The community will get its first look at City Manager Rob DiSpirito’s proposed Fiscal Year 2018 city budget this month.
The proposed budget, for the fiscal year that begins July 1, will be posted at www.rockvillemd.gov/budget by Monday, Feb. 13. DiSpirito is scheduled to present the proposed budget during the Mayor and Council meeting on Monday, Feb. 27. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 111 Maryland Ave.
A Nov. 1 public hearing offered community members an early opportunity to provide budget ideas. At their Dec. 12 meeting, the Mayor and Council discussed priorities for the operating budget and Capital Improvements Program for FY 2018, including results of the 15-question budget survey that the mayor and each councilmember completed. Find video of the hearing and priorities discussion by searching “FY18 Budget” at www.rockvillemd.gov/youtube.
There is still time for community members to share their budget ideas. Find budget information and a link to submit ideas at www.rockvillemd.gov/budget. The first of two public hearings on the proposed budget is scheduled for Monday, March 6.
Rockville’s adopted operating budget for the current fiscal year totals $126.3 million. The Mayor and Council are scheduled to adopt the FY 2018 budget in May.
For more information, call the Finance Department at 240-314-8400.