• The Preliminary Budget will be summarized and presented in a Power Point presentation to Council at a study session on Monday, October 24, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. This session will also include additional information requested by Council on potential revenues.
• A more complete Preliminary Budget document is targeted to be distributed on Friday, October 28.
• In-depth reviews of the Preliminary Budget will be conducted by Council from 9:00 a.m. to Noon on November 1, 3, 8, and 10, with November 29 set aside as overflow if needed. Council will make preliminary decisions on Strategic Initiatives as they move through this review. The detailed schedule by division is attached.
• Budget Wrap-up (i.e. Council final decisions on Strategic Initiatives) is scheduled for the regular Council meeting on Tuesday, December 6, 2016.
• Budget Adoption is scheduled for the regular Council meeting on Tuesday, December 13, 2016.

It is necessary to schedule two public hearings regarding the 2017 Budget, and one public hearing regarding the 2017 Ad Valorem (Property) Tax Levy, as follows:

A. Set date for a public hearing on the proposed 2017 Revenue and Expenditure  Budget for the City of Yakima on November 15, 2016, with a second public hearing on December 6, 2016; and

B.  Set date for a public hearing on November 15, 2016 on Revenue Sources and Consideration of Legislation pertaining to Ad Valorem (Property) Taxes to be levied for collection in 2017.