{"id":9060,"date":"2024-05-07T14:28:52","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T20:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westjordan.utah.gov\/?p=9060"},"modified":"2024-05-09T08:30:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T14:30:14","slug":"april-showers-bring-may-flowersand-budget-blooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westjordan.utah.gov\/newsroom\/2024\/05\/april-showers-bring-may-flowersand-budget-blooms\/","title":{"rendered":"April showers bring May flowers\u2026and budget blooms!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What IS a city budget? It\u2019s a document that shows all the money coming in and going out. When it comes to West Jordan, this means recording every cent of the millions of dollars that flow through city bank accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From January to May, the Mayor spends many hours with each city department, from parks to communications, finance to economic development. Together, they decide on the city\u2019s greatest needs and projects and set aside money to cover all the expected, and save for the unexpected, costs of running a stable and well-functioning government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the City Council has the budget in front of them, they will spend the next few weeks discussing and compromising on what they see as priority based on the needs of the residents and financial health of the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The budget process is a push-and-pull of wills, wants and \u2018best practice\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Council is required to vote for and adopt a budget for the year by the end of June. The city operates on a \u201cfiscal year\u201d, which begins July 1 and ends the following June 30. This means the 2025 budget will cover July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Money comes to the city from three main categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n