The Fiscal Year 2019 proposed budget and five-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) was presented to the City Council on July 17, 2018, in accordance with the City Charter.

The City’s annual proposed budget is designed to fund the priorities of the residents of Sugar Land. This year, the priority emphasis is strengthened resilience and innovative constraint - with a particular focus on investments in public safety. Public safety includes a broad category of initiatives that are designed to protect residents and their property. The FY19 budget includes funding for drainage improvements and innovations in Fire / EMS service, such as a Fire Training Facility, equipment, and design of a new Emergency Operations Center. 

Additionally, the organization is committed to increasing transparency with residents, and this year’s budget includes funding for technological investments designed to make these efforts more visible and accessible.

Since the budget has been filed, staff has presented the following workshops to the City Council:

• Overview of Capital Improvement Program (July 24)
• Overview of General Fund / Compensation & Benefits (August 2)

Workshop Discussion:

This workshop will include the proposed budget for FY19 and any relevant information to facilitate City Council discussion of the proposed budget inclusive of all funds, with an emphasis on follow-up discussion on questions identified during previous workshops.  The goal is to ensure that the City Council has the opportunity to identify any additional information needed in order to take the record vote on the tax rate on August 9, 2018.