Budget Archives

2019 Adopted budget 

• Adopted Budget Book PDF  
• View the 2019 Budget Report 

City Commission Budget Meetings:  

• May 8: Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Presentation 
  • 2019-2023 CIP Webpage 

• June 12: City Manager’s Recommended Budget Presentation 
  • Budget Book (PDF) 
  • Presentation 

• July 10: Budget with Updated Revenue Projections Presentation 
  • Budget Book (PDF) 
  • Presentation 

• July 17: Establish Maximum Expenditures and Authorize Publication of the 2019 Budget 
• August 7: Public Hearing 
  • Presentation 

• August 14: Budget Adoption 
  • Adopted Budget Book (PDF) 

• Outside Agency Funding Applications 
  • 2019 Funding Application Submissions 
  • Social Service Agency Kick-Off Letter 
  • Economic Development Agency Kick-Off Letter

• 2018 Adopted Budget
  • 2018 Adopted Operating Budget and 2018-2022 Capital Improvement Plan
  • View the 2018 Budget Report
• LJW Editorial Response: July 14, 2017 Letter to Lawrence Journal World
• City Commission Budget Meetings
  • August 1 Budget Hearing
    • Presentation to City Commission
  • June 13 Budget Update

    • Updated City Managers Recommended Budget-Presented June 13

    • Presentation to City Commission with updated budget figures
    • Video: City Commission Work Session – June 13, 2017
• • June 13 Sales Tax Renewal Proposal
    • Sales Tax Renewal Presentation
  • May 9 City Manager’s Recommended Budget Presentation
    • 2018 City Manager’s Recommended Budget-Presented May 9
    • Presentation to City Commission on City Manager’s Recommended Budget
    • Video: City Commission Work Session – May 9, 2017
• Outside Agency Funding Applications
  • 2018 Funding Application Submissions
  • Kick-Off Letter
  • Recommended Classification List

• 2017 Adopted Budget
  • Full 2017 Adopted Budget
    • Transmittal Memo
    • Background Materials
    • Budget Overview and Fund Summaries
    • Budget Information by Department
    • Capital Improvement Budget and Debt
    • Appendix
• City Commission Budget Meetings
  • 8/2/16 Public Hearing on City Budget
  • 07/12/16 City Manager’s Presentation of Recommended Budget
  • 06/21/16 Outside Agency Requests & Fund Overview
  • 06/14/16 Cost Drivers & Department Presentations
  • 05/24/16 Work Session
  • 05/03/16 Work Session (2015 Financial Report and 2016 Projections
• Funding Application Submission
  • 2017 Funding Application Submissions
• 2017 Agency Funding Application Materials
  • 2017 Kick-Off Letter
  • Alcohol funds application (Word)
  • Alcohol funds application (PDF)
  • Non-alcohol funds application (Word)
  • Non-alcohol funds application (PDF)
  • Economic Development/Vendor service funding application (Word)
  • Economic Development/Vendor service funding application (PDF)
• Supporting Documents
  • Sales Tax
  • 2015 Employee Salaries (07/12/16)

• Revisions to Recommended Budget
• 2016 City Manager’s Recommended Budget (PDF)
• Budget Study Session Meetings (agendas & video)
• 2016 Agency Funding Application Materials
  • 2016 Funding Applications
  • Kick Off Letter (PDF)
  • Alcohol funds application (PDF)
  • Alcohol funds application (Word)
  • Non-alcohol funds application (PDF)
  • Non-alcohol funds application (Word)
  • Economic Development / Vendor service funding application (PDF)
  • Economic Development / Vendor service funding application (Word)

2015 City Budget

• 2015 Adopted Operating and Capital Improvement Budget (PDF)
• 2015 City Manager’s Recommended Budget (PDF)
• 2015 Funding Allocations for Social Service Agencies, Vendor Services, Economic Development Agencies, and City Boards (by Fund)
• 2015 Agency Funding Application Materials
  • 2015 Outside Agency Requests Received (PDF)
  • Kick Off Letter (PDF)
  • Alcohol funds application (Word)
  • Non-alcohol funds application (Word)
  • 2015 Bi-Annnual and Annual Report Form (Word)
  • Economic Development / Vendor service funding application (Word)

