City Council budget deliberations continue in weeks ahead

posted on 3/22/2024

The City Council held its final public hearing on the proposed FY2025 budget at a March 20 special meeting. The public is invited to continue to provide input on the budget at the Council's upcoming meetings and budget workshops.

The City Council will hold its next budget workshop on Wednesday, March 28, at 5:30 p.m. to begin its general budget review. A regular City Council meeting follows at 7 p.m.

The Council will continue its general budget review at a Wednesday, April 3 workshop. If the Council is ready after the workshop, it will call a special meeting to adopt the FY2025 budget. If the Council does not adopt the budget that night, it will do so the following week at its regular meeting on Wednesday, April 10.

For more information, visit the Budget Revealed resource.

Upcoming budget meetings and workshops

Wednesday, March 27, 5:30 p.m.

City Council workshop

General budget review

The public can also comment on the budget during a public forum at the regular meeting following the workshop

Wednesday, April 3, 6 p.m.

City Council workshop

General budget review

Following the workshop: City Council special meeting for budget adoption

Wednesday, April 10, 7 p.m.

City Council regular meeting

Fallback budget adoption date

Sign up for the Budget Revealed newsletter

The City Manager releases a weekly newsletter, Budget Revealed, which provides a host of information about the FY2025 budget process, including a recap of any budget presentations that week and a preview of what will occur the following week. Sign up for the newsletter here: https://bit.ly/doverdownload. Select "Budget Revealed" from the list of newsletters.

The newsletters are posted to the FY2025 Budget Revealed page once published.