Escambia County Government: Reminder: BCC To Hold First Public Budget Hearing

Press release from Escambia County Government:

Sep 07, 2021

The Escambia County Board of Commissioners will hold a First Public Budget Hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 5:31 p.m. The meeting will take place in the board chambers of the Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, found on the first floor of 221 Palafox Place. Click here to view the meeting agenda. 

Escambia County is pleased to announce the first interactive online budget book for the fiscal year 2022 proposed budget. Tips for using the online budget book can be found on the county's budget web page. Read more about Escambia County's Financial Transparency Portal.

Escambia County will begin operating under the new budget on Oct. 1, which is the start of the 2022 fiscal year. The second budget public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 21 at 5:31 p.m. in the BCC Chambers. View a copy of the Proposed Fiscal Year 2021-22 Budget PowerPoint presentation from the July Budget Workshops here. 

Agenda Review, Committee of the Whole, Regular Commission and many special meetings can be viewed live on MyEscambia.com/ectv, channel 4/1004 on Cox, channel 98 for Spectrum and Mediacom (Pensacola Beach) subscribers, and channel 99 for AT&T U-verse subscribers. Click here to watch the First Public Budget Hearing live on YouTube.

For a complete schedule and information regarding all county meetings, please view the calendar.

For more information, please contact the Escambia County Office of Community and Media Relations at 850-595-3476 or email cmr@myescambia.com. The facility is ADA compliant, but if you need accommodation or have questions, please contact 850-595-3279.

To learn more about the latest State of Florida health advisory regarding COVID-19, please visit the link here.

This press release was produced by Escambia County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.