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2014 City Budget

• 2014 Adopted Operating and Capital Improvement Budget
• 2014 Budget in Brief
• 07-09-13 Study Session on the City Manager’s 2014 Recommended Budget
• 2014 City Manager’s Recommended Budget (PDF)
• 06-04-13 Study Session on 2014 Budget
• 2012 Vendor Payments (PDF)
• 2014 Outside Agency Applications (05-08-13)
  • Non-Alcohol Funds (PDF)
  • Special Alcohol Fund (PDF)
• 2014 Outside Agency Funding Application Materials (4-1-13)
  • Kick Off Letter (PDF)
  • Alcohol funds application (Word)
  • Non-alcohol funds application (Word)
  • Vendor service funding application (Word)
• 2014 Outside Agency Reports

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• Agency Reporting Documents (updated 08/13)
• 2012 Employee Salaries (PDF)
• 2013 Adopted Operating and Capital Improvement Budget (PDF)
• 2013 Budget in Brief (PDF)
• 2013 City Manager’s Recommended Budget (PDF)
  • Recommended Line Item Budget (PDF)
  • Budget Correspondence (PDF)
• 06-19-12 Study Session on 2013 Budget
• Utilities Master Plan and 2013 Rate information Memos (05-31-12)
• 05-15-12 Study Session on 2013 Budget
• 05-01-12 Study Session on Police Facility Needs Assessment and 2013 Budget Issues
• 2013 Outside Agency Applications (05-11-12)
  • General Fund
  • Special Alcohol Fund
  • Additional Applications – Added 06/11/12
• 2013 Outside Agency Funding Application Materials (3-30-12)
  • Kick Off Letter (PDF)
  • Alcohol funds application (Word)
  • Non-alcohol funds application (Word)
  • Vendor service funding application (Word)

• Agency Reporting Documents (updated 08/13)
• 2012 Police Department Expenditure Budget – All Funds (06-21-12)
• 2012 Budget-in-Brief (PDF, 91 KB) (03-08-12-11)
• 2012 Adopted Budget (PDF, 7.2 MB) (03-02-12)
• 2010 Employee Salaries (PDF, 1.89 MB) (01-11-12)
• Options for Reductions to the Recommended Mill Levy (07/12/11 City Commission Meeting (Added 07-26-11)
• Utilities Proposed 2012 Capital Improvement Program Prioritization (07-12-11)
• 07-08-11 City Commission Study Session on 2012 City Manager’s Recommended Budget (07-12-11)
• 2012 Fund Summaries as Recommended (PDF, 63 KB) (07-08-11)
• 2012 Operating and Capital Improvement Budget
  • Recommended Budget (PDF, 7 MB) (08-08-11)
• 06-21-11 City Commission Study Session on 2012 Budget (06-24-11)
• 06-14-11 City Commission Study Session on Police Department Budget for 2012 (06-24-11)
• 05-17-11 City Commission Study Session on 2012 Budget, Citizen Survey Results, and City Commission Goals (05-17-11)
• 2012 Social Service Agency Funding Requests
• 2012 Social Service Funding Application Materials
  • Kick Off Letter (Word, 48 KB) (3-1-11)
  • Alcohol funds application (Word, 748 KB) (3-1-11)
  • Non-alcohol funds application (Word, 291 KB) (3-1-11)
  • Vendor service funding application (Word, 275 KB) (3-1-11)

• Agency Reporting Documents (updated 09/12)
• City Hall Update and Budget Presentation
• 2011 Budget in Brief
• Outside Agency Requests (10-26-10)
• 2011 Operating and Capital Improvement Budget
  • Adopted Budget (PDF, 5.62 MB) (12-1-10)
  • Recommended Budget (PDF, 17 MB) (07-01-10)
• 06-15-10 City Commission Study Session on 2011 Budget (06-17-10)
• 05-17-10 City Commission Study Session on 2010 and 2011 Budget (05-17-10)
• Budget Process Calendar – DRAFT (PDF, 1 MB – 04-28-10)
• Application for non-alcohol funds (Word, 298 KB – 03-29-10)
• RFP for Alcohol Funds (Word, 300 KB – 03-29-10)
• 2009 payments by vendor (3-16-10)
• Employee Salaries (2009) (9-08-10)

