2024-2025 Annual Budget

City Budget Central
2024-2025 City Budget
2024-2025 City Budget

'City Budget Central' is a web page dedicated to providing timely information about the City of Auburn's Fiscal Year 2024-2025 budget compilation process and ongoing budget planning. Here you will find links to communications and budget presentations from the City's administration. This page is updated as soon as budget information becomes available and you may scroll down this page for complete budget information.


Complete information on the City Council's Fiscal Year 2024-2025 budget preparation process is documented below:

About the City Budget:  The City of Auburn fiscal year begins on July 1st of each year. The City Council will adopt a final City Budget by the end of June each year for the next budget year. The annual City Budget is the annual plan that funds the many services provided by local, City of Auburn government. Preparation, review, and eventual adoption of the annual City Budget is a process that lasts several months. For the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget the City Council will begin reviewing budget proposals in the month of April 2023. Budget review will be a topic at weekly Council meetings through adoption of the budget scheduled for June 6, 2024.

Provide Comments on the City Budget:  The Mayor and City Council want to hear from residents and property owners of the City about your thoughts on the City Budget. Residents may attend weekly City Council meetings and speak during the Public To Be Heard session held at each City Council meeting. Additionally, you may phone or email your comments to the Mayor and City Councilors. A special Fiscal Year 2024-2025 City Budget Email Comment Page has been added to this site as an easy way for you to email your thoughts about the City Budget.

For More Information:  To obtain hard copies of budget documents or for more information on the City of Auburn Budget Process please contact Chuck Mason, City Clerk by phone at 315-255-4100 or by e-mail.

Budget Calendar: 

On January 18, 2024 the City Council adopted the following budget preparation calendar for the 2024-2025 City Budget:

StatusDateTopic/Item
CompletedJan 18, 2024City Council adopts annual budget preparation calendar (PDF)
CompletedFeb 1, 2024City Department Heads receive their budget packets from City Comptroller
 Feb 15, 2024City Department Heads return their budget packets to City Comptroller
 Mar 18 - 27, 2024City Manager and Comptroller meet with Department Heads to review budgets
 

April 04, 2024

 

 

Preliminary 2024-2025 City Budget presented to the City Council by the City Manager

 

 

March 21, 2024

March 28, 2024

April 04, 2024

April 11, 2024

April 18, 2024

April 25, 2024

 

The following 2024-2025 City Department Budgets to be presented, exact schedule to be determined:

 

  • Office of the City Manager 2024-2025 Budget Presentation - Jeff Dygert, City Manager
  • Public Works Department 2024 – 2025 Budget Presentation - Mike Talbot, Superintendent of Public Works 
  • Planning, Economic Development and Code Enforcement 2024 – 2025 Budget Presentation  - Jenny Haines, Director of Planning and Economic Development 
  • Auburn Police Department 2024-2025 Budget Presentation -  James Slayton, Chief of Police
  • Corporation Counsel Department 2024-2025 Budget Presentation - Nate Garland, Corporation Counsel
  • Office of Civil Service 2024-2025 Budget Presentation - Jeff Whiting, Civil Service Clerk
  • Municipal Utilities Department 2024 – 2025 Budget Presentation - Seth Jensen, Director of Municipal Utilities
  • Engineering Department - Scott McIntyre, Engineer 
  • Fire Department 2024-2025 Department Budget Presentation - Mark Fritz, Fire Chief 
  • Ambulance Department 2024-2025 Department Budget Presentation - Kezia Sullivan, Director of Operations
  • Finance Department 2024-2025 Budget Presentation - Mary Beth Leeson, City Comptroller
  • City Clerk Department 2024–2025 Budget Presentation – Chuck Mason, City Clerk
  • Corporation Counsel 2024-2025 Budget Presentation - Nte Garland, Corporation Counsel
  • Parking Enforcement Presentation on Matters to be Considered in the 2024-2025 City Budget - Sergeant Greg Gilfus, Traffic Enforcement 
 

April 25, 2024

City Council discussion/feedback to Manager on Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget

 

May 02, 2024

Revised balanced budget presented by the City Manager based on Council input and revised revenue esitimates.

 May 16, 2024

Final Council input due to City Manager.

 May 23, 2024

Budget Public Hearing - The 2024-2025 Proposed City of Auburn Budget Public Hearing will begin at 5:00 p.m. at Council Chambers, Memorial City Hall, 24 South Street, Auburn.

 June 06, 2024

Scheduled Budget Adoption by the City Council.