Hi! Welcome to the Budget Process!

Evanston Budget Based on projections, the City is facing an approximate $8 million deficit for the next budget year. During the next few months, residents, council members and staff will meet to discuss options for balancing this budget. Please use this site to review materials and actively participate in this collaborative process.

Community Budgeting Process participants will have the opportunity to:

  1. bullet Learn about the City’s budget process and current budget challenges
  2. bullet Share ideas for providing services in the most efficient, effective and economical way
  3. bullet Suggest and discuss new non-tax revenue sources
  4. bullet Express their opinions about priorities for municipal services

We hope that the information gained through this innovative process will improve our overall budget product and help meet the needs of all Evanston residents.

Select a meeting from the links below:

10/19/09 Budget Workshop

Held at the Levy Center. Topics: 2nd Quarter Budget Review & Capital Improvement Program

11/07/09 Community Budgeting Kickoff

Held at the Levy Center. Topic: General overview of City operations and finances

11/12/09 Community Workshop #2

Held at the Robert Crown Center. Topic: Get clarity on current reality and the future to be created & begin to focus on the possibilities arising out of all information presented to date.

11/17/09 Community Workshop #3

Held at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Center. Topic: Idea generation and development around service levels, service efficiencies, cost containment, non-tax revenue sources, other innovations.

11/30/09 Community Workshop #4

7:00 PM to 10:00 PM / City Council Chambers, 2100 Ridge Ave.
Synthesis experience and selection of strongest recommendations to present to the City Manager for inclusion in the proposed budget and to the City Council for its deliberations.
The public is reminded that direct participation in this workshop is based on having attended the first Budget Workshop held November 7th. All residents are still encouraged to attend as observers, but participation will be limited to those who attended the first meeting.