Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Process
Adopted Fiscal Year 2011 Budget
- City Council approves Fiscal Year 2011 budget at May 17, 2010 meeting.
2010 City Council Retreat
On Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009, City Council met to discuss: fiscal year 2010 status reports: impacts and adjustments and fiscal year 2011 service area priorities. The meeting agenda materials provided to Council are below.
Citywide Staff Meeting, Jan. 12, 2010
On Jan. 12, 2010, the City of Ann Arbor held a citywide staff meeting providing employees with the opportunity to hear about the city's financial circumstances and budget process. The meeting is now available for viewing by clicking this link to CTN Video on Demand PEG Central page. Once on the PEG Central page, to locate the meeting video, use the drop-down menu in the upper left of the page, and select "Special Events."
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Fiscal Year 2010 Budget
This site is provided to share information on the City of Ann Arbor’s plans for budgeting and funding Fiscal Year 2010 & 2011 municipal services. Updates, additional information, news releases and presentations will be posted to this Web page throughout the process, as they become available.
The City’s budgeting process started with a City Council retreat on January 10, 2009 where the Council reviewed reports from staff and discussed the city’s financial forecast (see Resources at bottom of this page). Council then re-confirmed the City goals below and established three priorities for the next year:
Goals
- Ensure the long-term financial health and stability of the City.
- Deliver exemplary customer service.
- Deliver and maintain a safe and reliable City-wide infrastructure.
- Promote and implement environmentally sustainable practices which demonstrate the City’s commitment to preservation and conservation of natural resources.
- Deliver organizational development programs to ensure progressive, reliable and high quality services to our community.
- Work collaboratively to deliver affordable housing opportunities and access to supportive services.
Priorities
- Complete master planning update, A2D2, area height and placement amendments & zoning initiatives
Pursue economic stability by considering a City income tax and developing an economic development strategy
Improve customer service by increasing effectiveness of communicating about service delivery, recognizing modes of communication are changing
FY 2010 is the first year in our two-year plan. Staff estimates the city will have a 10 percent operating deficit in the general fund over the next two years. From January to March City staff will prepare draft budgets and alternatives. Public discussion around the budget implications and options typically occur from March through May. City Council will receive the City Administrator’s proposed budget in April and vote on an adopted budget at their May 18th meeting. Opportunities for the public to provide comments included:
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4/13/09 Council Working Session
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4/14/09 Townhall Meeting
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4/20/09 First Reading Fee Ordinances
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4/21/09 PAC Meeting on Parks System Budget
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5/04/09 Public Hearing on Fee Ordinances, Fee Resolutions & Draft Budget
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5/18/09 Council Adoption of City Budget
Resources:
Townhall April 2009 Presentation (PDF)
City of Ann Arbor Operating Funds Overview (PDF)
FY 2010 Administration's Recommended Budget - Proposed Budget Book (PDF)
FY 2010 Budget Proposed Questions & Responses
Downtown Development Authority - Parking Meters Resolution (PDF)
Parks Advisory Commission - Budget Resolution (PDF)
Public Market Commission - Proposed Fees for Farmers Market Resolution (PDF)
Comments and Questions:
Submit budget feedback/questions via e-mail link.