Public Hearing Thursday on Mayor's Proposed 2012 Budget

Atlanta City Council Communications Director Dexter Chambers released this announcement by e-mail at 5:52 p.m. Wednesday:

The Atlanta City Council will hold a public hearing at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, 2011, in the Council Chambers, Second Floor, City Hall South Annex, 55 Trinity Avenue, SW, Atlanta, GA, for the purpose of hearing written and oral comments from the public concerning the proposed budget as summarized below.

All interested citizens are encouraged to attend and to submit comments.

A copy of this information, the entire Proposed Budget, and additional background materials are available for public inspection from 8:30am to 5:00pm weekdays in the Office of the Municipal Clerk, Suite 2700, Second Floor, City Hall South Annex, at the above address.

SUMMARY OF PROPOSED 2012 CITY OF ATLANTA GENERAL FUND BUDGET

BUDGET REVENUES

Taxes

$414,246,733

Licenses and Permits

64,364,525

Charges for Services

35,291,973

Fines and Forfeitures

19,200,000

Miscellaneous

10,283,294

Other Financing Sources

2,600,000

TOTAL GENERAL FUND REVENUES

$545,986,525

BUDGET EXPENDITURES

DEPARTMENT

Executive Offices

$21,616,238

City Council

6,682,043

Atlanta Citizens Review Board

351,470

Auditor’s Office

1,292,849

Corrections

28,832,899

Ethics Office

327,599

Finance

11,716,903

Fire & Rescue Services

76,499,425

Human Resources

2,387,415

Information Technology

24,916,334

Judicial – Municipal Court

8,326,404

Judicial – Public Defender

1,490,703

Judicial – Solicitor

2,661,452

Law

4,351,393

Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs

29,284,261

Planning and Community Development

8,523,130

Police Services

170,000,202

Procurement

754,771

Public Works

21,831,197

Non-Departmental

124,139,837

TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES

      $545,986,525