City Updates Topics for Budget Discussions

Editor's note: This press release was submitted by the city of Dearborn.

Residents interested in following the discussion on the city of Dearborn’s proposed fiscal year 2014 budget can review the updated topics for the remaining budget workshops online.

The schedule is still subject to change, and will be further updated if necessary at www.cityofdearborn.org. Look under the "transparency" heading under "popular links."

Important dates include the public hearing on the budget, which is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. May 23 in the city council chambers. The public is invited to give comments and ask questions about the proposed budget at this hearing.

The city council is scheduled to adopt the proposed budget at a public meeting at 7 p.m. on May 28 in the city council chambers. The fiscal year 2014 budget begins July 1 and ends June 30, 2014.

Leading up to the budget hearing and adoption are workshops between Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr. and his administration and the city council.

All budget workshops are at 5:30 p.m. in the Mayor’s Conference Room on the second floor of the east wing of city hall.

The following is a tentative schedule of the remaining sessions, subject to change by the city council:

• Wednesday, May 8. Topics: 19th District Court and Inspection, Services Benchmarking Request for Proposals.
• Wednesday, May 15. Topics: Historical Museum, Public Works, including street sweeping, county/state roads cleanup policies and enforcement, and potential outsourcing opportunities in the future.

Documents related to the proposed fiscal year 2014 budget are posted at www.cityofdearborn.org.