The City Council will hold the first of three hearings on the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget on May 21. The dates of the meetings, and the departments which will be on the agenda are listed in the information provided by the City of Watertown, below.
The annual City Budget is the single most important policy decision made each year by the City Council. All citizens of the City are invited and encouraged to participate in these meetings to express the opinions of this budget and the priorities it establishes. A copy of the proposed budget is available for examination at the City Clerk’s Office and available on the City’s website: https://portal.laserfiche.com/Portal/Browse.aspx?id=44491&repo=r-5ece5628.
The Fiscal Year 2025 General Fund Budget, as proposed, totals $203,975,000. Additionally, the Fiscal Year 2025 Water and Sewer Enterprise Budgets, as proposed, totals $22,180,102.
In accordance with the Watertown City Charter and the Council Rules, the Honorable City Council will meet, as the Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of holding public hearings on the City Manager’s Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year 2025.
Department Heads will be available for questions at the above scheduled hearings. Under this schedule, it is anticipated that the Honorable City Council will take formal action on the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget at its regular meeting on Tuesday, June 11th. The hearing will begin at approximately 8 PM.
The public hearings on the City Manager’s Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year 2025 will be held as follows:
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 – 6 PM (click here for remote links)
Community Development & Planning
Constituent Services
Department of Public Works
Water & Sewer Enterprise Budgets
Library
Recreation Departments
School Department
Tuesday, May 28, 2024- 6 PM (click here for remote links)
City Council
City Manager
City Auditor
Procurement
City Assessor
Treasurer/ Collector
Parking Lots & Meters
City Attorney
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 – 6 PM (click here for remote links)
Health and Human Services Departments
City Clerk / Elections
Public Buildings
Human Resources
Information Technology
Public Safety Departments
Non-Department Appropriations, (Debt, Capital Projects, Etc.)