Budget

Upcoming Items

Due dates

Agenda items for 11/06/2025 are due no later than noon on 10/27/2025.
Please work with the budget office to complete agenda items before noon on 10/31/2025.

Draft amendments

Part time Finance position amendment.
Arbor Day Grant amendment.
Sewer Collection System Master Plan amendment.
Wash Creek Stormwater Project amendment.

Recently Completed Budget Amendments | October & November 2024

10022025-01: An amendment transferring the remaining balance of the Health and Welfare Fund (not active) to the General Fund and Water and Sewer Fund.
10022025-02: An amendment increasing General Fund budget by $6,500 to reflect a contribution from the Blue Ridge Bike Club. The amendment also increases the Community Development Department's contracted services budget by $6,500. The City will use these funds to provide NCDOT $13,000 to complete a bicycle planning project. The estimated total cost of the plan is $65,000 ($13,000 City Funds + $52,000 NCDOT Funds).
10022025-03: A budget amendment in the General Fund to cover expenditure accounts where appropriate as the City approaches end-of-year.
10022025-04: A budget amendment in the Water and Sewer Fund to cover expenditure accounts where appropriate as the City approaches end-of-year.
10022025-05: A budget amendment in the Stormwater Fund to cover expenditure accounts where appropriate as the City approaches end-of-year.
10022025-06: A budget amendment in the Environmental Services Fund to cover expenditure accounts where appropriate as the City approaches end-of-year.
10022025-07: An amendment increasing General Fund budget by $5,116 to reflect a contribution from the North Carolina Association of Police Chiefs. The amendment also increases the Police Department's dues & subscriptions budget by $5,116. The City will use these funds to provide to cover the cost of Essential Personnel, the department's personnel management software.

Budget Calendar & Other Important Dates

FY26 Budget Calendar - Helene Revision (PDF, 24 KB)

FY26 Budget Calendar - Original (PDF, 28 KB)

City Holidays
- 11/28/2024 - 11/29/2024, Thanksgiving City Holidays
- 12/24/2024 - 12/26/2024, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and other City Holidays
- 01/01/2025, New Year's Day City Holiday

Budget team out of office dates
- Brian: 11/18/2024 - 11/22/2024, 12/04/2024 - 12/06/2024
- Adam: 12/03/2024 - 12/06/2024, 12/27/2024
- Jenny: 12/04/2024 - 12/06/2024, 12/23/2024
Retreat dates
- Staff Retreat 01/09/2025 - 01/10/2025.
- Council Retreat 03/13/2025 - 03/14/2025.
Due dates for budget process items
- CIP Requests Due no later than 01/03/2025.
- Operating and Personnel Packets due no later than 02/21/2025.
- Special Appropriations due no later than 02/21/2025.
Public hearing and adoption dates
- The City Manager's FY26 Recommended Budget must be furnished in the Clerk's Office by 05/25/2025.
- The FY26 Public Notice of a Budget Public Hearing must be advertised by 05/25/2025.
- The FY26 Public Hearing and Budget Adoption meeting is expected on 06/05/2025.

Sales Tax - July 2025 Distribution

July Distributions - Reported in October

MONTH. This is the first (01/12) sales tax distribution of FY26, for sales occurring in July 2025. The City received $653,195.01. This sales tax distribution is $101,130, or, 18.32% higher than our forecasted amount, $552,065. This distribution was higher than the same period last year by +$155,204, or 21.41%.

YEAR. Originally, we estimated $6,770,693 in General Fund sales tax distributions for FY26.