager, Depts.ager, Depts.

12 Final Adjustments, public hearings & notices published
13 Budget Adopted, Tax Roll Certified, Tax Rate Adopted
14 Compilation of adopted printed budget document

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