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 Hearings on the Recommended Budget before the Board of Supervisors
- Board of Supervisors approve the budget
July 1- New Fiscal year begins
August
- Implement budget
- Monitor state budget
September
- Adopt Budget, incorporating state impacts
October
- Public outreach about next fiscal year's budget begins
November
- Begin working on next fiscal year budget
December
- Complete year-end review
- Monitor revenues and expenditures – adjust as necessary