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Preliminary Budget

The Board of Estimates hosted the Fiscal Year 2021 Preliminary Budget Plan Presentation and Annual Taxpayers’ Night on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. The Fiscal 2021 Preliminary Budget Plan (here) was released as-is to ensure full transparency of the City’s fiscal plan before pandemic-related revisions are made and to meet Charter-mandated milestones in the budget process. However, major revisions due to the financial implications of the COVID-19 pandemic were implemented in the final Fiscal 2021 Ordinance of Estimates presented to the Board of Estimates on May 6th.

• Download the presentation here and watch the event on CharmTV here.
• Download a report of the public comment submitted about the Fiscal 2021 Preliminary Budget Plan here.

Final Proposed Budget

The Executive Summary of the Fiscal 2021 budget (here) was presented to the Board of Estimates on May 6, 2020. This document includes detailed information on Baltimore's investments for Fiscal 2021 and the impact of COVID-19 on the City's budget. 

• Watch the presentation to the Board of Estimates on CharmTV here.

City Council Budget Hearings

The Fiscal 2021 budget was presented to City Council on May 27, 2020.

• Download the presentation here.
• Watch the presentation (here) and City Council Taxpayers' Night (here) on CharmTV.
• Download the Agency Detail publications here.

City Council Fiscal 2021 budget hearings begin the week of June 8, 2020. 

• Hearing details are available here.
• Download the schedule here.
• Watch all hearings on CharmTV here.
• Review agency budget slides.
  • Monday, June 8
    • Department of Finance 
    • Baltimore City Information & Technology
    • Board of Liquor License Commissioners
    • Baltimore City Law Department
    • Cable and Communications (CharmTV)
    • Mayor's Office of Minority and Women-Owned Business Development
    • Minority and Women's Business Opportunity Office
    • Baltimore City Health Department 
  • Tuesday, June 9
    • Baltimore Development Corporation
    • Visit Baltimore
    • Convention Center
    • Mayor's Office of Homeless Services
    • Mayor's Office of Performance and Innovation
    • Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals
    • Department of Public Works
  • Wednesday, June 10
    • Department of Human Resources
    • Department of General Services
    • Department of Planning
    • Department of Housing and Community Development
    • Mayor's Office of Children and Family Success
    • Family League of Baltimore
    • Department of Transportation
  • Thursday, June 11
    • Baltimore City Fire Department and Office of Emergency Management
    • Baltimore City Recreation and Parks
    • Comptroller
    • Baltimore City Public Schools
  • Friday, June 12
    • Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts
    • Mayor's Office of Employment Development
    • Parking Authority of Baltimore City
    • Sheriff's Office
    • State's Attorney's Office
    • Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice
    • Baltimore Police Department

Amended and Adopted Budget

On June 15, 2020, City Council passed an amended budget the included $22.4 million in reductions, specifically to the Baltimore Police Department ($22 million) and the State's Attorney's Office ($444,371). You can watch the Budget and Appropriations committee hearing here, as well as the City Council votes on the Ordinance of Estimates Second Reader (here) and Third Reader (here). In addition, the Board of Estimates certified the property tax rate in a special meeting on June 15, 2020, which you can watch here.

On June 17, 2020, Mayor Young signed the amended budget. This budget goes into effect on July 1, 2020.

Community Guide to the Budget

The Fiscal 2021 Community Guide to the Budget, which provides an overview of the Fiscal 2021 adopted budget and highlights accomplishments from the prior year budget, is available here.