Welcome to the City of Austin's Budget Engagement!

The City is committed to an inclusive and transparent budget development process that utilizes resident and stakeholder feedback to ensure budget priorities are being met.  

City Manager T.C. Broadnax will present the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Proposed Budget to the Mayor and City Council at 10:00 AM on Friday, July 12, 2024. The meeting will be open to the public and aired on ATXN. 

As outlined in the timeline below, the weeks following the presentation will provide opportunities for community input and City Council discussion. The City Council may initiate amendments to the Proposed Budget before final adoption. 

Budget Adoption Timeline: 

July 12:  FY 2024-25 Proposed Budget Presentation to Council 

July 24: Council budget work session and community input session  

July 30: Council budget work session 

August 1:  Council budget work session and public hearing on the budget 

August 6: Council budget work session  

August 8: Council budget work session 

August 14 – 16: Budget and Tax Rate Adoption by City Council  

For more information and updates on the process timeline, click here.  

City Council Community Meetings: 

City Council Members will be hosting district level community meetings about the proposed budget in July and August. See the schedule below to find a meeting near you.

City Council Districts 1 & 4 Joint Meeting 

July 29 

More information coming soon! 

City Council District 2 

July 17 

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM 

Bedichek Middle School, 6800 Bill Hughes Rd, Austin, TX 78745 
 

City Council District 3 

August 3  

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 

More information coming soon! 

City Council District 5 

July 31 

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

South Austin Senior Activity Center, 3911 Menchaca Rd, Austin, TX 78704

City Council District 6 

July 15  

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM 

Spicewood Springs Branch Library, 8637 Spicewood Springs Rd., Austin, TX 78759 

City Council District 7 

July 23 

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM 

Northwest Recreation Center, 2913 Northland Drive, Austin, TX 78757 

City Council District 8 

July 22 

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Virtual Only - Register online here

City Council District 9 

July 20 

10:00 AM 

Austin Central Library – 710 West Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, TX 78701 

City Council District 10 

August 5 

6:30 PM 

St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church: 8134 Mesa Drive, Austin, TX 78757 

Budget Engagement Survey: 

The FY 2024-25 budget engagement survey asked for community prioritization of 12 service areas that are generally associated with city government, such as police, fire, parks, health services, and libraries. Survey responses received by June 1st have been provided to City leadership. Results of this survey will be made available here in late July 2024. Thank you for your participation and stay tuned for more information soon. 

View the survey here: https://coa.abalancingact.com/FY25BudgetPriority 

Joint Inclusion Committee Community Input Meetings:  

During the months of October 2023 and November 2023, the Joint Inclusion Committee, composed of representatives from ten Quality of Life Commissions, hosted three hybrid (in-person and virtual) community input meetings on the FY24-25 budget. Thank you to all who attended and shared your interests and concerns.

Provide your feedback or reach out with any questions by emailing BudgetQA@austintexas.gov.