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    Budgets

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    The City Council adopted a 2023-24 budget on Nov. 22, 2022. Residents and businesses provided considerable input in a variety of ways detailed on this page.

    Business Survey

    The city conducts a business survey about Bellevue's key metrics, taxation and attitudes about operating, owning or starting a business. The survey has been conducted every other year since 2015. The survey is usually taken in the fall. When the business survey begins, staff will update the publication date.

    Publish Date: Fall 2022
    Previous Business Survey Reports: Business Surveys

    Budget Survey

    In preparation for the new budget, the city conducts a budget survey each biennium. The survey is designed to provide a statistically valid tool to enhance the city’s knowledge of residents’ perceptions about the city and to better understand community priorities and expectations regarding city services. This survey has been conducted every other year since 1998. The most recent survey can be accessed through the link below.

    Publish Date: Summer 2022
    Previous Budget Survey Reports: Budget Surveys

    Performance Survey

    The Performance Survey is designed to gauge how the city meets the needs of its residents. The survey asks about: overall quality of life, overall quality of city services, comparability to other communities, direction the city is headed, and the value of services for tax dollars paid. The methodology for the Performance Survey is similar to that of the Budget Survey. Initial results of the 2021 Performance Survey were presented to the City Council and the public on Dec. 13, 2021 (Agenda Materials). Estimated publish date of this survey report is expected in the spring 2022.

    Publish Date: Spring 2022
    Previous Reports: Performance Surveys

    Public Hearings

    The City Council historically holds three public hearings and will continue this practice as part of the 2023-2024 budget process to provide stakeholders multiple opportunities to officially comment on the operating and capital budgets. Generally, two public hearings are held prior to the submission of the preliminary budget to council. and offer residents and other stakeholders the opportunity to let the council know what issues are important to them.

    The third and final public hearing is held after the preliminary budget is transmitted to the council and before the council adopts the budget. This provides interested parties an opportunity to address new budget proposals and comment on budget issues.

    • First Public Hearing: May 23, 2022
    • Second Public Hearing: Aug. 1, 2022
    • Third Public Hearing: Nov. 7, 2022

    Public Comment

    The public is also welcome to speak during public comment periods at all regular council meetings. The public is also welcome to provide written comment to the council by emailing council@bellevuewa.gov, subject line “Written Communications,” by 3 p.m. the day of each council meeting. Council agendas are posted on Council meetings in advance of the meetings.

    Date: All Council Meetings
    Materials: Council Agendas

    Boards and Commissions

    Four city boards and commissions provide input on the budget process:

    • Transportation Commission - provides funding recommendations on the Capital Investment Program (CIP) budget.
    • Environmental Services Commission - provides funding recommendations on both the operating and CIP Utilities budgets as well as rate recommendations.
    • Parks & Community Services Board - provides funding recommendations on the CIP budget.
    • Human Services Commission - provides funding recommendations on allocations to human services (City/CDBG) agencies.

    Contact Councilmembers

    Comments to the full City Council may be made by email to council@bellevuewa.gov or by leaving a voicemail with the Council Office at 425-452-7810.

    Contact Finance & Asset Management

    Request for presentations to neighborhood groups, business associations and others:

    The Finance & Asset Management Department will give presentations about the budget upon request to any group. Please contact us by phone, 425-452-5281, or email fam@bellevuewa.gov

    Information provided upon request:

    The Finance & Asset Management Department responds to any communication received regarding the budget process. Please contact us by phone, 425-452-5281, or email fam@bellevuewa.gov.

    Finance & Asset Management

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    425-452-5281
    Email
    fam@bellevuewa.gov

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