News Release - City Council Budget Hearings for 2014

City Council

News Release

For Release: Thursday, May 29, 2014  

The City Council is responsible for reviewing and approving the City's annual budget as submitted by the Mayor and her administration.

In preparation for the vote, the Council holds budget hearings for each City department. Councilmembers are able to ask questions and get clarification on each section of the budget at these hearings. The hearings last throughout the day. They are telecast live on the City's government access channel, City 12, on Time Warner Cable.

The hearings are also streamed live on the City's website at www.cityofrochester.gov/councilwebcast 

The following is a list of all meetings, including budget meetings, to be eld by City Council between May 29, 2014 and June 19, 2014:

Thursday, May 29, 2014 

  • No Work Session

Monday, June 2, 2014 

  • 12:30 p.m. Chairs Committee Meeting Room 208A

Tuesday, June 3, 2014 

  • 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Budget Hearings Council Chambers
    • 9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m. Council/Clerk
    • 9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Administration
    • 10:50 a.m. - 11:20 p.m. Library
    • 11:25 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Department of Recreation and Youth Services
    • 2:05 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Finance
    • 3:35 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Department of Environmental Services
     

Thursday, June 5, 2014 

  • 4:30 p.m. Agenda Review Room 208A

Tuesday, June 10, 2014 

  • 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Budget Hearings Council Chambers
  • 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Undistributed
  • 9:35 a.m. - 10:35 a.m. Information Technology
  • 10:40 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Emergency Communications
  • 11:20 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. Fire Department
  • 1:15 p.m. - 2:40 p.m. Police Department
  • 2:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Neighborhood and Business Development

Wednesday, June 11, 2014 

  • 5:30 p.m. Formal Public Budget Hearing with City School District Council Chambers

Thursday, June 12, 2014 

  • 2:30 p.m. Rochester Housing Authority Presentation Room 208A
  • 4:00 p.m. Committee Meetings Council Chambers
    (start times for each Committee will be sent out the week prior.)
  • Adjourned Finance Committee Meeting Council Chambers
    (to be held at the end of Committee Meetings)

Tuesday, June 17, 2014 

  • 6:30 p.m. Speak to Council Council Chambers
  • *7:30 p.m. Council Meeting Council Chambers

Thursday, June 19, 2014 

  • 3:00 p.m. CDBG Meeting Room 208A

Thursday, June 26, 2014 

  • 4:30 p.m. Work Session Room 208A

Council Meetings are webcast on the following address: www.cityofrochester.gov/councilwebcast 

Additional meetings with the Council will be sent out as advisories.

If you have any questions regarding this release please call Andrea Guzzetta at 428-7538