City of La Porte Annual Budget 1993-1994

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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I Manager and Director of Finance review each budget with the appropriate Departmental Personnel. This process provides an opportunity for City staff' to assure policy changes affecting various operational lines are correctly incorporated. After several reviews of the requests of the various Departments, ,and updating of the Revenue Forecast, the City Manager assembles a comprehensive document that is presented to City Council as the proposed budget for the new fiscal year. City Council and City Management conduct a series of public workshops to discuss and modify the budget as presented by the City Manager. This provides a second opportunity for review that policy changes and service levels are appropriate. Copies of the presented budget are made available to the general public prior to the public workshops so the public can have a complete understanding of the budget and can provide educated input. . The budget preparation process culminates in late summer with the adoption of the budget for the new fiscal year. A listing of key dates observed in the Fiscal Year 1993-94 Budget Process are: Date Activity 4/15 Initial Planning Discussion and Forms Distribution 5/07 Departments Turn in Personnel Related Budget Forms to Finance 5/14 Finance Returns Personnel Related Budgets to Departments 6/01 Preliminary FY 93-94 Revenue Estimates Prepared 6/01 Proposed FY 93-94 Budgets to Finance Director 6/21 Budget Review Completed by Finance Director 7/01 Proposed FY ,93-94 Budgets to City Manager 7/01 to City Manager Review with Departments 7/15 7/19 to Any Necessary Re-reviews with Departments 7/23 7/30 Final FY 93-94 Revenue Estimates Prepared 8/06 Budget Review Completed by City Manager 8/23 to City Manager Presents Budget to City Council 8/27 9/13 City Council Adopts FY 93-94 Budget 1-7