Second Public Hearing for 19/20 Budget
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
October 9, 2018
CONTACT
Lisa Maher, Communications & Marketing Manager
lmaher@redmond.gov
425-556-2427
Redmond,
WA – The
City of Redmond will host the second public hearing for the 2019-2020 Biennial
Budget on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. The hearing will take place at
Redmond City Hall, 15670 NE 85th Street, during the regular City
Council meeting. The goal of the public hearing is to gather community input
about City issues, priorities and fiscal matters before the final budget is
adopted on December 4, 2018.
The City
continues to use its Budgeting by Priorities process for formation of the 2019-2020
budget. By using lessons learned from the previous efforts, the City strives to
continue providing the highest priority services to the community. The current
2017-2018 Adopted Budget is on the City’s website at www.redmond.gov/budget.
One
additional public hearing will be held on November 20. The Council will be
conducting budget study sessions beginning October 23, 2018. A complete budget
calendar can be found on the City’s website at www.redmond.gov/BudgetCalendar.
In
addition to public hearings, community members can voice their opinion about
the budget at any regular Council meeting during the “Items from the Audience”
section on the first and third Tuesdays of the month. Public comments regarding budget matters are
also gathered at budget hearings or can be emailed to bpquestions@redmond.gov. Comments
will be collected until budget adoption. Information about the budget is
available online at www.redmond.gov/budget.
For
questions and more information on this press release contact Lisa Maher,
Communications & Marketing Manager, at lmaher@redmond.gov or 425-556-2427.
This press release is available on www.redmond.gov.
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