HomeMy WebLinkAbout09232019 City Council Work Session Laydown - Biennial Budge Calendar City of Seward
2020/2021 Biennial Budget Calendar
July, 2019 Transmit budget directions and forms to department managers
August 1 Department budgets due to finance department
August 12—30 Finance department prepares personnel budgets and computes allocations and
expense/expenditure estimates(amortization, depreciation, insurance, etc.)
September I Capital budgets due to finance
September 16 - 20 City manager and finance director meet with department managers to discuss
budget requests
September 23 5:30 p.m. Council Budget Kick-Off Work Session- General assumptions of
the budget process; identification of major policy questions; Council input on
desired programs and services;
September 23 —Oct d Finance department develops revenue projections and determines estimated
costs of insurance,administrative fees, cost-allocations,debt service, vehicle
Ieases, etc,
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October 14 Preliminary Budget document distributed to City Counc 1. Election certified
this night. Newly elected members will be invited to all work sessions.
Council members seated 10/28/2019.
October I5 6:00 p.m. City Council budget«work session(a)
October 16 6:00 p.m. City Council budget work session(b)
October 25 6:00 p.m. City Council budget work session(c)
October 28 City Council Meeting—Public hearing on budget
November 11 City Council Meeting-Public hearing and adoption of budget(d)
(a) Police/Jail/Animal Control;Mayor&Council:City Clerk; Legislative I Community DeseIopment:City Manager"MIS. Parks and
Recreation:Parking;Seward Senior Center;Chamber of Commerce:Legal.Finance,'General Services
(b) 1=ire:'Volunteers;Emergence Preparedness;Building Inspection:Libran;Community Health Center;Hospital:Mountain Haven:
Electric;Motor Pool:Harbor; SMIC
(c) Public Works(roads.city shop,sno%N and ice):Municipal Building;water;Wastewater:Capital Improvement Plan;Council
direction to Administration
(d) Alternate day: December 9
Important dates:AIPA Conference Oct. 8-10;Alaska Fire Conference Sept. 23—27, Museum Conference Sept. 24-28,
Harbormaster's Conference Sept 30-Oct. 4;AK Librai3,Directors Oct. 1-4,Librarj,Conference Oct. 8-11;Police Chiefs
Conf. Oct.26-29;AccuFund training Oct. 21-22:Alaska ltifunicipal League Conference November 18-22;Fish Expo Nov.
20-24.
Note: City Council generally cancels the second Council meeting of November(Nov.25 this year)due to Thanksgiving
holiday. V
Updated: 9,23/2019