✅ Budget Challenges
In early 2023, the City of Benicia announced a structural budget deficit of $6.5-$9 million. To provide the highest level of transparency and information to the public, the City started an information campaign on the budget challenges ahead. This process led to the implementation of the Resiliency Plan.
Phases
Phases overview
✅ Messages from the City Manager
✅City Manager Announces Structural Financial Deficit
✅ User Fee Study and Proposed Master Fee Schedule
✅ City Council Goal Setting Workshop
✅ Benicia Budget Builder Exercise (Spring-Winter 2023)
✅ Proposed Budget Review
✅ 2023-2025 Budget Adoption
✅ Presentations to City Boards and Commissions
✅ Virtual Budget Information Presentation to Community
✅ Budget Information Presentations to Community Groups
✅ Declaration of Fiscal Emergency
✅ Virtual Budget Information Presentation to Community
October 30, 2023
Budget Information Presentation via Zoom - October 30 at 12pm
To inform and engage residents, the City held a virtual budget information presentation with a Q&A with the City Manager.
