CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Mayor Kim McMillan is committed to an open and transparent budget process and encourages citizens to attend a series of budget presentations May 10-12.

City Departments will present their budget highlights to the Mayor, which then will be considered as she prepares her full Fiscal Year 2018 budget proposal to be presented to the City Council.

“Department Heads take part in the budget process by providing recommendations on specific projects and programs their departments want to pursue,” Mayor McMillan said. “I then weigh the City’s various goals and commitments as we plan next year’s budget.”

Here are key dates in the Fiscal Year 2018 budget process:
● Department Budget Presentations: May 10-12.
● Mayor’s Budget Presentation & Press Conference: May 24.
● Budget Work Sessions for City Council: May 30, June 8, June 12.
● Special Session Public Hearing and First Reading: June 15.
● Special Session Second Reading: June 19.

Beginning with her first budget in 2011, Mayor McMillan has made citizen engagement in the process a priority.

“I believe open budget hearings are critical to good government,” Mayor McMillan said. “It’s important that members of the public know and understand how their tax dollars are being spent, and to see how Department Heads make recommendations and then follow through to meet our priorities.”

All of the Department Budget Presentations will be in the City Council Chambers, 106 Public Square. If citizens are unable to attend the sessions, they may be viewed live on the City’s website at www.cityofclarksville.com, and live on CDE Lightband Channel 3. Video recordings of the presentations also will be available for on-demand viewing on the website within 24 hours of their conclusion, and they will be replayed periodically over the next several weeks on Lightband Channel 3.

Here is an outline of the projected dates and times of the Department Budget Presentations:

Wednesday, May 10
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Police/Dispatch
11:30 – 11:45 Crime Stoppers
11:45 to 12:45 p.m. Fire Rescue
1:45 – 2:15 Information Technology
2:15 – 2:30 Regional Planning Commission
2:30 – 2:45 Arts & Heritage Council
2:45 – 3 p.m. Garage
3 – 3:30 p.m. Transit
3:30 – 4 p.m Building Codes
4 – 4:15 Municipal Properties
4:15 – 4:30 City Court
4:30 – 4:45 . Human Resources
4:45 – 5 p.m. Internal Service Fund

Thursday, May 11
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Senior Citizens Center
10:45 – 11 Finance & Revenue
11 – 11:15 Golf Courses
11:15 – 11:30 Parking Commission
11:30 – 11:45 Debt Service Fund
1 – 1:15 p.m. Mayor’s Office
1:15 – 1:30 Legal
1:30 – 1:45 Legislative
1:45 – 2:15 Customs House Museum
2:30 – 2:45 Internal Audit
2:45 – 3 p.m. Community Development
3 – 4 p.m. Clarksville Dept of Electricity
4 – 4:15 Human Relations Commission
4:15 – 4:30 E-911

Friday, May 12
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Parks and Recreation
11:30 – 12:30 p.m. Clarksville Gas, Water and Sewer
12:30 – 1:15 Street
1:15 – 1:45 Regional Airport
1:45 – 2 p.m. Purchasing

Adjustments to the schedule will be announced as necessary.