Fiscal Year 2013-2015 Special Budget Meeting

ATTACHMENT FY 2013-2015 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS Page 15 VIII. BUDGET DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE, ENGAGEMENT City Administration has planned several opportunities for residents to participate and provide input with respect to the City’s budget-balancing efforts. Table 12 below illustrates key milestones. Table 12: Budget Development Schedule and Planned Milestones Date Planned Milestone April 2 Council budget workshop held and City Employee Feedback Due April 15-19 Public Release of Proposed Budget April 30 Presentation of Proposed Budget to City Council May Budget Town Hall Meetings Citywide May 23 Proposed City Council Budget Hearing #1* June 13 Proposed City Council Budget Hearing #2* June 27 Proposed Final City Council Budget Hearing/Adoption* July 1 Implementation of FY 13-15 Adopted Budget *Note: Subject to Rules Committee approval. Engagement Opportunities for Residents and Employees City staff has been working hard to open our government to wider public view and increase transparency. This year, for the first time, we will upload the budget to the newly launched open data platform which will allow visualization of budget data and community data "hacking." In addition, there are a number of public information tools and community engagement opportunities underway that will educate and inform the community about the budget and budget-balancing options. These include:  Fact sheets in English, Spanish and Chinese;  A survey and community engagement opportunities on EngageOakland.com; and,  Updated budget web page with all relevant budget documents and resource materials.