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Sandy Springs opens FY27 budget workshop with calendar, conservative revenue assumptions
Summary
City Manager presented the FY27 budget calendar and planning assumptions at the first budget workshop, emphasizing an orientation-focused session, conservative revenue estimates because Fulton County’s digest is not certified until September, and staff requests for council input ahead of May and June hearings.
The City of Sandy Springs held its first fiscal year 2027 budget workshop, where the city manager laid out the review schedule and key assumptions that will shape the city manager’s proposed budget.
The city manager told the mayor and council that the workshop is intended to orient elected officials and solicit feedback, not to adopt final numbers. She asked council to expect follow-up sessions on May 19 and May 26, a first public hearing on June 2 and final hearing and vote on June 16, noting that the budget must be adopted by the end of the fiscal year on June 30.
Staff emphasized conservative revenue assumptions. “We are projecting modest organic growth in property taxes,” the city manager said, and added the budget is being built from prior-year collections because “Fulton County does not certify the digest until September.” She told the council staff would return with detailed revenue comparisons and the full general-fund timeline at the next workshop.
The presentation framed the workshop as a chance for council direction and questions rather than a place for line-item decisions. Council members pressed for details about projected increases and the effect of recent state-level property-tax action; staff said they would provide an analysis at the next meeting.
The meeting closed with a reminder from the mayor that, under the city charter, the city manager prepares the budget and that any council proposals should be shared with her for inclusion in the formal packet.
The next formal steps in the budget schedule are the May 19 follow-up workshop, the city manager’s proposed budget presentation on May 26, and public hearings in June ahead of a June 30 adoption deadline.
