2013-2014 Budget
City staff is in the process of building the 2013-2014 Recommended Budget, which will be presented to City Council by the end of August. We use the Budgeting For Outcomes model to create the City budget, which means we first start by defining community Outcomes:
- Economic Health - Fort Collins has a healthy, sustainable economy reflecting community values.
- Environmental Health - Fort Collins promotes, protects, and enhances a healthy and sustainable environment.
- Community and Neighborhood Livability - Fort Collins provides a high quality built environment and supports quality, diverse neighborhoods.
- Safe Community - Fort Collins provides a safe place to live, work, learn, and play.
- Culture and Recreation - Fort Collins provides diverse cultural and recreational amenities.
- High Performing Government - Fort Collins exemplifies an efficient, innovative, transparent, effective, and collaborative city government.
- Transportation - Fort Collins provides for safe and reliable multi-modal travel to, from, and throughout the city.
The 2013-2014 Budget will outline and fund the services and programs that will help us accomplish these priorities. New this year: In addition to staff, one community representative will sit on the Result Teams for each of the above areas.
Timeline:
The budget process includes participation by City staff, City Council, Boards and Commissions members, and the general public.
- February - City Council identifies seven key Outcomes, also known as Result Areas
- March - Result Teams create Results Maps and Request for Results documents that identify indicators, performance measures and purchasing strategies for Offers (budget requests) that could be funded through their Results Area
- April – City Council reviews and provides input to the Results Maps and Request for Results documents
- May - Staff submits Offers for services and programs to Result Teams who then rank the Offers for funding priority
- June - Public reviews initial rankings and provides feedback
- July - Result teams use public input to make adjustments to Offer rankings. Executive staff make final decisions of Offers to be included in the Recommended Budget
- August - City Manager's Recommended Budget is developed and presented to City Council
- September-October - City Council considers the Recommended Budget, holds public budget hearings, and makes revisions
- November - City Council adopts the final 2013-2014 Budget
- January 2013 - Budget goes into effect
Get Involved
In June, the public will be able to view and provide input on the first round of funded and unfunded budget Offers. Two public forums will be held, and a comprehensive online tool will be available. You can view the ranked funding lists, as well as provide feedback on what changes you would recommend to those rankings. Your input will be used to develop the final recommended budget that is presented to City Council.
- June 6, 6-8 p.m. – Harmony Library Community Room, 4616 S. Shields St.
- June 13, 6-8 p.m. – Lincoln Center Columbine Room, 417 W. Magnolia St.
In addition, City Council will hold budget hearings in the fall as they make final adjustments to the budget.
2011-2012 Budget
On Dec. 21, 2010, City Council approved the final 2011-2012 Budget. With additional revenue from the voter-approved ballot initiative known as Keep Fort Collins Great (KFCG), City Council was able to add several items to the 2011-2012 Budget. Some were restorations of services eliminated in the original recommendation or in past budgets; others were in direct response to the KFCG ballot language.