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Thursday,
19 March 2020
Updated: Richmond City Council schedule for
establishing the Fiscal Year 2021 Richmond Government Budget
First three Council Budget Work Sessions canceled
WHAT Richmond, Virginia - Richmond City Council has canceled its first three scheduled Council
Budget Work Session meetings, as noted below, regarding its annual Richmond Government Budget Establishment/Public Meeting process to
work on the Fiscal Year 2021 Richmond Government Budget, which begins July 1,
2020.
In
weighing the many compelling and competing budgetary needs, Richmond residents are invited and encouraged to communicate
their thoughts, ideas, and questions directly to the individual Councilmember representing them.
Council's
Richmond Government
Budget Establishment/Public Meeting schedule, which is subject to updates, is
as follows:
Richmond City Council Office of the Council Chief of Staff - Working DRAFT
Fiscal Year 2021 Richmond Government
Budget Establishment/Public Meetings Schedule
Held in Richmond City Council Chambers; Richmond City Hall; 900 E. Broad Street, 2nd Floor; Richmond, Virginia 23219
NOTE: Schedule subject to
changes/updates.
Fri., Mar. 6, 2020; 3 p.m.
Council Special Meeting: DEADLINE:
Mayor submits to Richmond City Council a proposed Richmond Govt. Budget
Canceled Mon., Mar. 23, 2020;
1-3 p.m.; Council Budget Work Session 1
Canceled Mon., Mar. 30, 2020;
1-3 p.m.; Council Budget Work Session 2
Canceled Mon., Apr. 6, 2020;
1-3 p.m.; Council Budget Work Session 3
Mon., Apr. 13 2020; 1-3
p.m.
Council Budget Work Session 4
Mon., Apr. 13, 2020; 6-8
p.m.
Council Budget Public Hearing Fiscal
Year 2021 Richmond Government Budget
Mon., Apr. 20, 2020; 1-3
p.m.
Council Budget Work Session 5
Wed., Apr. 22, 2020; 1-3
p.m.
Council Amendment Work Session 1
Mon., Apr. 27, 2020; 1-3
p.m.
Council Amendment Work Session 2
Wed., Apr. 29, 2020; 1-3
p.m.
Council Amendment Work Session 3
Mon., May 4, 2020; TBA
Council Special Mtng. - Budget
Amendments Intro.
Mon., May 11, 2020; 6-8 p.m.
Council Budget Public Hearing
Richmond City Council Establishes
Official
Fiscal Year 2021 Richmond Government
Budget
Richmond Government Budget includes
amendments; Operating Budget: General Fund, Special Funds, Enterprise Funds,
Internal Service Funds, Federal, and State funds; Richmond Capital Improvement
Plan; and, funds provided to Richmond Public Schools.
Fri., May 15, 2020
DEADLINE: Council must adopt Schools
budget by May 15, or within 30 days of
receipt of state school funding
estimates to localities (whichever later), per
Virginia Code of Laws: Title 22.1.
Education; Chapter 8. Article 1; §22.1-93
Sun., May 31, 2020
DEADLINE: Council must establish
Richmond Govt. Budget by May 31 each year, per Richmond City Charter:
Chapter 6. Budgets; §6.11
Wed., July 1, 2020
Fiscal Year 2021 Richmond Government
Budget begins
CONTACT INFO
Helpful
individual Councilmember contact information is as follows:
Richmond
West End 1st Voter District
Councilmember Andreas
D. Addison
804.646.5935 (office tel); andreas.addison@richmondgov.com (email)
Richmond North Central 2nd
Voter District
Councilmember Kimberly B. Gray
804.646.6532 (office tel); kimberly.gray@richmondgov.com (email)
Richmond Northside 3rd
Voter District
Councilmember Chris A. Hilbert (Council Vice President)
804.646.6055 (office tel); chris.hilbert@richmondgov.com
(email)
Richmond Southwest 4th
Voter District
Councilmember
Kristen Nye Larson
804.646.5646 (office tel); kristen.larson@richmondgov.com (email)
Richmond Central 5th Voter
District
Councilmember Stephanie
A. Lynch
804.646.5724 (office tel); stephanie.lynch@richmondgov.com (email)
Richmond Gateway 6th Voter
District
Councilmember
Ellen F. Robertson
804.646.7964 (office tel); ellen.robertson@richmondgov.com (email)
Richmond East End 7th
Voter District
Councilmember Cynthia I. Newbille (Council President)
804.646.3012 (office tel); cynthia.newbille@richmondgov.com (email)
Richmond Southside 8th
Voter District
Councilmember
Reva M. Trammell
804.646.6591 (office tel); 804.240.5050 (mobile tel); reva.trammell@richmondgov.com (email)
Richmond South Central 9th
Voter District
Councilmember
Michael J. Jones
804.646.2779 (office tel); michael.jones@richmondgov.com (email)
FIND YOUR DISTRICT
The
following helpful links can be used by residents, if needed, to further assist
in identifying their particular Richmond Voter District:
·
Richmond
Real Estate Property Search Database https://apps.richmondgov.com/applications/propertysearch/Search.aspx
(note: when correct address is identified, use the
Government tab to display Government Voter Districts for that location) and
OVERVIEW - Richmond
Government Budget
Establishing
the annual Richmond Government Budget represents
Richmond City Council’s most fundamental responsibility as the Governing Body
of Richmond and serves as the foundation and ultimate act of its policy making and stewardship over our local
government on behalf of all Richmond residents.
As Richmond residents, we pool our resources in order to own and
operate our local government and decide what public services we want to invest in; the priority (investment levels) for these
services; and, how we pay for them.
Examples of some of the services
we invest in include the management and delivery of such things as clean, safe
water; streets, sidewalks, parks, laws and law enforcement, firefighting,
emergency services/rescue; trash and sewage removal; and, our children’s
education. Together, we own, operate, use, and benefit from these services on a
daily basis. Funding
for these services comes from state, local and federal sources, including fees
and taxes.
In order to set the investment levels we
want for these services, Council establishes an official annual Richmond
Government Budget in May of each year for the upcoming Fiscal Year.
The Richmond Government Budget is based on
a Fiscal Year that runs July 1 to June 30 annually and includes the
Richmond General Fund, Richmond Capital Improvement Plan, Richmond Special
Funds, Richmond Enterprise Funds, Richmond Internal Service Funds, the City
Government contribution to Richmond Public Schools, and additional state, federal, and other funds provided to Richmond Public
Schools.
The Richmond Government Budget is
typically amended annually. Thus, every year a draft proposed Budget is
submitted to Richmond City Council by the Mayor. Council then reviews,
analyzes, and amends it to establish the official Richmond Government Budget
based on the priorities of Richmond residents.
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