- Your City Budget. Working for You -

Video helps residents learn more about the City’s FY 2009 Proposed Budget

Neighborhood associations, community organizations or anyone interested in learning more about the City’s FY 2009 Proposed Budget are encouraged to tune into TVSA-21, the City’s government access channel, to view a comprehensive video that describes the budget, the City’s revenue sources, and how residents can participate in the process.

The video airs Monday through Wednesday and Friday at 11:30 a.m. , 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.; Thursday at 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday at 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. The video can also be viewed online at www.sanantonio.gov/budget.

The Fiscal Year 2009 Proposed Budget was presented to City Council on August 14. Community hearings are being held on the following dates:

Tuesday, August 26; 6:00 p.m.

• Tax Rate Hearing
  First FY 2009 Ad Valorem Tax Rate Public Hearing
  City Council Chamber, Municipal Plaza - 103 S. Main

Wednesday, August 27; 6:30 p.m.

• District 4 Budget Hearing
  Millers Pond Community Center
  6175 Old Pearsall Rd.
   
• District 7 Budget Hearing
  St. Mary’s Univ., 1 Camino Santa Maria
  Gate A – AT&T Center

Thursday, August 28; 6:30 p.m.

• District 9 Budget Hearing
  Reagan High School,
  19000 Ronald Reagan
   
• District 10 Budget Hearing
  Northeast Service Center
  10303 Toolyard

Wednesday, September 3; 6:00 p.m.

• Budget Public Hearing
  City Council Public Hearing on FY 2009 Proposed Budget
  City Council Chamber, Municipal Plaza - 103 S. Main

Thursday, September 4; 6:00 p.m.

• Tax Rate Hearing
  Second FY 2009 Ad Valorem Tax Rate Public Hearing
  City Council Chamber, Municipal Plaza - 103 S. Main

City Council will adopt the budget on September 11. The City begins its next fiscal year on October 1.

“Your City Budget. Working for You” is a 15-minute video produced by the City’s Communications and Public Affairs Department in conjunction with the Office of Management and Budget.

For more information on the City’s FY 2009 Proposed Budget visit www.sanantonio.gov.