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28 February 2022
REMINDER: Richmond City Council schedule for establishing the
Fiscal Year 2023 Richmond Government Budget
WHAT Richmond, Virginia – Richmond City Council will soon begin its annual Richmond Government Budget Establishment Meeting process to work on
its establishment of the Fiscal Year 2023 Richmond Government Budget, which
begins July 1, 2022.
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.
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 NOTE: Schedule subject to updates.
·
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
Analysis of
Mayor‘s Proposed Operating Budget - Council Staff
· Mon., March 28, 2022: 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Council Budget
Public Hearing - Fiscal Year 2022 Richmond
Government Budget
· Fri., April 1, 2022; 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Council
Operating Amendment Work Session 1
· Mon., April 4, 2022: 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Council
Budget Work Session #5
Analysis
of Mayor‘s Proposed Capital Budget - Council Staff
· Mon., April 11, 2022; 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Council
Operating Amendment Work Session 2
· Wed. April 13, 2022; 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Council Operating Amendment Work Session 3
· Mon., April 18, 2022: 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Council Capital Amendment Work Session 1
·
Wed., April
20, 2022: 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Council Capital Amendment Work Session 2
· 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 2022 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.
· Tuesday., May 31, 2022
DEADLINE: Council must establish the Richmond
Government Budget by May 31 each year, per Richmond City Charter: Chapter 6.
Budgets; §6.1 1
· Fri., July 1, 2022
Fiscal Year 2023 Richmond Government Budget
begins
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@richmondgov.com (email)
Richmond North Central 2nd
Voter District
Councilmember Katherine L.
Jordan
804.646.6532 (office tel); katherine.jordan@richmondgov.com (email)
Richmond
Northside 3rd Voter District
Councilmember Ann-Frances Lambert
804.646.6055
(office tel); ann-frances.lambert@richmondgov.com
(email)
Richmond
Southwest 4th Voter District
Councilmember
Kristen Nye
804.646.5646 (office tel); kristen.nye@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 (Council Vice
President)
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)
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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