Financial Accountability 

The City of St. Petersburg is committed to the idea of “Government in the Sunshine,” and the responsible, documented use of government resources. The City works to enhance government transparency by providing access to financial and budgetary processes, reports and documents, organized below. The public is able to explore budget and other financial data on OpenGov, the City's interactive reporting tool.

Fiscal Year 2023 City Budget Timetable

December 2021 - Budget Department develops FY23 budget instructions
January 2022 - Capital Improvement Budget Kickoff meeting
February 2022 - Operating Budget Kickoff meeting and CIP Budget Line Item Review Meetings
March 2022 - Line-Item Review meetings for all departments with Deputy Mayor, City Administrator and Budget Department staff

City Council Committee of the Whole Workshops

January 27, 2022 – City Council FY23 Budget Priorities Committee of the Whole Workshop
April 21, 2022 - FY23 Capital Improvement Program Committee of the Whole Workshop
May 3, 2022 - FY23 Operating Budget Committee of the Whole Workshop

Other Budget Milestones

May 16, 2022 at 6 p.m. - FY23 Budget Open House - the public has the opportunity to share their thoughts and priorities with the Mayor and City officials
July 1, 2022 – Pinellas County Property Appraiser certifies the Preliminary Tax Roll
July 15, 2022 – Mayor submits recommended FY23 Budget to City Council
July 21, 2022 – City Council adopts tentative millage rate and sets September FY23 Budget Public Hearing dates/times 

Adoption

The City of St. Petersburg will host public hearings for the Fiscal Year 2023 City budget.

• Public Hearing #1: City Council adopted the tentative FY23 City Budget and millage rate.
  Sept. 15, 2022
• Public Hearing #2: City Council considered adoption of the final FY23 Budget and millage rate, and approval of the Capital Improvements Plan.
  Sept. 29, 2022

Oct. 1, 2022 - Fiscal Year 2023 budget begins

Financial Reporting

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