Budget

The Finance Department of the City of Auburn is committed to accurate, timely, and transparent budgeting. The City’s Municipal Code Section 31.026H. states it shall be the duty of the City Manager to prepare and submit the annual budget to the City Council.  The City Manager delegates this responsibility to the Finance Department staff. As such, the Finance Departments follows the budgeting practices of the State Controller, and other local agencies and includes required documentation and practices set forth in, but not limited to, Government Accounting Standards. The City’s annual budget process includes input from its internal stakeholders, information gathered from external funding partners, and a look back and projection forward to estimate the costs and funding sources required to produce a balanced annual budget. The City Council considers and adopts the annual budget in June of each year and the City’s fiscal year runs July 1^st to June 30^th. Budget adjustments can be authorized by City Council throughout the fiscal year as costs and funding resources fluctuate. The basic purpose of the budget is to ensure total expenditures do not exceed total revenues. The Finance Department’s role is to aid in the monitoring and reporting for this purpose.