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  • WORCESTER COUNTY FY2026 Budget Schedule Tuesday, April 1, 2025

    Apr 1, 2025

    ·Worcester, MA
    Budget

    Worcester County's FY2026 budget process is scheduled from April through June 2025, with a public hearing on May 6 and final budget adoption votes occurring on June 3 (General Fund) and June 17 (Enterprise Funds). The requested operating budget totals $286.8 million in expenditures against estimated revenues of $284.6 million, leaving a $2.3 million shortfall that must be addressed through spending reductions, additional revenues, or both. Anticipated revenues increased 9% over the current year to $284.6 million, driven primarily by a $18 million increase in net property tax revenues and a projected $53 million in income tax revenue at the current 2.25% rate.

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  • CITY OF SAN JOSÉ ANNUAL BUDGET San José Youth Commission November 27, 2023 8

    Nov 27, 2023

    ·San Jose, CA
    Budget

    The City of San José adopted a $6.1 billion annual budget for 2023-2024, comprising a $4.5 billion operating budget and $1.6 billion capital budget across 137 funds. The General Fund ($1.9 billion) is primarily funded by property tax (22%), fund balance carryover (30.1%), and sales tax (16.1%), with major spending areas including Public Safety (24.3%), Environmental and Utility Services (28.1%), and Strategic Support (16.8%). The document was presented to the San José Youth Commission on November 27, 2023, and outlines the city's budget development process, departmental allocations, and capital projects across community services, infrastructure, and public safety.

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  • 22-0374: A bill for an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 591, Series of 2021, as amended by Ordinance No. 706, Series of 2021, as amended by Ordinance No. 1145, Series of 2021, to allocate spending in the American Rescue Plan Act Grant Fund for Administration. Amends Ordinance No. 0591, Series of 2021, as amended by subsequent ordinances, to allocate a total of $1,157,300 in spending for the Administration category in the American Rescue Act Plan (ARPA) Grant Fund to support data evaluation and analysis, public outreach expenses and technical support for community partners, and which will be funded from interest earnings generated by the ARPA program. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 4-5-22.

    Mar 27, 2022

    ·Denver, CO
    Budget
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  • City of Dearborn Public Hearing 2025–2026 Budget List of Documents Page(s) A.

    Dearborn, MI
    Budget

    The City of Dearborn held a public hearing on its proposed 2025–2026 budget as of May 1, 2025, presenting a balanced General Fund budget expected to contribute $230,689 to the fund balance reserve. The budget faces financial challenges including revenue growth falling short of expenditure inflation, state taxation limitations, and rising retirement and debt service obligations, with personnel and non-discretionary spending comprising 79% of general fund uses. Revenue is projected to increase $3.6 million (2.5%), primarily from property tax gains of $1.7 million and increased charges for services of $1.1 million, while expenditures increase $3.6 million (2.4%), largely due to $5.7 million in additional wages and benefits; budget priorities allocate 70% of subsidies to Public Safety, followed by Administrative (11%), Public Works & Facilities (9%), Parks & Recreation (8%), and Economic Development (2%).

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  • CINCINNATI, OHIO FY 2025 APPROVED ALL FUNDS BUDGET UPDATE

    Cincinnati, OH
    Budget

    The document is the City of Cincinnati's Approved Fiscal Year 2025 All Funds Budget Update, a comprehensive budget presentation that received the Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award. The document provides a detailed accounting of the city's budget across all departments and funds, organized by multiple city agencies including Fire, Police, Public Services, Water Works, Parks, and various administrative offices. The budget update was prepared under the leadership of Mayor Aftab Pureval and City Manager Sheryl M. M. Long, with detailed budget information available through the city's website and local libraries.

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  • 2023-2024 Proposed Budget Summary Introduction

    Seattle, WA
    Budget

    Seattle's 2023-2024 Proposed Budget, the first under Mayor Bruce A. Harrell, totals approximately $7.4 billion in appropriations, including $1.6 billion in General Fund and $294 million from the JumpStart Payroll Expense Tax. This is the first biennial budget since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the city's normal budgeting cycle, and it addresses a significant General Fund deficit while prioritizing housing and homelessness, public safety, access to opportunity, healthy communities, climate and environment, transportation, and good government. Despite 40-year-high inflation, General Fund expenditure growth is held to effectively flat at 0.03% over 2022 levels, with the budget balanced partly through payroll tax revenue and conservative spending measures aimed at replenishing reserves.

