Durham, N.C. – Durham County Manager Wendell M. Davis will present his recommended budget for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) on Monday, May 10, 2021. The presentation will take place during the BOCC’s Regular Session scheduled at 7p.m. The meeting will be virtual due to social distancing guidelines as dictated in the Durham City-County Stay-At-Home Order. Citizens who wish to watch the meeting may do so live on Durham Television Network, Spectrum Channel 8, or online on the BOCC Agendas & Video Library webpage at https://bit.ly/3cFzZRu.
The forthcoming recommended budget has been created to align with the key areas of focus communicated during the BOCC’s Budget Retreat and guided by the County’s Managing for Results Model introduced by Manager Davis in 2015. This year’s budget provides funding for the continuation of vitally important County services, applies key resources to continue abating the effects of the COVID pandemic, and recognizes that a significant allocation of federal resources related to the pandemic will occur during the upcoming fiscal year.
To view details of previous years’ recommended budgets and adopted budgets, visit the County Manager’s webpage at https://bit.ly/3nMHxaS. The proposed FY 2021-2022 budget will be accessible following the Manager’s presentation. Copies of the proposal will be made available in the Clerk to the Board’s Office and available for citizens to access after Durham County Government’s offices reopen.
The Board will hold its Budget Work Sessions in this month and in June. For questions about meeting dates and times, contact the Durham Clerk to the Board at (919) 560-0025 or email clerk@dconc.gov. A Public Hearing for the FY 2021-2022 is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24.
Citizens that desire to provide feedback about the upcoming budget can do so by completing the FY 2021-2022 Budget-Citizen Feedback Form found on the County’s Budget and Management Services webpage at https://bit.ly/33f7mqE.
The County Commissioners are expected to vote on the final spending plan during their Regular Session on Monday, June 14 at 7 p.m. The new fiscal year begins on July 1, 2021. For a full list of meeting dates and session descriptions related to the upcoming budget process, click here.
Questions about the proposed budget should be directed to the Durham County Manager’s Office by calling (919) 560-0000 or emailing to publicinformationoffice@dconc.gov.
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