Finance Department

350 S. 5th St., Room 325M
Minneapolis, MN 55415
finance@minneapolismn.gov

Budget Process Calendar

Mayor R.T. Rybak will present the next year’s budget to the City Council in September. The Council will consider the budget from September through November. The Council is scheduled to give its final approval in December.

2012 City of Minneapolis Budget Process (2011 calendar year)

Please check this site often as dates are tentative and may change. Times for any public hearings will be announced here and via media outlets as dates are set.

Sept 2010 –

Arp 2011

Council approves departmental 2010-2014 business plans*

March 8

State of the City Speech 11:00 a.m.

Apr 1

Capital project requests due for Capital Long Range Improvement Committee (CLIC) consideration.

April 12 - May 3

CLIC review and presentations of capital proposals.

May 26

Joint public hearing of CLIC and Planning Commission on 2011-2015 Capital Plan

June - July

Mayor will meet with each city department and the independent boards to review budget and business plan proposals.

July - Aug

Mayor finalizes budget recommendation.

July 13

CLIC report distributed to Mayor and Council Members.

Aug 15

Submission of tax levies recommended by the Mayor to Council

Sept 12

Mayor’s Budget presentation/speech

Sept 13

Board of Estimate public hearing on maximum property tax levies

Sept 13

Board of Estimate meeting to set the maximum property tax levies

Sept 16

Work Session with Council to discuss priority-based budgeting and overview of proposed budget

Sept - Oct

Ways and Means Hearing on the Budget and Business Plans

Ways & Means Budget Hearing Schedule (word)

Oct

Special City Council meeting to be called by the Mayor requesting Council action to provide preliminary approval of the budget, if needed**

Nov 30

Public comment on Levy and Budget 6:05pm

Dec 6

Mark-up by Ways and Means Committee, with all Council members invited to attend 9:30 a.m. until noon and 1:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.

Dec 7

Markup by Ways and Means Committee, with all Council members invited to attend (if needed) 1:30

p.m. until 4:00 p.m.

Dec 14 Council budget adoption 6:05 p.m.

*Business plans are normally approved by Council in Sept-October. CPED’s business plan will be approved in April.

*The Mayor’s Budget Recommendation may contain layoffs, which will necessitate

implementation of the job bank by November 1, 2011 to avoid even deeper cuts in 2012.

Last updated Dec. 14, 2011