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April 2023
Updated: Richmond City Council schedule for establishing the
Fiscal Year 2024 Richmond Government Budget
Additional Council Budget Work Session added; Monday, April 17, 2023;
1:00-3:00 pm.
Richmond City Council Chambers: Live streamed and in person
WHAT Richmond,
Virginia – Richmond City Council has updated its Fiscal Year 2024 Richmond Government Budget Establishment schedule to add an
additional Council Budget Work Session.
The
additional meeting will be held Monday, April 17, 2023; 1:00-3:00 pm.
The purpose of the meeting is
for extended discussion, presentation,
and preparation of final Council Proposed Amendments for the proposed its FY 2024 Richmond Government
Budget.
The Richmond City Council
Fiscal Year 2024 Richmond Government
Budget Establishment is an open process that
encourages public transparency, engagement and involvement. Council’s full budget meeting schedule is as follows:
Richmond
City Council
– WORKING DRAFT
Fiscal
Year 2024 Richmond Government Budget Establishment
Meetings Schedule
Meetings,
unless otherwise noted, to be held in Richmond City Council Chambers; Richmond
City Hall; 900 E. Broad Street; Richmond, Virginia 23219
·
Mon.,
February 13, 2023: 4:00 p.m.
Richmond
City Council Informal Meeting
Reminder
of Survey & Draft Calendar “Save the Dates”
Video:
https://richmondva.granicus.com/player/clip/3425?view_id=1&redirect=true&h=eabb9a8b1169172bea8b1f15181dfd9a
·
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
Meeting agenda/documents: https://richmondva.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
Video: https://richmondva.granicus.com/player/clip/3451?view_id=1&redirect=true&h=b69cc63d734b6181cf15b8b22e5615d4
·
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
Council Special Meeting 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, and per Richmond Code of Laws
(Ordinances); Chapter 12; Article 1; Section 12-11, the Mayor must submit a
proposed upcoming fiscal year Richmond
Government Budget to Richmond City Council by March 6 of each year.
Meeting
agenda/documents: https://richmondva.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
Video: https://richmondva.granicus.com/player/clip/3464?view_id=1&redirect=true&h=f5b5d152f122f168c62053a196c9e8d9
·
Wed., March 8,
2023: City Holiday
·
Mon.,
March 13, 2023; 12:30-3:30 p.m.
Council
Budget Work Session #2
Overview
of Mayor‘s Proposed Budget Submission
Richmond General Fund
Richmond Capital Improvement Plan and Revenue
Meeting agenda/documents: https://richmondva.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
Video: https://richmondva.granicus.com/player/clip/3477?view_id=1&redirect=true&h=1edd88b629c29963e78c150385da56df
·
Mon.,
March 20, 2023; 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Council
Budget Work Session #3
Council Analysis and Questions of Mayor‘s
Proposed Budget Submission
Becoming an Employer of Choice: FY 2024 Compensation and Pay Plan for Personnel
Meeting
agenda/documents: https://richmondva.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
Video:
https://richmondva.granicus.com/player/clip/3497?view_id=1&redirect=true&h=e41044224d674faeecb4871c5dc7fac3
·
Mon.,
March 27, 2023: 6:00-8:00 p.m.
(Held
during Richmond City Council Formal Meeting)
Public
Hearing of Mayor’s Proposed FY 2024 Richmond Government Budget
Richmond
residents are invited and encouraged to participate in person or virtually via
Microsoft Teams. Interested persons may pre-register by calling the RCC Office
of City Clerk, at 804.646.7955 (press
option 3 when prompted), by 10:00 a.m., on Monday, March 27, 2023.
