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Westminster holds second budget workshop, staff outlines timeline and review process
Summary
City staff briefed the council on the budget timeline and process, explained reassessment and millage rollback mechanics, and said the April 28 special call will present a budget status before a May first reading and June public hearing.
Mayor (Speaker 1) called the April workshop to order and staff reviewed the schedule and process for the fiscal-year budget.
"This is the 2nd of 4 workshops that we'll have," Staff member (Speaker 2) told the council, noting today would cover the expenditure side of non-utility funds, revenues will be reviewed next month, a special call on April 28 will provide a budget status, first reading is May 12, and the public hearing is set for June 9. He said the schedule gives council "multiple opportunities to change anything that we give you on the 28th."
Staff walked through millage history and reassessment timing, saying Westminster is about to enter a reevaluation year and currently counts about "94.8 mils." He explained how state law and reassessment calculations can trigger a millage rollback if assessed values create a windfall, and warned that assessed-value lags (often up to 18 months) mean new construction may not immediately change tax bills.
The staff presentation also distinguished audited historical figures from preliminary '26 numbers and highlighted that large transfers (state grants and bond proceeds) can appear in audits as high expenditures unless broken out. Staff advised council to expect follow-up materials and offered to provide deeper drilldowns on any slide.
The council did not take formal action at the workshop; staff framed the session as informational and preparatory to the upcoming budget readings and hearings.
