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Home My WebLink About(0003) IR 21-10598 - FY2022 BudgetINFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 21-10598 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council June 22, 2021 Page 1 of 2 SUBJECT: FY2022 BUDGET AND PROPERTY TAX SETTING CALENDAR AND SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS Staff has prepared the following schedule to advise both the City Council and the public of meetings regarding adoption of the City's annual budget, the setting of the City's property tax rates, and the Crime Control and Prevention District's (CCPD) annual budget. The listed meetings are on the City Council calendar and City website. All City public hearings will be held in the Council Chamber. Most other City meetings, and all CCPD proceedings, will be held in the Work Session Room. Additional budget work sessions may be scheduled if needed and will generally occur on Tuesdays as part of the regular City Council Work Session or on Thursdays and Fridays. Start times listed below and locations are subject to change prior to posting. The public is advised to check posted agendas on the City website or outside City Hall for up-to-date information. Increases in tax revenues due to growth in property values result in separate public hearings being required under state law regarding the City's tax rate, and those hearings are also listed below. In addition to the meetings listed below, the city will be offering a variety of other opportunities for Fort Worth residents to learn about the FY2022 budget. Some of those opportunities include information posted on social media and the city's web page, town hall meetings, and other public meetings. More information about those opportunities will be published on the city's website at www.fortworthtexas.aov/2022budaet. Tuesday, August 3, 2021 Work Session Presentation of City Manager's Recommended Fiscal Year 2022 Capital Budget and 5-year CIP Tuesday, August 10, 2021 Work Session Presentation of City Manager's Recommended Fiscal Year 2022 Operating Budget Informal reports on budget and property tax notice requirements M&C to authorize submitting application for funding to CCPD board Tuesday, August 17, 2021 CCPD Board Meeting Presentation, public hearing and potential action on CCPD budget by CCPD Board Thursday, August 19, 2021 Friday, August 20, 2021 Budget Work Session* Budget Work Session* 3:00 PM 3:00 PM TBD TBD TBD ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 21-10598 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council June 22, 2021 Page 2of2 SUBJECT: FY2022 BUDGET AND PROPERTY TAX SETTING CALENDAR r "' AND SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS er� Tuesday, August 24, 2021 City Council Meeting 1st public hearing on city budget Approval of CCPD budget by CCPD board if not approved August 18 Tuesday,August 31, 2021 Tuesday, September 7, 2021 Thursday, September 9, 2021 Friday, September 10, 2021 Tuesday, September 14, 2021 Public hearing on tax rate 2nd public hearing on city budget Approve proposed fee changes Tuesday, September 21, 2021 Recommended operating and capital budget adoption Recommended adoption of tax rate Adoption of other ordinances affecting budget * Budget Work Sessions are "as needed. " City Council Meeting City Council Meeting Budget Work Session* Budget Work Session* City Council Meeting City Council Meeting 7:00 PM Cancelled Cancelled TBD TBD 7:00 PM 3:00 PM If you have any questions please contact Mark McAvoy, Director of Planning and Data Analytics, at (817) 392-6222. David Cooke City Manager ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS FY22 Budget Communications Plan The City of Fort Worth has a comprehensive communications plan for the FY22 Budget. The plan includes communications strategies for our internal (employees, elected officials) and external (stakeholders, Fort Worth residents). The objectives of the plan are to: • Educate the public on the budget process. • Encourage the public to provide input. • Educate the public on the current budget. • Educate the public on next steps. We are using a variety of outreach efforts to accomplish the plan objectives. These include: Internal Audiences (City of Fort Worth employees and elected officials) • A series of articles in Roundup (employee newsletter) on the budget • Lunch & Learn sessions External Audiences (Fort Worth Residents) Survey • Launch survey for residents to provide input. Social Media and Email newsletters • Provide information and updates in City News. • Place information on Nextdoor, facebook and twitter about the budget • Promote all opportunities for participation: virtual meetings, public hearings, email • Include information in the Community Engagement Weekly Bulletin and Faith -based Bulletin Video • Produce a series of videos on the current budget and the upcoming budget process. Post on: o YouTube o Social Media o City Website and Cable Channel Public Meetings • Include budget information/table at the Summer Open Houses o Have a handout on the budget process and timeline. • Host a public meeting to provide background information on the budget process. o Residents can ask questions before and during the meeting. o Meeting will be carried live on cable, web and social media. o Host the meeting in July to kick-off the budget engagement. • Host Town Halls with interested Councilmembers. o Live/taped broadcast on FWTV, web, facebook. o Councilmembers to determine format. o Questions submitted through various means. • Provide information to community organizations, faith -based organizations, neighborhood associations and HOAs. • Publicize the public hearings and provide instructions for input. Speakers • Provide speakers for community groups and neighborhoods. • Prepare presentation for consistency. Website • Create a Budget page on the city's website. • Create downloadable handout on budget process. • Use FWConnection(a-)fortworthtexas.gov for residents to submit questions. o Compile answers and give them to staff and Council. o Post answers to all questions online. o Use questions to determine future communication needs. Media Relations • Provide media releases on the budget process. • Budget 101 meeting with CMO and media outlets before budget is released. • Editorial board with City Manager and Mayor. • Respond to media inquiries. Organization Outreach • Create special messaging and information for community and business organizations to include in communications to their members. o Chambers o Rotary o Realtors o AARP o Political organizations o SteerFW The following chart outlines the timeline for each outreach effort. Communications Tool Budget Informational Meetings June July X Aug X Sep X Roundup Articles X X X X Lunch and Learns X X Video complete X Download handout on budget process X Virtual District Public Meetings X X Speakers X X X Online Budget survey X X Website page and updates X X X X Social Media X X X X Community Engagement and Faith -based Weekly Bulletin X X X X City News story on budget (weekly) X X X X Public Hearings X X Topic Ideas: June • Budget process — calendar • Launch of survey. • How a budget is created? • Where does money come from? July • Meeting information. • How people can get involved year round. o Boards o Commissions o Committees o Neighborhoods • City services and value to residents. August • Proposed budget. • Meeting information. • Budget highlights o What is different/same as previous years. o Challenges of COVID-19. September • Approved Budget