• Agency Reporting Documents (updated 08/11)
• 2010 Operating and Capital Improvement Budget
  • Adopted Budget (PDF, 6.73 MB) (11-24-09)
  • City Manager’s 2010 Recommended Budget (PDF, 7.32 MB) (07-28-09)
• Budget In Brief (PDF, 238 KB) (11-24-09)
• Budget Process Calendar – DRAFT (07-20-09)
• 06-08-09 City Commission Study Session on 2010 Budget (06-05-09)
• Outside Agency Requests (05-20-09)
• Application for non-alcohol funds (Word, 58 KB – 05-06-09)
• RFP for Alcohol Funds (Word, 210 KB – 05-06-09)
• View 05-06/07-09 City Commission Department Budget Meetings
  • Download 05-06/07-09 City Commission Department Budget Meetings
    • An .exe file will automatically place the 05-06/07-09 file on your C drive in a folder called (C:materials.
  • ZIP file now available for Non-Windows users
• Outside agency letter (PDF, 37 KB – 04-03-09)
• 2008 payments by vendor (PDF, 91 KB – 03-02-09)
• Draft Balanced Scorecard – Performance Management Information
  • Staff has been working on implementation of a performance management system and has compiled a draft balanced scorecard for 2007 and 2008. The scorecard contains performance indicators related to each of the City Commission’s goals and focuses on four different areas – operational performance, customer feedback, financial performance, and employee readiness and growth. This document is a working draft as staff is continuing to develop methods to collect and report data. Staff welcomes direction from the City Commission as to whether we are asking the right questions and what our goals should be for these indicators. (02-26-09)
• Feb. 3, 2009 City Commission Discussions regarding Governor’s Proposed State of Kansas 2010 Budget
  • Mayor Letter to Legislators (PDF, 1.01 MB – 02-03-09)
  • Staff Memo Response to Vice-Mayor Chestnut & Attachments (02-03-09)
  • Correspondence (PDF, 137 KB – 02-03-09)
  • Staff Memo & Attachments (01-30-09)
  • LCAC Correspondence (PDF, 194 KB – 01-30-09)

• 2009 Operating and Capital Improvement Budget
  • Adopted Budget (PDF, 6.94 MB – 12/24/08)
  • City Manager’s Recommended Budget (PDF, 9.58 MB – 7-17-08)
• 2009 Budget in Brief (12/24/2008) (PDF, 119 KB)
• Employee Salaries (2009) (9-08-10)
• 2009 First quarter financial report (04/21/2009) (PDF, 74 KB)
• 8-5-08 City Commission meeting: Consider authorizing the publication of the Notice of Special Question Election for City sales tax election. (08/06/08)
  • Staff Memo & Attachments | Budget Related Correspondence
• Staff Memo Regarding 2009 Budget (7-19-08)
• 7-22-08 City Commission meeting: Staff report regarding the 2009 budget.Staff Memo & Attachments (Updated 07/21/08)
• Draft budget calendar (07-16-2008)
• 07-14-08 Study Session on City Manager’s 2009 Recommended Budget (07-16-08)
• City Manager’s 2009 Recommended Budget (PDF, 20 MB) (07-03-08)
• 06-09-08 Study Session on 2009 budget (06-10-2008)
• Outside Agency Requests (05-29-2008)
• View 05-21/22-08 City Commission Department Budget Meetings
  • Download 05-21-08 City Commission Department Budget Meetings
    • An .exe file will automatically place the 05-21-08 file on your C drive in a folder called (C:materials.
  • ZIP file now available for Non-Windows users
• RFP for Alcohol Funds (Word, 57 KB)
• Guidelines and Procedures (PDF, 70 KB) (02/04/2008)
• Projects Summary – PDF (11 KB) | Excel (72 KB) (02/04/2008)
• Projects Request Form – PDF (10 KB) | Excel (22 KB) (02/04/2008)

• 2008 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report | PDF (4.75 MB)
• 2008 Operating and Capital Improvement Budget
  • Adopted Budget (PDF, 10 MB – 09/04/07)
  • City Manager’s Recommended Budget (PDF, 9.37 MB – 07/06/07)
• 2008 Budget in Brief (PDF, 104 KB)
• Public hearing on proposed 2008 city budget (08/08/07)
• Memo: 2008 Budget Summary (07/24/07)
• City Commission Budget Study Session (07/16/07)
• DRAFT budget calendar (updated 07/09/07 )
• 06-19-07 Budget Study Session Materials
  • Download | Download Non-Windows
• 2008 Outside Agency/Alcohol Tax Fund Requests (06/15/07)
  • Download | Download non-Windows
• 06-04-05-07 2008 Department Budget Meeting Materials
  • Download | Download non Windows
• 04-24-07 Infrastructure and Budget Items
  • Download | Download non Windows
• RFP Alcohol Funds (PDF, 30.1 KB – 03/07/07) | Attachment A – Logic Model (PDF, 11 KB)
• Letter from the Mayor (PDF, 34 KB – 2/28/07)
• Application for non-alcohol funds (Word, 155 KB – updated 03/07/07)