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  • 2024 Proposed Budget

    Spokane, WA
    Budget

    Mayor Nadine Woodward's November 2, 2023 letter introducing Spokane's 2024 proposed budget emphasizes cautious economic optimism and a collaborative budgeting process that included community town halls and City Council meetings to identify priorities. The budget focuses on three main areas—public safety, housing and services, and supporting city workers—while implementing heightened spending scrutiny, organizational efficiencies, updated fee schedules, and strategic bridge funding. The proposal aims to balance immediate community needs with long-term fiscal sustainability and sets the foundation for continued efficiency improvements in future budgets.

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  • BUDGET.PA.GOV EXECUTIVE BUDGET 2025-2026

    York, PA
    Budget

    Pennsylvania's Governor submitted the 2025-2026 executive budget proposal on February 4, 2025, emphasizing continuation of bipartisan investments established in previous budgets across K-12 education, property tax relief for seniors, and law enforcement. The budget maintains scheduled school investments, expands pre-K and early intervention programs, supports state-related universities through competitive funding, and implements the Commonwealth's first comprehensive economic development strategy in nearly 20 years with focus on innovation sectors including agriculture. The proposal builds on claimed achievements from the previous two years, including the largest senior property tax cut in two decades, increased infrastructure spending, and positioning Pennsylvania as a family-friendly state.

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  • City of Raleigh FY25 Budget at a Glance

    Raleigh, NC
    Budget

    The City of Raleigh adopted a FY25 budget of $732.2 million (13.1% increase from FY24) with a proposed tax rate of 35.50 cents per $100 of assessed value, an increase of 3.80 cents. The budget prioritizes affordable housing, transit and transportation, public safety, and growth management, with dedicated funding for employee cost-of-living adjustments and deferred capital maintenance. The city conducted enhanced community engagement beginning in October 2023, including listening sessions and participatory budgeting initiatives, to ensure resident priorities shaped spending decisions.

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  • ADOPTED 2021 BUDGET

    Indianapolis, IN
    Budget

    The Consolidated City of Indianapolis-Marion County adopted its 2021 balanced budget, the fourth consecutive balanced budget since 2010, which eliminates the structural budget deficit while maintaining conservative spending due to COVID-19. The budget prioritizes public safety funding for 1,743 police officers and 1,220 firefighters, including technology investments such as body cameras and an updated computer-aided dispatch system, along with criminal justice reform, infrastructure investment exceeding $500 million, and community development initiatives including crime prevention programs, homelessness and food insecurity support, and economic development projects. The budget honors all collective bargaining commitments and continues funding for the Community Justice Campus construction.

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  • Overview of the FY 23 Executive Budget

    Baton Rouge, LA
    Budget

    The Louisiana Legislative Fiscal Office published this overview on March 4, 2022, to provide legislators and the public with an analysis of the FY 23 Executive Budget Recommendation as required by LA R.S. 24:604.2. The document, historically called "The Green Book," serves as a reference for reviewing the governor's executive budget recommendation and House Bill 1 (HB 1) Original, offering state revenue and economic outlook, impacts of the proposed budget, and existing-to-recommended budget comparisons for each budget unit. The publication notes the availability of extraordinary one-time revenue sources and includes expanded information on spending proposals traditionally appearing outside HB 1, including supplemental and funds bills appropriations. The document cost $535.68 to produce, with 72 copies printed in the first printing.

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  • FY 07-08 Adopted Budget - Download (PDF)

    Evanston, IL
    Budget

    This document is the FY 2007-2008 Adopted Budget for the City of Evanston, Illinois, prepared under City Manager Julia A. Carroll and Mayor Lorraine H. Morton. The budget encompasses the full fiscal year 2007-2008 and includes the City Manager's Budget Message, revenue estimates, and appropriations across all municipal funds and departments. The document outlines spending and revenue across divisions including the General Fund, Public Works, Police, Fire, Planning and Development, and other city departments, with detailed schedules for property tax levies, debt service, and interfund transfers. The budget reflects organizational restructuring between the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 fiscal years, with changes documented in accompanying organizational charts.

