Sedona News – The city of Sedona encourages residents to apply for the Budget Work Group to serve as a citizen sounding board during the upcoming annual budget process.
More specifically, the group of up to nine volunteers will meet at least three times in February on the following topics:
- City staff will give a high-level explanation of the budget, followed by facilitation of a meaningful discussion where city staff asks what changes to programs and services need to be made and what community issues with budget implications need to be addressed.
- City staff will present the preliminary budget for the coming year including base budget requests, projected surpluses available for priority programs and projects, significant capital improvement projects and supplemental budget requests.
- The work group will make recommendations on the additional major budget requests staff prepares for the coming year’s budget.
All of this will culminate with the Budget Work Group’s recommendations summarized for the City Manager and City Council so that they can make more informed decisions when refining and considering approval of the Fiscal Year 2025 budget.
Additionally, as part of the budget process, city staff will launch an online survey for all residents to take, which will ask about different community-wide issues that have significant budget implications.
The city invites anyone who is interested in participating in this year’s work group to apply before Jan. 8, 2024, by filling out the volunteer questionnaire found here: www.sedonaaz.gov/your-
For more information, contact the city’s Special Initiatives Coordinator Kegn Moorcroft at kmoorcroft@sedonaaz.gov.