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BUDGET OVErVIEW

GUIDE TO THE BUDGET DOCUMEnT

BUDGET PrOCESS

How does the City of Southlake spend taxpayer fy 2022 BudgeT
money? It’s a simple question with a complex Calendar
answer. What follows is a high-level explanation of
the City of Southlake’s budget process.
January 2021 ciTy council -
The formal budget process in Southlake begins each sTRaTegy woRk session
January / February with a City Council work session MaRcH 2021 sTaFF BudgeT kick-oFF
designed to review the City’s strategy as it relates to
the Strategic Management System (SMS) and make May 2021 depaRTMenTal BudgeTs due
any changes necessary to ensure that the strategy augusT 2021 ciTy council BudgeT pReview
still aligns with City Council and citizen priorities.
To read more about the SMS, see the Strategic ciTy council woRk session
Direction section.
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Using Council’s direction at this work session, staff sepTeMBeR 2021 ciTy council woRk session
begins working on their departmental work plans 1sT Reading and
for the upcoming fiscal year. The initiatives in puBlic HeaRing
these plans determine what budgetary requests are ciTy council 2nd Reading
necessary to meet service level needs. Once each and puBlic HeaRing
department has finalized its own plan, and it has
been approved by the City Manager, staff prepares ocToBeR 1 Fiscal yeaR 2022 Begins
their departmental budget requests which are also
submitted to and reviewed by the City Manager. Figure 1: FY 2022 Budget Calendar
For more information about the City’s organizational
structure, see the Strategic Direction section of this book.

The Charter of the City of Southlake mandates that a adopted budget be filed by the City Manager with the City
Secretary’s Office no later than August 15th for the new fiscal year beginning October 1. Following filing, the City
Council begins their review leading up to budget adoption in September.

When filed with the City Secretary’s Office on August 15th, the budget presents in summary form the revenues and
expenditures from each of the City’s funds. From there it is discussed during City Council work sessions and then
formally presented by staff during public hearings at regularly scheduled City Council meetings.

HOW THE BUDGET IS AMEnDED
The City of Southlake Charter Sections 9.20 through 9.25 defines the process for budget amendments (see Appendix).
To meet these charter requirements, budget amendment requests, if necessary, are evaluated and processed each
year and presented to City Council for review and approval.

CITIZEn InPUT AnD COMMUnICATIOn
The process leading to the budget adoption is participatory and includes a communications plan that
encourages input from citizens, boards and commissions, City departments, and the City Council.

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