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City staff previews biennial budget process and new electronic budgeting workflow
Summary
Finance staff outlined the schedule and process for building the next biannual (two separate one‑year) budget, including use of a Tyler ERP central budget module, study session dates in April, proposed and adoption meetings in May, Measure W fund planning and enhanced audit trails for budget entries.
Kevin Biersack, Financial Services director, presented an overview on Jan. 22 of the city’s budget development timeline for the next biannual budget cycle and described a move to a centralized electronic budget entry workflow.
Biersack said the upcoming process covers two separate one‑year budgets and will rely on the Tyler ERP central budget entry module to capture three years of prior expenditures, current‑year activity and proposed budgets. He said the central module will allow departments to enter narratives,…
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