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Annual Meeting & Budget Timeline

Budget Engagement Calendar

  Monthly Budget Engagement Calendar

September Finance Department begins budget preparation
October - November Department Heads develop budgets and present to City Manager and Finance Department.
November-December City Manager and Finance Department prepare budget for City Council.
December 3
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
City Council Budget Day

During the workshop, the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 26 Budget was presented to the Council by the City Manager and Department Heads. Below, you will find the meeting packet and Zoom recording of the meeting. 

January 8
6:30 PM
City Council Meeting/Work Session
January 14
7:30 AM
Coffee Chat 
Nest Coffee and Bakery
January 18
10 AM
Brownell Library Book and Media Donations Day
​​Brownell Library
January 22
6:30 PM
City Council Meeting/Work Session

January 25
11:30 AM

Community Meal & Budget Discussion
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Champlain Valley Expo-Blue Ribbon Pavilion​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
January 28
​​​​​​​6 PM
Coffee Chat (Virtual)
Join the Chat:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83438540772
February 4
​​​​​​​9 AM
Coffee Chat
​​​​​​​Boxcar Bakery
February 8
​​​​​​​10-11 AM
Saturday in the Park
​​​​​​​Maple Street Park

February 12
​​​​​​​6:30 PM

City Council Meeting/Work Session​​​​​

February 21Last day to file petitions signed by at least 5% of the voters with the City Clerk for Articles to be included in the City Meeting Warning.
February 22
​​​​​​​10-11 AM
Brownell Library Read and Play Time
​​​​​​​Brownell Library
February 26
​​​​​​​6:30 PM

City Council Meeting/Work Session/Public Hearing​​​​​​

March 3Deadline for nominating petitions to be filed with City Clerk by 5 p.m. Each petition must contain at least 30 valid signatures.
March 12
​​​​​​​6:30 PM
City Council Meeting
March 25
​​​​​​​6:30 PM
Informational Hearning on Ballot Items
March 26
​​​​​​​6:30 PM
City Council Meeting
April 8, 2024
7 AM - 7 PM
Annual Meeting Day
Australian Ballot Voting
​​​​​​​Champlain Valley Expo-Blue Ribbon Pavilion