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Budgeting for Outcomes - Prioritize Your Tax Dollars
The City of Fort Collins is working on the biennial 2019-20 budget and there are several ways for you to participate and learn more. Budgeting for Outcomes is a community budgeting process that takes into account data, results and public engagement to create a budget that is responsive and reflective to the needs of Fort Collins.
All City departments put forth Offers, or budget requests, for funding. This includes everything from building maintenance and overall department costs to trail development and new technology so everything, both new and old, is reviewed.
2019-20 Budgeting for Outcomes
The 2019-20 Budgeting for Outcomes is based on the 2018 Strategic Plan. The links below contain details of the Offer Narratives of all submitted Offers by Outcome. Within each narrative there are links to view the performance measures included in the Offer.
- Neighborhood Livability and Social Health
- Culture & Recreation
- Economic Health
- Environmental Health
- Safe Community
- Transportation
- High Performing Government
2018 Strategic Plan (final document currently in publication)
- Budgeting for Outcomes Timeline
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Timeline
- Public Outreach and Feedback Open: May 7 through June 30, 2018
- Offers posted to this page: on May 16, 2018
- Recommended Budget submitted to City Clerk's Office: August 31, 2018
- Council Work Session #1: September 11, 2018
- Council Meeting - Public Hearing #1: September 18, 2018
- Council Work Session #2: September 25, 2018
- Council Meeting - Public Hearing #2: October 2, 2018
- Council Work Session #3: October 9, 2018
- Council Meeting - First Reading of the Budget Ordinance: November 6, 2018
- Council Meeting - Second Reading of the Budget Ordinance: November 20, 2018
- Budget Adopted January 2019
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2017-18 Biennial Budget
The 2017-2018 Adopted Biennial Budget is based its budget on the 2016 Strategic Plan. The links below contain details of the Offer Narratives of all funded and unfunded Offers by Outcome. Within each narrative there are links to view the performance measures included in the Offer.
2017-18 Capital Projects Map
This map displays most of the capital projects included in the 2017-18 Adopted Biennial Budget. Please note that specific locations of some Offers have yet to be determined. Examples include bike infrastructure projects, pedestrian sidewalk improvements and Nature in the City. Additionally, master plan projects for the Water and Wastewater Utilities are shown as two large areas in Old Town. Further coordination and planning will be required to determine the exact locations of those projects.
View the Capital Projects Map | View Capital Projects List