Submitted By
Cara Pavlicek, Village Manager
Agenda Item Title
Title
Village Board Review of the Recommended FY19 Budget.
Overview
Overview
Annually the Village Board begins the budget preparation process in the summer for the following fiscal year. The Village Board held a Special Meeting on August 27, 2018 to hear from Village Departments regarding their anticipated priorities for FY19. Prior to that, on June 18, 2018 the Finance Committee reviewed the Annual Village Audit and Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the year ending December 31, 2017. The Village Board then officially received, reviewed and accepted the CAFR on June 25, 2018. The Finance Committee of the Village Board held four (4) meetings in October to review the draft FY19 budget, including the Capital Improvement Plan. A public hearing on the proposed FY19 budget was held on November 5, 2018.
This meeting is the first meeting of the full Village Board, after the Finance Committee's review, to review the recommended budget for FY19 which incorporates any consensus of the Finance Committee. Staff will review the recommended budget in the following order:
1) General Fund
2) Special Revenue Funds
3) Capital Improvement Funds
4) Enterprise Funds
5) Internal Service Funds
6) Fiduciary Funds
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Review Anticipated Future Budget Meetings & Meeting Calendar
Recommendation
Additional meetings are set-aside on the Board's calendar in November and December, if required, to review and discuss the FY19 budget recommendations.
It is anticipated that the FY18 Budget will be presented for adoption on Monday, December 3, 2017.
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Report
Chapter 2 of the Municipal Code establishes the foundation for the Municipal Budget and provides:
? The Village fiscal year is January 1 - December 31 annually.
? The Board of Trustees must adopt the annual budget prior to the start of the Fiscal Year and passage of the annual budget shall be in lieu of passage of the appropriation ordinance.
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