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February 2023
Richmond City Council to begin process for establishing the FY2024
Richmond Government Budget
Fiscal Year 2024 Richmond Government Budget runs
July 1, 2023-June 30, 2024
WHAT Richmond,
Virginia – Richmond City Council will soon begin its process
for establishing the Richmond Government
Budget for Fiscal Year 2024, which runs July 1 through June 30 annually. During
the process, Council will review budgetary needs, analyze expenditures, and establish
the Official Fiscal Year 2024 Richmond Government Budget.
Council’s annual Richmond Government Budget establishment is an open process that encourages
public engagement and involvement.
While
reviewing the many compelling and competing budgetary needs of our city, Richmond residents are invited and encouraged to attend
meetings and to share their thoughts, comments, and ideas directly with the individual Councilmember representing them.
Some initial upcoming meetings include:
· Mon., February 27, 2023: 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Council
Budget Work Session #1
Refining
process: Collective/shared priority review
Discussion
of Richmond General Fund Budget Priorities - Council & Staff Discussion of Richmond
Capital Improvement Priorities - Council & Staff
· Mon., March 6, 2023: 3:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Council
Special Meeting: DUE DATE for Mayor to submit a proposed
FY
2024 Richmond Government Proposed Budget to Richmond City Council
Per Richmond
City Charter Chapter 6: Section 6.03, per Richmond Code of Laws (Ordinances);
Chapter 12; Article 1; Section 12-11
Richmond City Council established the current FY2023 Richmond Government Budget last year at $2.3
billion. A useful, informative, and helpful Richmond
City Council Official FY 2023 Richmond Government Budget Summary Booklet of
that budget is at: https://www.rva.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/Budget%20Booklet%20FY%20FY2023%2010.10.2022.pdf
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 policymaking and stewardship of 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 established annually and 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 needs and priorities of Richmond residents.
Key Dates:
·
Mon., May 15, 2023
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
·
Wed., May 31, 2023
Council must establish Richmond
Government Budget by May 31 each year, per Richmond City Charter: Chapter 6.
Budgets
·
Sat., July 1, 2023
Fiscal Year 2024 Richmond
Government Budget begins; runs July 1- June 30 annually
Meetings
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
Richmond
City Council,
Richmond West End 1st Voter District
804.646.5935 (office tel)
andreas.addison@rva.gov (email)
Richmond North Central 2nd Voter District
Councilmember Katherine
L. Jordan
Richmond
City Council,
Richmond North Central 2nd
Voter District
804.646.6532 (office tel)
katherine.jordan@rva.gov (email)
Richmond Northside 3rd Voter District
Councilmember Ann-Frances Lambert
Richmond
City Council,
Richmond
Northside 3rd Voter District
804.646.6055
(office tel)
ann-frances.lambert@rva.gov (email)
Richmond Southwest 4th Voter District
Councilmember
Kristen Nye (Council Vice President)
Richmond
City Council,
Richmond
Southwest 4th Voter District
804.646.5646
(office tel)
kristen.nye@rva.gov (email)
Richmond Central 5th Voter District
Councilmember
Stephanie A. Lynch
Richmond
City Council,
Richmond Central 5th Voter
District
804.646.5724 (office tel)
stephanie.lynch@rva.gov (email)
Richmond Gateway 6th Voter District
Councilmember
Ellen F.
Robertson
Richmond
City Council,
Richmond Gateway 6th Voter
District
804.646.7964
(office tel)
ellen.robertson@rva.gov (email)
Richmond East End 7th Voter District
Councilmember Cynthia I. Newbille
Richmond
City Council,
Richmond East End 7th
Voter District
804.646.3012
(office tel)
cynthia.newbille@rva.gov (email)
Richmond Southside 8th Voter District
Councilmember
Reva M. Trammell
Richmond
City Council,
Richmond Southside 8th
Voter District
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 (Council President)
Richmond
City Council,
Richmond South Central 9th
Voter District
804.646.2779
(office tel); michael.jones@rva.gov (email)
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
- E N D –
Richmond
City Council - Richmond City Hall - 900 East Broad Street, Suite 305 -
Richmond, Virginia 23219 U.S.A. - rva.gov/richmond-city-council (web)