Budget Process - schedule
- June - Provide Budget Worksheets to Department Directors
- July - Meeting with Department Directors
- August - Budget Workshops with Council
- September - Council considers approval of Preliminary Levy
- October - Budget Workshop with Council - if needed
- November - Public input meeting regarding levy and budget
- December - Council considers adoption of final levy and budget
Typically, more than half of the property tax dollars the City collects are used to fund the Big Lake Public Safety services, such as police, fire and building division. Another 30 percent of the tax levy funds are for the maintenance of streets, parks, and snowplowing and other public work functions.
Changes in State Law have eliminated the need for a Truth-in-Taxation Public Hearings, however the Council has schedule a special meeting for formal public comment on the proposed budget and levy for the upcoming year. The special meeting is scheduled to be held November each year at 6:00 pm.
Finance Corner Information
Budget 101
Budget 101 - PDF
General Budget Workshop