Fiscal Year 2021 (2020—2021 School Year)
Annual Operating Budget Development Process Calendar for FY2021
STEP |
ACTIVITY |
RESPONSIBILITY |
DATE & TIME ** |
---|---|---|---|
1 | FY2021 budget calendar presented to the Board for action | Superintendent | January 13, 2020 |
2 | Draft FY21 school allotment formulas and guidelines presented to the Board | Superintendent | January 13, 2020 |
3 | FY20 mid-year budget adjustments presented to the Board for action | Chief Financial Officer | January 13, 2020 |
4 | Superintendent and Board discuss budget priority and strategic initiatives | Superintendent Board | January 27, 2020 |
Board Meeting – February 10, 2020 | |||
5 | Draft FY21 school allotment formulas and guidelines presented to the Board for action | Superintendent | February 10, 2020 |
6 | Presentations by the DeKalb County Chief Appraiser | Chief Financial Officer | February 10, 2020 |
Board Meeting – March 9, 2020 | |||
7 | Enrollment forecast presentation | Chief Operations Officer | March 9, 2020 |
8 | FY21 Forecasted revenue/expenditure projections | Chief Financial Officer | March 9, 2020 |
9 | Budget Markup # 1 – FY21 Presentation of Debt Service, School Nutrition Program, Grants and Special Revenue Funds | Chief Financial Officer | March 9, 2020 |
10 | Presentations by the DeKalb County Tax Commissioner | Chief Financial Officer | March 9, 2020 |
March – April Internal Work | |||
11 | Divisions’ Budgets Due to Finance | Division Chiefs | March 30, 2020 * |
11 | Finance meetings with Divisions | Division Chiefs | April 6,7,8,13,14,2020* |
11 | Superintendent Meetings | Superintendent | April-May |
12 | Advertise Current Tax Digest and Five-Year History of Levy – Millage Rate Meeting | Board of Education | April 30, 2020* |
Board Meeting – May 11, 2020 *(Amended Date) | |||
23 | Present FY21 Budget Plan PowerPoint, Amended Budget Calendar, & Recommend Spending Resolution for July 2020 | Interim Chief Financial Officer | May 11, 2020 * |
24 | Advertise Current Tax Digest and Five-Year History of Levy – Millage Rate Meeting Notice of tax increase (if no rollback of millage rate) in paper and press release |
Board of Education Interim Chief Financial Officer |
Due on May 21,2020 Published on May 28, 2020 |
Board Meeting – June 8, 2020 | |||
25 | Approve Spending Resolution for July 2020 | Board of Education | June 8, 2020 * |
26 | Advertise on district’s website FY21 Tentative budgets | Board of Education Interim Chief Financial Officer |
July 6, 2020 * |
Board Meeting – July 13, 2020 | |||
27 | Board adopts tentative budgets and tentative millage rate | Board of Education | July 13, 2020 * |
28 | 1st & 2nd Millage Hearings | Superintendent Board of Education |
July 13, 2020 * |
29 | 1st Public Budget Hearing to solicit feedback from the public regarding the 2020-2021 school district’s budget | Superintendent Board of Education |
July 13 2020 * |
Proposed Called Board Meeting – July 20, 2020 (Amended) | |||
30 | 3rd Millage Hearing | Superintendent Board of Education |
July 20, 2020* |
31 | 2nd Public Budget Hearing to solicit feedback from the public regarding the 2020-2021 school district’s budget | Superintendent Board of Education |
July 20, 2020* |
32 | Board adopts final budget & final millage rate (Or pass August Spending Resolution) | Board of Education | July 20, 2020* |
Upcoming Board Meetings – August 10, 2020, September 14, 2020, October 19, 2020, November 9, 2020, December 7, 2020, January 11, 2021 | |||