TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget Development Process and Calendar
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
Title
Consider approving the FY 2023-24 Annual Budget Development Process and Calendar.
Staff Contact:
Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Financial Stability and Resiliency
Initiative - Financial Efficiency and Revenue Maximization
Having a budget development process calendar allows staff and the Board to better understand the timing of the budget process.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no budgetary or fiscal impact associated with this report.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
Board Policy 311 (Budget Policy) requires that the Board of Directors approve a budget calendar no later than November 30th of each year which will include tentative dates for Board Workshop(s), public review, and Board approval of the budget. The Budget Policy provides for the Board of Directors to adopt a resolution by June 30th of each fiscal year approving a balanced District Budget for the following fiscal year, including the revision and approval of the corresponding Fiscal Year Goals, Objectives, and Performance Metric Targets.
The proposed budget calendar is as follows:
Date
Description
November 9, 2022
Approval of the budget development process and calendar, pending review and discussion.
March 22, 2023
Presentation of Draft FY 2023-24 Operating Budget Goals
April 26, 2023
Presentation of Draft FY 2023-24 Operating Budget, including an overview of the major assumptions and drivers to the Operating Revenues, Subsidies and Operating Expenses.
May 24, 2023
Presentation of the Proposed Operating and Capital FY 2023-24 Budget including review of any adjustments to the Draft budgets.
June 14, 2023
Presentation of the FY 2023-24 Recommended Budget including any adjustments to the proposed budget. Staff prese...
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