City of Dallas budget committee reviews calendar, process ahead of May hearings

City Manager Brian Ladd gave a training and orientation to the City of Dallas Budget Committee on the city’s budget process, calendar and the structure of the budget document, saying the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget will be made available to the committee and the public on May 6 and the committee’s first public hearing is scheduled for May 12 at 6 p.m.

The training explained the budget’s dual role as a financial plan and a legal document that creates spending and taxing authority. Ladd said the city’s fiscal year runs July 1 through June 30 and that the budget committee will review the proposed numbers before the city council conducts its June hearings and adopts the final budget before June 30. “Without an approved budget, we don't have the ability to tax. We don't have the…