City Budgets & Financial Reports

View the City’s Budgets and Financial Reports: 

Annual City Budget

The City Budget is the annual financial plan for the city.  The Budget articulates public priorities; helps management make informed choices about the allocation of resources; promotes effective communication; establishes broad goals and management strategies to guide decision making and develops approaches to achieve those goals.  The budget documents for FY 05-06 through FY 08-09 were awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award by the Governmental Finance Officers Association (GFOA).


Five Year Capital Improvements Program (CIP)

The City’s Five-Year Capital Improvements Program represents a substantial effort to identify and schedule capital investments for a multi-year period complete with a project description and justification, as well as the recommended funding source for each project.  The proposed CIP serves as the companion to the Capital Improvements Element of the Comprehensive Plan, which outlines capital improvements that are required to maintain adopted levels of service and keep pace with community growth.  The 5 year CIP is also a primary tool for implementing the City’s Strategic Priorities.

 

 

 
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR)

The CAFR (Comprehensive Annual Financial Report) is the city’s complete accounting of "Net Worth" and the official annual report of a government.  It became mandatory by Federal requirement for all local governments in 1978 to complete a CAFR each year.  The CAFR is a statement of revenues and expenditures for all funds and also includes changes in fund balance, both budget and actual (for government fund types); changes in retained earnings (for proprietary funds); and changes in financial position (for proprietary funds).  The CAFR includes a comparison of budget to actual, which usually will show how well the budget was followed during the year.  To view these reports, click here.