Office of Budget and Debt Management

*​Opportunities for public participation are noted in bold bullet points

January

• Revenue projections (sales, property taxes, etc.) are estimated for coming year​
  

February/March

• Funding (projected revenues) is allocated to Departments
• Departments begin creating spending plans

April/May

• Department budgets are refined and adjusted
  

June

• Public can attend or watch hearings on the Recommended Budget before the Board of Supervisors. The public is invited to attend the hearings and be heard on any items in the budget, either publicly, over the phone or through written comments. Budget hearings will also be telecast live on Metro Cable 14 and on the County’s website.
  
• Board of Supervisors approve the budget

July 1- New Fiscal year begins

August

• Implement budget
  
• Monitor state budget

September

• Public can attend or watch hearings on the Final Recommended Budget before the Board of Supervisors. The public is invited to attend the hearings and be heard on any items in the budget, either publicly, over the phone or through written comments. Budget hearings will also be telecast live on Metro Cable 14 and on the County’s website.
  
• Adopt Budget, incorporating state impacts

October

• Public outreach about next fiscal year's budget begins​. The public can be more involved by:
• Signing up for County News Alerts to receive important information about budget hearings, budget workshops and budget education tools
  
• Reading the County's "Budget in Brief" summary document on the Budget home page​ to learn where the planned spending comes from, how the County plans to spend it, fiscal issues facing the County and budget concepts and processes, all in plain language
  
• Utilizing the Budget Explorer Tool to see the County's budget by buudget unit and expenditure details in graphic format
  
• Serving on one of the County's advisory boards
  

November

• Begin working on next fiscal year budget

December

• Public can attend virtual budget workshop and view in real time and offer feedback, or watch the video later and email suggestions to budget@saccounty.gov
  
• Complete year-end review
  
• Monitor revenues and expenditures – adjust as necessary