COVID-19 UPDATES - Read More VISIT CONTACT HOW DO I? COMMUNITY BUSINESS GOVERNMENT CITY SERVICES Search form Search Website Budget City Budget If you have budget related questions, contact Andrea Arnold, City Manager at andrea.arnold@decaturga.com or Meredith Roark, City Clerk/Budget Director at meredith.roark@decaturga.com or 404-370-4102. Where We Are in the Budget Process The City's budget preparation process begins in February culminating with budget adoption by the City Commission in June. Budget milestones will be listed below throughout the budget process. February 19 & 26 Department budget requests due to the City Manager's Office March 1 City Commission adopts billing ordinance April 1 Tax bill mailing deadline May 17 Budget presented to City Commission and tentative adoption of 2021 millage rates at 7:30 P.M. June 7 Public Hearing on Budget at 7:30 P.M https://zoom.us/j/95684741587 June 9 Work Session on Budget at 5:00 P.M. https://zoom.us/j/95734072666 > Work Session Presentation > Work Session Video Recording (Passcode = TNA!3aCF) June 14 Public Hearing on Budget and Millage Rates at 6:00 P.M. https://zoom.us/j/92489096956 > Public Hearing Recording (Passcode = 7P!m5fm&) June 21 Public Hearing on Budget and Millage Rates at 3:30 P.M. https://zoom.us/j/99670927089 > Public Hearing Recording (Passcode = $Yj&0&oR) Public Hearing on Budget and Millage Rates at 7:30 P.M. https://zoom.us/j/96158435712 Adoption of FY 2021-2022 Budget and FY 2020-2021 Revised Budget Adoption of Final 2021 Millage Rates at 7:30 P.M. Public Hearings This year's budget and millage rate public hearings will be held virtually. All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearings to listen and participate. To participate via the Zoom video platform, click on the registration links listed above or you may call in by dialing (929) 205-6099 and entering the 11-digit meeting I.D. when prompted. Background The City's charter requires the City Manager to prepare an annual budget on the basis of estimates submitted by the directors of departments and approved by the City Commission. The budget document is the result of months of planning. The budget allocates the City's limited financial resources to provide services based on organizational and community priorities. The resulting document becomes the plan that guides departments' operations throughout the fiscal year. The budget period is the City's fiscal year, which begins on July 1 and ends on June 30. While budgeting is an ongoing process, departments officially submit budget requests to the City Manager and the City Clerk, in March. The budget is typically adopted by the City Commission on the third Monday in June. A hard copy of the City's annual revised budget for fiscal year 2020-2021 and proposed budget for fiscal year 2021-2022 is available for review in the City Clerk's Office at Decatur City Hall, 509 N. McDonough Street, Decatur 30030 (after May 19, 2021 and once the building is open to the public). Vision Based Budgeting From 1998-2000, the City of Decatur engaged in a community-driven strategic planning process which resulted in the City of Decatur 2000 Strategic Plan. The plan was a vision for the City from 2000 through 2010 that combined physical and economic planning with the social goals of the community. In April 2010, the City kicked off the planning process to create the 2010 Strategic Plan. With guidance of the 2010 Strategic Plan, the annual budget is the primary implementation tool to make the community’s vision come to life. The budget links that follow highlight the four principles outlined in the 2010 strategic plan plus an additional principle that aims to capture the internal work of the City government. Under each principle is a description of how the city implements the goals and tasks of that principle, past accomplishments, proposed projects for this fiscal year, performance measures and unique partnerships. We call this process Vision-Based Budgeting. Once the 2020 Strategic Plan is complete in later this year, we will use the items listed in that plan as our guide. Budget Files Title Attachments Annual Budget Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Cover and Table of Contents Budget Message Budget Guide Budget Narrative Summary of Fund Budgets General Fund Revenue and Expenditure Summary General Fund Revenue Detail General Fund Expenditure Detail Capital Projects Funds Other Funds Appendix A - Glossary Appendix B - Financial Policies Appendix C - Position Classification Plan Appendix D - 2021 Salary Survey Results Appendix E - Demographics Appendix F - 2020 Citizen Survey Results Back Cover FY21-22 Adopted Budget (complete document) Annual Budgets - Prior Years FY 20-21 FY 19-20 FY 18-19 FY 17-18 FY 16-17 FY 15-16 FY 14-15 FY 13-14 FY 12-13 FY 11-12 - Part 1 FY 11-12 - Part 2 FY 11-12 - Part 3 FY 11-12 - Part 4 FY 10-11 FY 09-10 FY 08-09 FY 07-08 FY 06-07 Supporting Documents FY21-22 Budget Work Session Presentation (580 KB) City Manager's Office CITY OF DECATUR MISSION STATEMENT ANNUAL REPORT BOND FUND PROJECTS BUDGET NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX INCREASE BUDGET ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES CITIZEN SURVEY CITY HALL VIRTUAL TOUR ELECTIONS AND VOTING OPEN RECORDS REQUEST PUBLIC RECORDS Contact Information Location and Office Hours: 509 N. 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