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Finance committee outlines FY2025 budget calendar, Jan. 9 joint meeting with the Board of Education

Finance and Claims Committee of the Common Council · December 12, 2024
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CFO Jared Smith walked committee members through the FY2025 schedule: department meetings ongoing, Board of Education vote Jan. 14, special joint Finance/BOE meeting Jan. 9, public hearings in February–March and final levy set May 5.

CFO Jared Smith presented the key dates and process steps for the FY2025 operating budget, stressing that department-level reviews are underway and that the Board of Education's final request is expected on Jan. 14. He said the Finance & Claims Committee will hold a special joint meeting with the Board of Education Finance Committee on Jan. 9 to discuss priorities and provide an early public forum.

Smith outlined the municipal timeline: the committee will set a recommended operating-cap percentage in mid-February (with common-council public hearings on and around Feb. 13), the BET will conduct in-depth hearings in March, a public hearing is slated for March 26, and the final tax levy will be set on May 5. He noted the committee does not have authority to make line-item changes within the education budget but will set an overall appropriation level.

Committee members were urged to attend the Jan. 9 meeting and prepare questions for the Board of Education; the administration said more numerical detail will be available in January.

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