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City Of Haltom City Annual Budget, Fy2024 Introduction

BUDGET CALENDAR

Fiscal Year 10/01/2023 - 9/30/2024

BUDGET CALENDAR
DATE DONE BY TYPE TASK/ACTION
DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET (March - May)
Monday, April 3 All Dept’s Meeting‐Departments Budget Planning Meeting ‐ City Manager meets with departments for individual departments
budget
Friday, April 28 All Dept’s Deadline All Below items due to Finance Dept:
Fleet requests from Fleet Division
IT requests (from all depts)
Budgets, Decision Packages, Rate Changes, Revenue Estimates
Monday, May 15 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 (May - July)
Monday, May 15 All Dept’s Meeting‐City Council Strategic Planning w/ Mayor & City Council.
Strategic Goals are set by City Council members.
Thursday, June 22 All Dept's Special Meeting ‐ Budget Preliminary Budget: workshop with City Council to present departments decision packages and
Workshop departmental goals/objectives
Monday, July 10 Finance Publish Publish Notice of Public Hearing for CCPD Budget. This hearing will be held by the CCPD Board
(7/20/23 meeting). The Proposed CCPD budget is filled with City Secretary for review and
inspection by the general public.
CITY COUNCIL'S BUDGET (July - September)
Monday, July 10 Council Regular Meeting Budget Proposal ‐ Proposed budget is formally presented by the City Manager to the City Council
for review prior to the first budget workshop. Council must also schedule public hearing date for
adoption of the budget.
Thursday, July 20 CCPD CCPD Board 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.
Tuesday, July 25 TAD Tax Information Sent Receive certified tax roll from TAD.
Monday, August 7 Council Special Meeting ‐ Budget The Proposed Budget is reviewed by the City Council. City Council will schedule additional Budget
Workshop Workshops as needed.
Friday, August 11 Finance Publish Deadline for publication of Public Hearing for proposed budget
Monday, August 14 Council Regular Meeting At the Regular Council Meeting, the City Council will discuss the tax rate needed to support the
Proposed Budget. If the Proposed tax rate will raise more revenue than the preceding year, the
Council must vote on the proposed tax rate and schedule a Public Hearing. Council must also
schedule the public hearings for the Proposed Budget

CCPD Public Hearing ‐ City Council conduct 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.
Monday, August 21 Council Special Meeting A Public Hearing will be held on the proposed budget and a Public Hearing on the proposed
property tax rate. First reading of the budget appropriations tax rate, and other rate ordinances.
The tax rate can be adopted the same night as the public hearing, But the tax increase vote cannot
be held later than 7 days from the public hearing. The Council must "ratify" the property tax
increase reflected in the budget when revenues raised are greater than the previous year. A vote
on the adoption of the budget must be a record vote.
Monday, August 28 Council Regular Meeting Second reading of the Budget Appropriations, Tax Rate, and other Rate Ordinances. This must
occur no sooner than three and no more than fourteen days from the August 21 meeting.
Other documents to be approved include:
• Authorized signatures designated.
• Investment policy approved.
• Fee Schedule approved.