City Budget Review Scheduled to Start Feb. 22

In just about two weeks the city will begin its review of the fiscal year 2013 draft budget.

This year the Administrative/Finance Committee of the Whole, which includes the entire City Council, plans to review the budget over the course of as few as three or as many as five meetings. All meetings are scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. and will be held at .

The budget meetings will be divided by category, with two extra meetings tentatively scheduled in case the committee needs more time for discussion.

Elements of the budget will be discussed in smaller committee meetings prior to the full committee review. The Police Committee discussed the at its Feb. 2 meeting.

The full review schedule is as follows:

Administrative/Finance Committee of the Whole

Agenda

• Maintenance/Discretionary and Equipment Replacement Budgets

Administrative/Finance Committee of the Whole

Agenda

• Maintenance/discretionary and equipment replacement budgets
• Municipal Services capital projects

Administrative/Finance Committee of the Whole

Agenda

• Municipal Services capital projects
• Expansion requests
• Additional review

Administrative/Finance Committee of the Whole

Agenda

• Expansion recommendations, if necessary
• Additional review, if necessary

Administrative/Finance Committee of the Whole

Agenda

• Additional review, if necessary

Public budget hearing, 6:30 p.m.

City Council Meeting, 7:30 p.m.

• Council votes on adopting budget