Meeting agenda/documents: https://richmondva.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
Video:
https://richmondva.granicus.com/player/clip/3507?view_id=1&redirect=true&h=224ed7abf75d74ef0fce6289be4a280
·
Mon.,
April 3, 2023: 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Council
Budget Work Session #4
Council Discussion of Draft Amendments of
Mayor’s Proposed Budget Submission
Meeting agenda/documents: https://richmondva.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
Video:
https://richmondva.granicus.com/player/clip/3519?view_id=1&redirect=true&h=73a2e7d003c9bc3cac518e6355aec25f
· Fri., April 7, 2023: City Holiday
·
Mon.,
April 10, 2023; 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Council
Budget Work Session #5
Presentation,
discussion,
and preparation of final Council Proposed Amendments (balanced) for proposed FY 2024 Richmond Government Budget
Meeting
agenda/documents: https://richmondva.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
Video: https://richmondva.granicus.com/player/clip/3530?view_id=1&redirect=true&h=8265ac00d6cdf9aed68016b7d87c5a51
·
Wed. April 12,
2023; 1-4:00 p.m.
(DEADLINE/5:00 p.m. for Final Proposed
Amendments)
Council Budget Amendment Work Session #6
Discussion
and finalization for Council Final Proposed Budget Amendments (balanced) for proposed FY 2024 Richmond Government Budget
DEADLINE/5:00
p.m. to provide Final Proposed Budget Amendments to Council for Council Chief of Staff and time to prepare, write,
verify, and submit Proposed Budget Amendments to Richmond Office of City
Attorney for legal review, preparation, approval as to form and legality, and
introduction of legislation for Council Formal Meeting on 4.24.2023.
Meeting
agenda/documents: https://richmondva.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
· Mon., April 17, 2023; 1:00-3:00 p.m. (added 4.13.2023)
Council Budget Work Session #7
Presentation, discussion, and preparation of final
Council Proposed Amendments (balanced) for proposed FY 2024 Richmond Government Budget
Meeting agenda/link/documents: https://richmondva.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
· Mon., April 24, 2023; 6:00-8:00 p.m.
(During Council Formal Meeting)
Council
Final Budget Amendments Introduced during Formal Meeting
DEADLINE for Council Proposed Budget Amendment
legislation to be introduced to provide time required for public hearing and
discussions for Budget adoption prior to May 15 deadline for adopting Richmond
Public Schools Budget. (Proposed legislation required to be advertised seven
days before adoption.)
Meeting agenda/link/documents: https://richmondva.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
· Mon., May 8, 2023; 6:00-8:00 p.m. (During Council Formal Meeting)
PUBLIC
HEARING: Public Hearing held on proposed
amended budget legislation
Richmond City Council Establishes Official
FY 2024 Richmond Govt. Budget
Richmond
Government Budget includes Council amendments; Richmond General Fund (Operating
Budget), Special Funds, Enterprise Funds, Internal Service Funds, Federal, and
State Funds, Richmond Capital Improvement Plan, and funds provided for Richmond
Public Schools.
Meeting
agenda/link/documents: https://richmondva.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
· 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.
NOTE: The Council Budget schedule is a working draft and subject to updates
and budget topics, question, and discussions may also be included in other
public Richmond City Council Meetings, as needed.
Council Budget Website: Meetings,
documents, and process
For
more information regarding the Richmond City Council Budget meetings,
documents, and process, please visit the Council website budget page, at https://www.rva.gov/richmond-city-council/richmond-budget
Each year, Richmond City Council reviews
city government budgetary needs, analyzes expenditures,
amends a proposed Budget, and establishes the
Official Richmond Government Budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs July 1 through June 30 annually.
Richmond Residents
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 in their district.
CONTACT YOUR
COUNCILMEMBER
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)
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:
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
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.
Per Richmond City Charter
Chapter 6: Section 6.03, and per the Richmond Code of Laws (Ordinances);
Chapter 12; Article 1; Section 12-11, the Mayor must submit a proposed upcoming
fiscal year Richmond
Government Budget to Richmond City Council by March 6 of each year.
Schedule
Schedule of upcoming meetings: https://richmondva.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
Council 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".
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)