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  • S u m m a r y B u d g e t 1 5 Summary Budget OVERVIEW

    Boston, MA
    Budget

    The FY17 Recommended Operating Budget totals $2.97 billion, representing a 4.0% increase ($114.8 million) over FY16, driven primarily by local revenue sources including property taxes and local receipts that comprise 93% of revenue growth. Expenditure growth is concentrated in City Departments, Boston Public Schools (35% of spending), and the Public Health Commission, increasing by only 1.5% over FY16 due to expiring collective bargaining agreements, while the budget maintains the city's fiscal management while reinvesting savings into targeted initiatives. Revenue continues to be dominated by the net property tax levy (68% of total revenue) and state aid (15%), with state revenue growth remaining modest at 1.9% following the previous recession.

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  • State of Wisconsin FY 2022-23 Financial Statements | full report

    Madison, WI
    Budget

    The Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau issued Report 23-26 in December 2023, presenting the State of Wisconsin's FY 2022-23 Financial Statements as part of its Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. The report, prepared by State Auditor Joe Chrisman and reviewed by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, provides an independent audit of Wisconsin's state finances across multiple funds including the General Fund, Transportation Fund, Long-Term Debt, Unemployment Reserve Fund, and University of Wisconsin System. This nonpartisan audit examines financial transactions, agency performance, and public policy issues to support the Legislature's oversight of state government operations and efficiency.

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  • Budget Brief | City of Madison

    Madison, WI
    Budget

    The City of Madison's 2023 proposed budget, prepared in October 2022, reflects a city in recovery from COVID-19 impacts, with revenues boosted by new development, increased downtown parking, and returning tourism. Key budget elements include growing debt payments and borrowing, planned additions to city workforce and pay increases, improving transit and parking revenues, and addressing police department turnover challenges. The budget document provides a comprehensive overview of general fund spending, capital budget priorities, and fee structures across the city's operations.

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  • FY 2023 Adopted Budget - Download (PDF)

    Evanston, IL
    Budget

    The City of Evanston adopted its FY 2023 Budget effective January 1, 2023, as presented in a comprehensive 501-page budget book last updated January 9, 2023. The document organizes spending across multiple funds including the General Fund, Human Services Fund, Library Fund, various Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts, Special Service Area (SSA) funds, and utility funds (Water, Sewer, Solid Waste). The budget covers departmental allocations for City Council, City Clerk, Law Department, Police Department, Fire Department, Parks & Recreation, Public Works Agency, and Community Development, along with pension transfers for public safety. The document also outlines a 2023 Capital Improvements Plan and a 5-year capital improvements plan, position control information, and debt service obligations across multiple debt series.

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  • The 2024-2025 Texas Budget Shannon Halbrook, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Every Texan

    Austin, TX
    Budget

    The 2024-2025 Texas Budget, signed by Governor Abbott on June 18, 2023, allocates approximately $321 billion from all funds and $144 billion in general revenue for the two-year period from September 1, 2023, to August 31, 2025. The Legislature began the session with $188.2 billion in general revenue, including a record $32.7 billion carryover balance and $23.5 billion in the state's rainy-day fund. While the budget shows 10% and 6% increases in general revenue and all funds respectively compared to the previous biennium, the analysis notes that after adjusting for inflation and population growth, actual spending increases are considerably smaller, and lawmakers prioritized property tax cuts over long-overdue investments in public education and health care despite the surplus opportunity.

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  • Borough Manager’s Proposed 2025 Fiscal Year Budget

    Lansdale, PA
    Budget

    The Borough Manager's Proposed 2025 Fiscal Year Budget for Chambersburg outlines the annual budget approval process, which requires the manager to submit a balanced budget to Council by early November for public review and hearing, with final approval and tax rate setting required by year-end. According to 2022 data, Chambersburg has the largest operating budget of any borough in Pennsylvania (ranking 8th statewide among all municipalities) with total revenues of $114.6 million and expenditures of $117 million, reflecting the borough's comparatively larger size, utility operations, and infrastructure complexity relative to other regional boroughs. The document explains Council's budgetary responsibilities, including approval of the Capital Improvements Plan and utility rate ordinances, alongside authority to make amendments throughout the year.

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  • PROPOSED BIENNIUM BUDGET

    Greenville, SC
    Budget

    The County of Greenville, South Carolina proposed a biennium budget document covering fiscal years 2024 and 2025. The budget covers general fund operations across multiple departments including administrative services, public safety, public works, law enforcement, judicial services, and fiscal operations, along with special revenue funds dedicated to accommodations taxes, E-911, parks and recreation, road programs, and other services. The document also addresses proprietary funds including internal service funds for fleet management, building services, insurance, and enterprise funds for solid waste, stormwater management, and land development. The budget serves as the county's formal spending plan with detailed departmental allocations and long-term priorities established through the county's budgetary and financial management system.

