First Time City Budget Session Will be Conducted on Zoom May 16, 2020
Special Council Meeting to discuss Piedmont’s finances: taxes, fees, revenues, fund balances, and future expenditures.
Saturday, May 16, 2020, 9 a.m.
Pleas for greater access to budget meetings have been assisted by COVID-19 rules. The City instructs:
Citizens may download the Zoom application to a computer or smartphone and become familiar with how to utilize this tool before the meeting.
For decades, the Piedmont City Council has met away from cameras to discuss how Piedmont’s money will be managed. Interested residents have gone to a conference room in the Police Department to hear from Piedmont’s department heads on proposed expenditures. Because of the COVID-19 crisis, the Council will have a virtual meeting presenting an opportunity for anyone to learn first hand from home or office how Piedmont’s money is planned to be disbursed. Capital projects, fees, and taxes are also going to be considered.
During the budget session, each department head presents the reasons they are requesting funding. The Council and participants can ask questions during the process.
See the agenda linked below to learn how to participate during the Special Saturday, May 16 Meeting.
City Council Agenda 2020-05-16 (Special)
Agenda:
1. Overview of the Proposed FY 2020-2021 Budget by the City Administrator
2. Review of Departmental Budgets for FY 2020-2021
a. Administration and KCOM
b. Public Works c. Planning & Building
d. Recreation
e. Police
f. Fire
g. Non-Departmental and Other Funds Budgets
Below are the proposed budget documents to be considered by the City Council for the fiscal year which runs from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021.
- Administration Department & KCOM
- Public Works Department
- Planning & Building Department
- Recreation Department
- Police Department
- Fire Department
For questions on contents of the budget, please contact Finance Director Michael Szczech via email at mszczech@piedmont.ca.gov or by phone at (510) 420-3045.
If you wish to write to the Council regarding the budget, please send an email to the City Council at citycouncil@piedmont.ca.gov or send a letter via U.S. Mail to Piedmont City Council, c/o City Clerk’s Office, 120 Vista Avenue, Piedmont, 94611.
