Activity	Dates
Budget Calendar -Submitted to Board of Finance for approval	November 27, 2007
Mayor's Budget Orientation Meeting Distribution of worksheets:     -Operating Budget Forms     -Capital Budget Forms     -Budget Guidance Forms	December 17, 2007 City Hall Council Chambers 9:00 am
Operating Budget Requests Due** All City Departments to be completed and returned to the Comptroller's Office (excluding Police, Fire, PW, Library & Parks)	January 17, 2008
Operating Budget Forms Due** Police, Fire, PW, Library & Parks **includes 5 Year Capital Improvement Budget Requests	February 8, 2008
Distribution of Budget Hearing Notices	February 8, 2008
Comptroller's Meetings with Departments To review Departmental Budget requests	February - April
Budget Hearings and/or Budget Workshops Departments present their budgets to the Board of Finance Five Year CIP Presented to the Board of Finance	February - April
Special Board of Finance Meeting (To Adopt Budget and Capital Improvement Plan- budget submitted to Mayor, City Clerk, and City Council directly following BOF meeting)	April 22, 2008
Publish Approved Board of Finance Budget Printed in local newspaper no later than 7 days before Special Joint Board meeting scheduled the third Monday in May, Sec 25(K) City Charter	May 9, 2008
Special Joint Board Meeting To approved Board of Finance adopted 2008-09 Budget including the Capital Improvement Plan, Board of Finance to lay taxes, authorize rate bill and tax payable dates	May 19, 2008
Publish Ad in Local Newspaper Stating availability of approved budget in Library, City Clerk's Office and Comptroller's Office	June 30, 2008