Austin City Manager To Deliver Proposed Budget On August 6

Since April more than 1,000 residents have taken part in events and surveys to help the City develop proposals that reflect the priorities of the Austin community…

Austin City Manager Spencer Cronk will deliver his budget message and submit a proposed fiscal year 2019 budget to Council at a special called meeting on Monday, August 6, 2018. The public event – a culmination of several months of stakeholder engagement – will take place at 3:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Mexican American Cultural Center, 600 River Street.

Since April more than 1,000 residents have taken part in events and surveys to help the City develop proposals that reflect the priorities of the Austin community, using Council’s newly adopted Strategic Direction 2023 as a guide.

“In a growing and increasingly complex city like Austin, it’s vital that the budget provides a roadmap toward a shared vision for the future,” said Cronk. “That means focusing on the outcomes we want to see for our investments. The Strategic Direction provides us a new and meaningful way to engage in budget conversations with the Council and the community.”

The City Council will take up discussions on the proposed budget beginning with a Work Session on August 15. Budget and Tax Rate public hearings are scheduled August 22 and 30, with final budget adoption in September 2018.

For more information about the City’s Budget development process click here.