Budget Information for FY 2024

Important information

• Joint Legislative Audit Committee meeting - Feb. 23, 2023
• City Commission workshop - Feb. 27, 2023

Important dates for FY2024 budget discussions (as of April 14)

• Wednesday, Feb. 15 - GRU Budget: Debt Portfolio Review & Cash, Liquidity and Reserves Discussion
• Monday, April 24 - GRU Budget: Customer, Sales & Revenue Forecast
• Tuesday, May 2– General Government Budget: Framing the Fiscal Year 2024 Revenue and Expenditure Outlook; Fire and Rescue Department Budget Presentation; Discussion of the Fire Assessment Rate
• Monday, May 15 - GRU Budget: Budget Reduction Plan/Departmental Cuts
• Wednesday, May 17 – General Government Budget Workshop: Department Budget Presentations
• Monday, May 22 - GRU Budget: Fuels, Fuel Levelization, Connection Charges, Lighting
• Thursday, May 25 – General Government Budget Workshop: Department Budget Presentations
• Wednesday, June 14 – General Government Budget Workshop: Fiscal Year 2024 Revenue Outlook Update; Department Budget Presentations
• Thursday, June 15 – City Commission Meeting: Fire Assessment Preliminary Hearing
• Thursday, July 20 – City Commission Meeting: Set the Maximum Millage Rate
• Monday, July 24 - GRU Budget: Review of O&M Summary and Detail
• Monday, July 31 - GRU Budget: Review of Capital Summary and Detail
• Wednesday, Aug. 9 - GRU Budget: Discussion of Base Rates, Connection Charges, etc. for Approval

City Updates

• Gainesville staff to present new plans for calculating General Fund Transfer, reducing debt levels (April 2023)
• Changes to City of Gainesville's Credit Rating (Jan. 2023)
• Gainesville Releases Financial Report; Charts Improvements (Dec. 2022)