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  • METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY JOHN COOPER

    Nashville, TN
    Budget

    Mayor John Cooper presented Nashville's FY 2022 operating budget, characterized as an "investment" budget following the previous year's "crisis" budget that implemented hiring and spending freezes during the COVID-19 recession. The budget includes historic commitments to public education, transportation, community safety, and workforce development, enabled by strong property value growth that reduces the effective property tax rate to $3.288—the lowest among major Tennessee cities and more than $1.00 below the 25-year average. Metro projects over 5% better-than-expected revenues from activity taxes plus federal stimulus funds, allowing for approximately $180 million in strategic investments while prioritizing equitable prosperity across all Nashville neighborhoods.

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  • Adopted Budget

    Knoxville, TN
    Budget

    The Knoxville County Finance Department adopted its 2024-2025 Operating Budget and 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Plan, which includes detailed budget summaries across multiple funds, expenditure and revenue breakdowns, position counts, and capital outlay details. The document provides a comprehensive overview of county budgeted allocations across general funds, schools, hotel/motel tax funds, and various departmental areas including parks, recreation, and public libraries. The adopted budget encompasses spending plans, appropriations from fund balance, and a five-year capital improvement strategy for county operations and infrastructure projects.

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  • FY 2023-24 Adopted Annual Operating and Capital Budget ...

    Dallas, TX
    Budget

    The City of Dallas adopted its FY 2023-24 Annual Operating and Capital Budget on September 20, 2023, with a total debt obligation of $2,160,855,416 as of September 30, 2023. The adopted property tax rate decreased from $0.745800 to $0.735700, while property tax revenue increased by $107,494,533 (8.76 percent) compared to the prior year, with $27,588,503 derived from new property added to the tax roll. The budget was approved by City Council with a vote of 9-6, and the document includes strategic investments across eight major areas including economic development, public safety, transportation, housing, and workforce development.

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  • 2025 City Budget

    Allentown, PA
    Budget

    This is Allentown's 2025 Final City Budget document, which outlines spending plans across multiple departments and funds to enhance resident quality of life and support a clean, safe, and healthy city. The budget is organized into summaries for 24 distinct funds and departments, including the General Fund, Public Works, Police, Fire, Parks & Recreation, Community & Economic Development, Solid Waste, Stormwater, Housing, and Capital Projects, among others. The document includes an organizational chart, five-year plan, and detailed budget narratives and line-item breakdowns available in separate reference materials. Budget inquiries can be directed to the city at (610) 437-7500 or budget@allentownpa.gov.

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  • $150 million: Estate Tax Rate equals around , exempt about $.36 in Tax Rate.

    Richmond, VA
    Budget

    Richmond's officially adopted budget totals $3,028,928,656, with the General Fund comprising 35% ($1,056,511,879) of total spending. Major budget allocations include Richmond Public Schools ($248,880,792), Public Safety ($220,666,139), and a Capital Improvement Plan ($549,592,657), funded primarily through real estate taxes ($515,809,767) and other local taxes ($216,962,729). The budget overview shows real estate tax valuations growing from $1.4 billion in 2016 to $2.3 billion by 2023, reflecting significant property value increases in the city.

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  • City of Seattle 2017-2018 Proposed Budget

    Seattle, WA
    Budget

    The City of Seattle's 2017-2018 Proposed Budget document was prepared by Mayor Edward B. Murray and the City Budget Office under Director Ben Noble. The document serves as a comprehensive budget proposal for the city covering the two-year period, including sections on revenue overview, financial policies, and departmental allocations across areas such as arts, culture, recreation, parks, and libraries. The budget document includes accessibility provisions in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, with alternative formats and languages available upon request through the City Budget Office.

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  • Mayor's Proposed FY21/22 Budget - Guide to the LFUCG ...

    Lexington, KY
    Budget

    This document is an educational guide produced by CivicLex to help the public understand the City of Lexington's Mayor's Proposed FY21/22 Budget by reorganizing the 500+ page official budget document into accessible sector-based categories such as Transportation, Public Health, Agriculture, and Public Safety. The guide explains how city budgets are created and organized, then provides breakdowns of proposed spending across twelve key policy areas to help residents understand how tax dollars align with community values. CivicLex notes that this is an independent, unauthorized guide that focuses on appropriations and uses line-item categorization, which may not always reflect the city's original intent or intersectional impacts of funding decisions.

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