Wednesday, March 30, 2022

UPDATED: Richmond City Council schedule for establishing the Fiscal Year 2023 Richmond Government Budget

 

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30 March 2022

 

UPDATED: Richmond City Council schedule for establishing the Fiscal Year 2023 Richmond Government Budget

 

Upcoming presentations scheduled and added

 

WHAT   Richmond, Virginia Richmond City Council’s has updated its Richmond Government Budget Establishment Meeting schedule for the Fiscal Year 2023 Richmond Government Budget, as per below. Upcoming presentations have been scheduled and added.

 

                In helping weigh the many compelling and competing budgetary needs of our city, Richmond residents are invited and encouraged to be involved with the process, attend meetings, and to share their thoughts, comments, and ideas directly with the individual Councilmember representing them. The Fiscal Year 2023 Richmond Government Budget begins July 1, 2022.

 

                Richmond City Council's Fiscal Year 2023 Richmond Government Budget Establishment Meeting Schedule, which is subject to updates, is as follows:

 

Richmond City Council

Fiscal Year 2023 Richmond Government Budget Establishment Meetings Schedule

 

·      Mon., February 28, 2022: 1:00-3:30 p.m.

      Council Budget - Work Session #1

      Discussion of Operating Budget Priorities - Council & Staff

      Discussion of CIP Priorities - Council & Staff

 

·      Fri., March 4, 2022: 3:00 p.m.

      Council Special Meeting: DEADLINE: Mayor submits proposed

      Richmond Govt. Budget to Richmond City Council

 

·      Mon., March 14, 2022; 1:00-3:00 p.m.

      Council Budget - Work Session #2

      Mayor‘s Proposed Budget Overview - Jason May

      Richmond Public Schools PS Budget Overview - Jason Kamras

 

·      Mon., March 21, 2022; 1:00-3:00 p.m.

      Council Budget - Work Session #3

      Analysis of Mayor‘s Proposed Operating Budget - Council Staff

 

·      Mon., March 28, 2022: 1:00-3:00 p.m.

      Council Budget - Work Session #4

      Presentation - Review of the Proposed FY 23 Compensation and Pay Plan, General,

      Police, & Fire (Sworn) – Lincoln Saunders, Chief Administrative Officer

      Councilmembers will identify questions and topics for future work sessions.

 

·      Mon., March 28, 2022: 6:00-8:00 p.m. (moved to 4.11.2022 on 3.7.2022)

      Council Budget Public Hearing - Fiscal Year 2022 Richmond Government Budget

 

·    Fri., April 1, 2022: 1:00-3:00 p.m.

     Council Budget - Work Session #5

 

     - Presentation – Planning Department Staffing in FY23 and Scheduled Studies –

      Kevin J. Vonck, Director, Richmond Department of Planning & Development Review

 

   - FY 2023 Fleet Purchases & Green Fleet Options – Robert Steidel, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer of Operations; Adam Hohl, Policy Advisor; Calvin Chambliss, Fleet Operations Manager

 

     - Councilmembers will identify questions and topics for future work sessions.

           

·    Mon., April 4, 2022: 1:00-3:00 p.m.

     Council Budget - Work Session #6

 

                       - Presentation - Capital Improvement Plan & Capital Planning Program - Jason May,

                        Director, Richmond Department of Budget and Strategic Planning

 

     - Presentation - Facilities (Repairs of City Buildings) – Robert Steidel, Richmond Deputy Chief Administrative Officer of Operations & Adam Hohl, Policy Advisor

 

     - Presentation - Public Works & Infrastructure (Transportation & Drainage) - Bobby

      Vincent, Director, Richmond Department of Public Works

 

     - Councilmembers will identify questions and topics for future work sessions.

           

·  Mon., April 11, 2022; 1:00-3:00 p.m.

    Council Budget - Work Session #7

 

- Presentation - Scheduled Park Improvements & Programming for FY 2023 - Chris

 Frelke, Director, Richmond Dept. of Parks, Recreation & Community Facilities

 

     - Presentation - Revenue - Jason May, Director, Richmond Department of Budget and

      Strategic Planning

 

     - Councilmembers will identify questions and topics for future work sessions.

           

·    Mon., April 11, 2022: 6:00-8:00 p.m.

     (moved from 3.28.2022 on 3.7.2022)

     Council Budget Public Hearing - Fiscal Year 2022 Richmond Government Budget

       

·  Wed. April 13, 2022; 1:00-4:00 p.m.

    Council Budget Amendment - Work Session #8

    Richmond Public Schools FY 2023 Budget Presentation

    (Tentative upon receipt)

           

·  Mon., April 18, 2022: 1:00-3:00 p.m.

    Council Budget Amendment - Work Session #9

           

·  Wed., April 20, 2022: 1:00-4:00 p.m.

    Council Budget Amendment - Work Session #10

           

·  Mon., April 25, 2022: 6:00-8:00 p.m.

    Introduce Budget Amendments (During Council Formal Meeting)

           

·  Mon., May 2, 2022; 6:00-8:00 p.m.

