Explore the City Budget
OpenBudget
To provide financial transparency, Open Budget helps the community understand how their tax dollars are collected and spent.
Annual Budgets
Explore the annual City budget and Budget in Brief from previous years.
City Strategic Plan
The strategic plan sets forth City priorities and commitments from 2020 to 2024.
2023 City Budget
Budget Dates
| Date and Time | Event |
|---|---|
| Oct. 17 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | City Council Budget Work Session |
| Oct. 24 5:30 - 7 p.m. (or until it's over) | Budget Public Hearing and Town Hall |
| Nov. 14 9 a.m.- noon | Budget Markup Session with City Council |
| Nov. 22 | First reading of 2023 Budget Ordinance at City Council |
| Dec. 13 | Second reading of 2023 Budget Ordinance at City Council |
Proposed 2023 City Budget
Introduction
- City Leadership/City Council - Elected Leaders and Key Personnel
- Mayor's Letter
- City Organizational Chart - Executive and Legislative Branch
- Springs at a Glance, Community Profile
- Long Range planning
City Strategic Plan
Mission
Provide trusted leadership, inclusive community collaboration, and excellent city services to make Colorado Springs an exceptional city for all people to live, work and visit.
Vision
A city that matches our scenery, where the Olympic ideals of excellence, respect and friendship inspire our way of life.
Core Values
Excellence
Leadership, Innovation, Passion, Professionalism
Respect
Integrity, Accountability & Transparency Community Engagement, Accessibility
Friendship
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Teamwork
Budget Overviews
Resources and expenditures of all Funds within the City's Budget.
- Overviews (Includes: Expenditure Overview, Revenue Overview, Level of Effort Overview, Economic Overview, All Funds Overview, Debt Overview, Grants Overview, Personnel Overview)
Budget Detail by Appropriating Department
Goals and budgets by appropriating departments
- City Attorney
- City Clerk
- Municipal Court Administration
- City Auditor
- City Council
- Finance and General Costs
- Fire
- Office of Emergency Management
- Information Technology
- Mayor and Support Services (Communications, Economic Development, Human Resources, Employment Services, Office of Accessibility, Risk Management, Procurement Services, Support Services)
- Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services
- Planning and Community Development
- Police
- Public Works
Enterprises
- Airport
- Cemetery Enterprise
- Development Review Enterprise
- Golf Enterprise
- Memorial Health System
- Parking System Enterprise
- Pikes Peak - America's Mountain
- Stormwater Enterprise
Capital Improvements Program
Appendices
- Appendix A - Budget Development
- Appendix B - Financial Policies
- Appendix C - Revenue Detail
- Appendix D - Glossary
- Appendix E - 2022 Salary Schedule
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