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City of Saginaw
                                                    Budget Calendar

                                                         2019-2020



            Date              Activity
            March 19          City Council workshop to discuss preliminary budget issues


            April 16          City Council workshop to discuss preliminary budget issues

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            April 30          1  Estimate of 2019 taxable values received from Tarrant Appraisal District (TAD).

            May 6             Distribute budget instructions and worksheets to Department Heads.


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            May 14            2  Estimate of 2019 taxable values received from TAD.
            May 15            Prepare preliminary revenue estimates for 2019-2020 budget.


                              Department Heads submit 2019-2020 budget requests to Finance Director.  This includes 5
            May 20
                              year plans with staffing and capital planning.

            May 29            Budget submitted to City Manager and Assistant City Manager.

                              Pre-Budget Conferences held between City Manager, Asst. City Manager/Finance Director,
            June 5 & 6        Asst. Finance Director/Budget Analyst and Department Heads to discuss budget requests
                              and five year plans.

            June 14           3rd Estimate of 2019 taxable values from TAD.

                              Receive 2019 certified appraisal roll from TAD and calculate Effective and Rollback Tax
            July 25
                              Rates.

            July 30           Final review and decisions on proposed budget.  Prepare budget message.

                              Council Meeting - Present Proposed tax rate.  Call for 2 public hearings on proposed tax
            August 20
                              rate increase.

            August 22         Publish Notice of Property Tax Rates in newspaper and on website.


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            September 3       Council Meeting – 1  Public Hearing on Tax Rate
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            September 10      Special Council Meeting – 2  Public Hearing on Tax Rate

                              Council Meeting - Public Hearing on 2018-2019 Revised Budget, Public Hearing on 2019-
            September 17
                              2020 Proposed Budget, vote to adopt tax rates, and other fee/rate increases.

            October 1         Fiscal year 2019-2020 begins.



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