R-18-32RESOLUTION NO. R-18-32
BUDGET PROCESS
WHEREAS, the City of Fairfax currently has a favorable balance between residential
and commercial sources of revenues; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to ensure that this balance is maintained; and
WHEREAS, in order to achieve the above, the City Council needs to exercise careful
deliberations throughout the budget process;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that:
1. The Mayor and the City Council shall develop general guidelines for the budget and
provide them to the City Manager by no later than October 31 of each year; and
2. The Capital Improvements Program shall be considered by the City Council prior to its
consideration of the annual budget; and
3. Where appropriate, revenues related to expenditures shall be reflected in the proposed
budget documents; and
4. The Mayor and the City Council shall meet with selected boards and commissions in
work sessions as part of the budget deliberations to review budget items concerning
areas of interest to the boards and commission; and
5. The Mayor and the City Council shall conduct a mid -point review of the implementation
of the budget; and
6. The City Council shall adopt the budget for the coming fiscal year within five business
days following the adoption of the Fairfax County budget, but sufficiently early so as
not to conflict with the preparation and mailing of the real estate tax bills.
Adopted: September 11, 2018
Mayor
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The vote on the motion to approve was recorded as follows:
VOTE:
Councilmember DeMarco
Aye
Councilmember Lim
Aye
Councilmember Miller
Aye
Councilmember Passey
Aye
Councilmember Stehle
Aye
Councilmember Yi
Aye