The City of Westminster officially adopted its first two-year budget with the adoption of the 2003-2004 budget. With the official adoption of a two-year budget, the budget development process will primarily occur during even-numbered years. For more information on the city's two-year budget, please see about two-year budgeting.*
*Please note that delays/changes in the Budget Development process are occurring due to COVID-19, including that the city will adopt a one-year budget for 2021, rather than the normal two-year budgeting process.
The timeline below is a general overview.
March or April
- City Council Strategic Planning Retreat (Due to COVID-19, the City Council Strategic Planning Retreat will be held in July)
June
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First public meeting on budget to receive initial input from citizens (Due to COVID-19, the First public meeting will be held on Monday, July 27, 2020)
July
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Second public meeting on budget to receive initial input from citizens (Due to COVID-19, the Second public meeting will be held on Monday, August 10, 2020)
- Review proposed operating budget priorities for year one with City Council
August
- Review proposed operating budget priorities for year two with City Council
- Review proposed CIP priorities with City Council
September
- Proposed budget document distributed to City Council and made available to the public
- Public hearing on proposed budget
- City Council budget retreat
October
- Budget adoption (the City Charter requires that the budget be adopted by the fourth Monday of October)
- City Council appropriates, by ordinance, the money needed for municipal purposes during the next fiscal year and sets the mill levy (property tax rate) for the next two years