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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA COMMUNICATION
AGENDA DATE:AugustĀ 28, 2018
SUBJECT:

Conduct a Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 City Budget as Required by Article IV, Section 4.04 of the Allen City Charter.

STAFF RESOURCE:

Eric Cannon, Chief Financial Officer

Chris Landrum, Budget Manager
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:

On July 24, 2018, City Council set Tuesday, August 14, 2018, and Tuesday, August 28, 2018, as the Public Hearing dates regarding the City Budget.  On August 14, 2018, City Council held the first Public Hearing regarding the City Budget.

ACTION PROPOSED:

Conduct a Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 City Budget as Required by Article IV, Section 4.04 of the Allen City Charter.




BACKGROUND

The City Charter requires that the City Council set and conduct a Public Hearing on the Budget. This year, the City will hold two public hearings to coincide with the two public hearings that are to be held on the tax rate. August 14, 2018, and August 28, 2018, are the dates Council set for the public hearings on the budget.

 

The City Charter mandates that no other business may be conducted at these hearings. As stated in the City Charter, a Notice of Public Hearing on the Budget must be published 5-15 days prior to the hearing. The notice for the first public hearing was published on August 2, 2018, in The Allen American newspaper, and the notice for the second public hearing was published on August 16, 2018, in The Allen American newspaper.


BUDGETARY IMPACT

The FY 2018-2019 Proposed Expenditure Budget totals $220,725,510 for all funds. The FY 2018-2019 Proposed Revenue Estimate plus beginning Fund Balance totals $303,610,112 for all funds. Please refer to the attached Combined Budget Summary for further details.


STAFF RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a public hearing and announce that the City Council will vote on the budget at the September 11, 2018, City Council meeting at 7:00 p.m. at Allen City Hall, 305 Century Parkway, Allen, Texas.



ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Combined Budget Summary of Revenues and Expenditures FY 2018-2019