The community is invited to participate in the City of Decatur Budget Focus Group kick-off meeting on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Commission Conference Room on the first floor of City Hall at 509 N. McDonough Street. This will be the first of three focus group meetings regarding the fiscal year 2009-2010 budget. Subsequent meetings are scheduled for April 14, 2009 and May 12, 2009.
The budget focus group meetings were first held in 2002. Because of the success and contribution of the focus groups to the budget process, the City continues to invite active citizen participation in the budget process through these focus groups.
The goal of the focus group meetings is to provide relevant budget and financial information in an informal environment so that participants can better understand the City’s budget process including how revenue and expenditure recommendations are made. The first meeting will provide an opportunity to ask questions and share concerns about the City’s budget and tax rates as well as providing citizen insight into what should be the City’s financial priorities for the coming year. City staff will be available to respond to questions and provide an overview of the budget process.
In preparation for the first meeting, you may want to review the current fiscal year 2008-2009 budget on the City’s website at http://www.decaturga.com/cgs_citysvcs_atr_budget.aspx.
Please notify Andrea Arnold by March 9th at (404) 370-4102 or andrea.arnold@decaturga.com if you will be attending. Feel free to contact Andrea if you have any questions prior to the meeting.