    Council Budget Public Hearing

Richmond City Council Establishes Official FY 2023 Richmond Govt. 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.

 

·  Sun., May 15, 2022

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.

 

·  Tues., May 31, 2022

DEADLINE: Council must establish the Richmond Government Budget by May 31 annually, per

    Richmond City Charter: Chapter 6. Budgets.

 

·  Fri., July 1, 2022

    Fiscal Year 2023 Richmond Government Budget begins

 

 

 

NOTE: Schedule subject to updates and budget items/questions/discussions may also take part in other public Council meetings. Richmond City Council Office of Council Chief of Staff Working Draft

 

     Continuing its ongoing commitment to transparency, the Richmond City Council Richmond Government Budget Establishment process provides Richmond residents opportunity for engagement, awareness, involvement, comment, and input.

 

     Meetings agendas, instructions livestream, and archives are available via the Council website, at https://richmondva.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. To access livestream broadcasts, click the “In Progress” link, in the far right hand column entitled, “Video".

 

CONTACT YOUR COUNCILMEMBER

Richmond residents are invited and encouraged to share their thoughts regarding the many compelling and competing city budgetary needs directly with the individual Councilmember representing them. (https://www.rva.gov/richmond-city-council/council-contacts)

 

FIND YOUR DISTRICT

The following helpful link can be used by residents, if needed, to further assist in identifying their individual Richmond Voter District:

·        Richmond Real Estate Property Search Database  https://apps.richmondgov.com/applications/propertysearch/Search.aspx

(note: Click for “Search by Property Address” - Once you’ve entered your address, use the Govt. tab to identify your Voter Districts)

 

https://apps.richmondgov.com/applications/propertysearch/Search.aspx

 

CONTACT INFO

Richmond residents are invited to share their thoughts and ideas regarding the budget directly with the individual Councilmember representing them. Please find the following helpful contact information for individual Councilmembers:

 

Richmond West End 1st Voter District

Councilmember Andreas D. Addison

804.646.5935 (office tel); andreas.addison@rva.gov (email)

 

Richmond North Central 2nd Voter District

Councilmember Katherine L. Jordan

804.646.6532 (office tel); katherine.jordan@rva.gov (email)

 

Richmond Northside 3rd Voter District

Councilmember Ann-Frances Lambert

804.646.6055 (office tel); ann-frances.lambert@rva.gov  (email)

 

Richmond Southwest 4th Voter District

Councilmember Kristen Nye

804.646.5646 (office tel); kristen.nye@rva.gov (email) 

 

Richmond Central 5th Voter District

Councilmember Stephanie A. Lynch

804.646.5724 (office tel); stephanie.lynch@rva.gov (email)

 

Richmond Gateway 6th Voter District

Councilmember Ellen F. Robertson (Council Vice President)  

804.646.7964 (office tel); ellen.robertson@rva.gov (email)

 

Richmond East End 7th Voter District

Councilmember Cynthia I. Newbille (Council President)

804.646.3012 (office tel); cynthia.newbille@rva.gov (email)

 

Richmond Southside 8th Voter District

Councilmember Reva M. Trammell

804.646.6591 (office tel); 804.240.5050 (mobile tel); reva.trammell@rva.gov (email)

 

Richmond South Central 9th Voter District

Councilmember Michael J. Jones

804.646.2779 (office tel); michael.jones@rva.gov (email) 

 

OVERVIEW - Richmond Government Budget

Establishing the annual Richmond Government Budget is Richmond City Council’s most fundamental role and responsibility as the governing legislative institution of Richmond, Virginia and serves as the foundation and ultimate act of its policy making and stewardship over our community’s government operations 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, Richmond City 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 and established 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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Richmond City Council meetings: Live/Audio/Video

Please find the following schedule, agendas, and meeting information for Richmond City Council Formal, Informal, Standing Committee, Budget, and Special Meetings: https://richmondva.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx


Schedule
Schedule of upcoming meetings: 
https://richmondva.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx


Live TV
Richmond City Council Formal Meetings air live on TV on local PBS station WCVW the night of the meeting: Over-the-Air channel 57.1; Comcast/Verizon FIOS channel 24; DirecTV/DishTV channel 57.


Live Audio/Video Stream
The live video stream link for Richmond City Council Formal Meetings and the live audio stream of Richmond City Council Informal, Standing Committee, and Special Meetings is: 
richmondva.legistar.com (Note: if using Google Chrome as your browser, you may need to adjust settings, as per the following instructions: Chrome >Settings > Show Advanced Settings > Content Settings > Flash > Allow Sites to Run Flash)


TV Video Replay
The most recent Richmond City Council Formal Meeting is typically replayed twice daily for two weeks on Richmond Government Access TV Cable Channel 17 in Richmond; beginning at Noon and 7:00 p.m.


Audio/Video Archive
Video of Richmond City Council Formal meetings and audio of Council Informal, Standing Committee, Budget, and Special Meetings - are digitally archived for streaming replay, at: 
https://richmondva.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx

 

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