Budgeting and Capital
Improvement Program
The Finance department is
responsible for producing, monitoring, and
reporting on the City's annual operating
budget. The City of Tomball's fiscal year
begins October 1 through September 30. Each
spring the city begins the annual process to
determine the needs of the City. The
requests are based on the programs and
priorities that the City Council has
discussed or committed to in the past. A
recommended budget is formed based on the
projected revenue and submitted to the
citizens and the City Council. After input
from the public and the staff, the Council
has the opportunity to revise the budget to
conform with its objectives.
Public Hearings regarding
the budget are held in August /September and
on the tax rate in September/October and are
open to the public. The city budget contains
several different funds with the largest
being the General Fund which is used for
general government services that do not need
to be accounted for separately. Examples of
general government services are police
protection, fire protection, street
maintenance, park maintenance, and
administrative activities.
Once adopted, the budget
takes effect on the first day of the fiscal
year (October 1) and any major change must
be approved by the City Council. Copies of
the budget are available for review or
purchase in the Finance Department. Also
listed below, you may download a copy.
Contact the department at (281) 290-1417 for
more information.
The department is also
responsible for the financial planning and
management of the capital improvements
project funds. This involves budgeting, cash
flows, disbursements, monthly balancing and
reporting of capital projects. This program
assists coordinating the prioritization and
funding of projects and managing project
changes and the financial implications of
those changes.
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