During the annual City of Knoxville Budget Retreat held Feb. 15, 2013, Mayor Rogero gave a brief overview of her administration's progress. "The budget reflects the vision and goals of our city. We remain committed to the vision of building a greener city, a lively downtown, stronger neighborhoods, a high quality of life, and growing businesses and jobs," Mayor Rogero said.

Finance Director Jim York reported that revenues and expenses for the current year so far are largely in line with forecasts. Local-option sales tax figures are running a little under projections, but there have been gains in real property taxes and an uptick in business taxes. 

Mayor Rogero also told Council that City departments have been implementing ways to save taxpayer money and improve services.

Among those proactive measures are using City staff to do maintenance after events at the Civic Coliseum instead of hiring outside vendors; reorganizing Public Service staff in key locations to strengthen operations; and having staffers in the 311 Call Center make follow-up calls to customers for feedback to improve efficiency.

City staff also gave updates on the status of key capital-funded projects, including the Cumberland Avenue Corridor Project and South Waterfront. 

The next step in the 2013-14 budget process is the Mayor's budget hearings March 20th-22nd. Mayor Rogero will present her budget to Council and the public on April 26th. 


BUDGET INFORMATION

2013-2014 Budget Info
Six Month Financial Report [PDF]
Budget Retreat Presentation - Finance [PDF]
Budget Archive (Budgets from years 2001-current year)


BUDGET CALENDAR

February 15, 2013 – City of Knoxville Budget Retreat and Six Month Financial Report released
February – March – Departments Submit Budget Requests, Base Numbers Calculated, and Capital Budget Prepared
March 20 – March 22, 2013 – Mayor’s Budget Hearings
April 26, 2013 – Mayor’s Budget Address 
May 9, 2013 – MPC Hearing on Capital Improvement Program
May 14, 2013– First Reading of Budget and Tax Ordinances
May 21 – 22, 2013 - Council Budget Hearings & Public Hearing 
May 28, 2013 – Second Reading of Budget and Tax Ordinances