2025 Budget

This area of the website was developed as a means of conveying the annual budget process and provide means for community communication.

The Budget Process

The District takes managing public funds very seriously and does its best to balance providing high-quality water & sewer services, while attempting to keep rates keep rates affordable.

Expenditures are determined using historical data from previous years, current projections for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 and anticipated expenditures for FY 2025. Each of the above expense categories parse down further into individual line items.

The projected total expenditures for 2025 aid in the determination for rates (revenues needed).

Administrative staff pore over the budget lines one at a time, adjusting projections and budgeted amounts as accurately as possible. This process is repeated many times over several months.

Once a draft revision is ready for presentation at a public meeting, the draft budget is prepared in a meeting packet in advance and the Board of Commissioners will review, discuss and provide input. Much like the process used by administrative staff, Commissioners will review line items in detail, one at a time.

Following budget planning meeting(s), a Preliminary Budget is submitted at a public meeting for approval. After discussion, should the Board of Commissioners vote to approve the Preliminary Budget (and include possible adjustments), the Preliminary Budget moves into the Proposed Budget stage and is ready for preparation for a budget hearing.

The Board of Commissioners and staff present the Proposed Budget at an open public budget hearing/annual meeting.

 

Schedule of important dates

  • Preliminary Budget Presentation & Discussion (Regular Meeting)
    October 17, 2024 | 1:00 pm
    Open, public meeting to discuss Preliminary Budget and amend, if necessary
     
  • Proposed Budget Presentation & Discussion (Special Meeting)
    November 7, 2024 | 1:00 pm
    Open, public meeting to discuss Proposed Budget and amend, where necessary
     
  • Final Budget Presentation, Discusssion & Approval (Regular Meeting)
    November 21, 2024 | 1:00 pm
    Open, public meeting, Commissioners to Vote on Final Budget & Resolution
     
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