(From the City of Joplin)Budget planning for the City of Joplin is underway and the Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year 2023 is available to view on the City’s website.
The City Manager’s Budget Message opens the financial document and provides an overview of the projects and services proposed for the upcoming year. Citizens can also view the Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year 2023 in the reference section of the Joplin Public Library, 1901 East 20th Street.
Joplin City Council’s Budget Work Sessions are set for Tuesday through Thursday, September 20 – 22, and citizens are encouraged to attend. Each session will begin at 5:45 p.m. and be held in Council Chambers.
The agendas for these meetings will be posted near these dates. The public will have an opportunity to ask questions and/or provide comments regarding the City budget at the work sessions.
In an effort to build trust, the City is hoping to have a more transparent and collaborative budget process this year. If unable to attend the meetings, they will be live streamed on the City Council’s page on Joplin’s website. The sessions can also be accessed after the meeting dates. For questions, please contact the City Clerk at Hnagy@joplinmo.org.
View PowerPoint Public Hearing presentation of FY 23 Proposed Budget given at August 15, 2022 City Council meeting
View PowerPoint presentation of FY 23 Proposed Budget given at August 8, 2022 City Council Work Session
Summary of Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2023
I think it is a good first step - for the Joplin citizens to gain a better understanding on how the annual budget is created and approved.
ReplyDeleteA few items that need to be looked into - how the 51 million dollars - (per Sunday Joplin Globe - annual amount from all sources) for the police and fire departments is funded and how it is to be spent (remember 9 million more dollars would have been added to this amount if the safety tax was approved on Aug 2nd). A year by year comparison needs to be done (for the last 5 years) for police and fire funding and expenditures.
Another item that needs to be looked into is - total sales tax collections for the last 5 years. We keep hearing that sales tax collections are not keeping up with expenditures - so let's see the detail - line by line is possible.
By comparing current with past expenditures - will give the citizens a clearer picture on how much money Joplin in taking in and expending (this will add to better transparency and understanding).
They’ve been doing this for several years. Just go click on past budgets on the website, all the info is there.
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