City of Harrisonburg budget timeline
The following is for the City of Harrisonburg, but the county budget timeline is similar.
- November
- Budget kick-off
- November – January
- Departments develop initial budget proposals
- Council engages in budget conversations with the community
- Survey is posted to BeHeardHarrisonburg.org
- January
- Outside agency requests due
- Develop preliminary budget projections
- February
- Meet with directors
- Update revenue projections
- March
- Draft budget is presented to City Council
- April
- Public hearing and first reading of budget
- May
- Second reading and adoption of budget
- July 1
- Newly adopted budget begins
This information is copied from Vass, M.-H. (2016, January 4). City Launches Budget Survey. City of Harrisonburg.
Past years’ budgets
From the City Council minutes.
| Year | Draft Distributed | Presentation of budget | Budget Work Session | Adoption |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 04/09/19 | 04/09/19 | ||
| 2018 | 04/24/18 | 04/24/18 | 05/08/18 | 05/22/18 |
| 2017 | 04/11/17 | 04/25/17 | None | 05/09/17 |
| 2016 | 04/12/16 | 05/09/16 | 05/24/16 |
Harrisonburg and Rockingham local budget links
- Rockingham county budgets
- Rockingham county annual financial reports
- Harrisonburg city budget webpage
- Harrisonburg city annual financial reports
- Rockingham-Harrisonburg Regional Jail FY17 Expenses
- Rockingham-Harrisonburg Regional Jail FY17 Revenue
Virginia legal requirements for local budgets
- Virginia Municipal League. (2010). A locality’s guide to adopting a budget and setting taxes.
- Huff, R. M., & Smith, T. P. (2010). Budgets, Laws And Virginia Local Governments. Robinson, Farmer, Cox Associates.
- Va. Code § 15.2-25 Budgets, Audits and Reports