• 2007 City of Lawrence adopted budget (PDF, 2.57 MB – 01/29/07)
• 2007 Budget in Brief (PDF, 75.2 KB – 11/14/06)
• 2007 Budget Outside Agency Funding Summary (09/24/06)
• 08/15/06 Budget Study Session Action Items Update (updated 08/23/06)
• 07/17/06 Study Session Handouts for 2007 Budget View | Download| Download non-windows (07/21/06)
• 07/17/06 Commission study session on 2007 budget at Fire Medical Station No. 5 (07/06/06)
• 07/08/06 City Manager’s Recommended 2007 Budget VIEW | Download| Download non-windows (07/17/06)
• 2007 Budget Calendar – (Updated 6/16/06)
• 6/15/06 Study Session for 2007 Budget (6/13/06)
• 05/24/06 Special Alcohol Fund Requests (View | Download | Download non Windows)
• 05/23/06 Proposed Program Improvement Summary (View | Download | Download non Windows)
• 05/18/06 Study Session Agenda – Topics: 2007 Budget – ( View Agenda: | Download | Download non Windows)
• 05/16/06 to 05/18/06 2007 Budget Meetings (5/12/2006)
• 05/15/06 Outside Agency Requests (View | Download | Download non Windows)
• 4/27/2006 Agenda for Study Session for 2007 Budget (4/25/2006)
• 4/06/2006 Agenda for Study Session for 2007 Budget (4/25/2006)
• 2007 Outside Agency Request Form Non-Alcohol (PDF) | (Excel)
• Notice of Request Deadline-Discretionary
• Notice of Request Deadline-Non Discretionary

• 2006 Budget in Brief (posted Feb. 2006)
• Adopted 2006 budget (posted Jan. 2006)
• General Fund Major Revenue Sources 10 year history posted 08/09/05
• Sales Tax per Capita posted 08/08/05
• History of General Fund Total Expenditures posted 08/08/05
• 08/09/05 Regular Agenda Item
• 07/26/05 Regular Agenda Item
• 07-20-05 Study Session: 2006 Budget VIEW | Download| Download non-windows
• City Manager’s Recommended 2006 Budget VIEW | Download| Download non-windows
• 2006 Budget Calendar (revised 07/06/05)
• Alcohol Advisory Board funding recommendations (05/25/05)
• Outside agency requests (04/27/05)
• Major City department issues review Staff Memo
• Financial Projections for Property Tax Supported Funds — Ed Mullins
• Options for processing Outside Agency funding applications — Regan Gerlt Staff Memo
• Review of Calendar Draft – 2006 Budget Calendar (03/01/05)
• Staff memo: Upgrading the CIP process/presentation
• 2006 Outside Agency Funding Request Form (Excel) | (PDF)
• 3/30/2005 Study Session for 2006 Budget (3/31/2005)

• Operating and Capital Improvement Budget (07/23/04)
• City Manager’s Recommended Budget
• 06-09-04 2005 Budget Study Session (View | Download | Download non Windows)
• Material for Commissioners Meetings with Department Heads ( View | Download | Download non Windows)
• 2005 Budget-In-Brief ( HTML | PDF ) (8/20/04)
• 2005 Budget Calendar (revised 7/22/04)
• 2005 Outside Agency Funding Request Form (20KB Excel File – 03/02/04)

• 2004 Operating and Capital Improvement Budget (11/18/03)
• 2004 Budget In Brief (90KB PDF – 09/05/03)
• 07/18/03 adjustments to the 2004 City Manager’s Recommended Operating and Capital Improvement Budget (64KB PDF – 07/22/03)
• Information for July 16, 2004 budget study session (73KB PDF – 07/22/03)
• July 16 study session agenda (8KB PDF – 07/15/03)
• Outside Agency Reductions Memo (47KB PDF – 07/08/03)
• 2004 Outside Agency Funding Proposed Request (96KB PDF)
• July 2nd Study Session City Manager’s 2004 Budget Presentation (4.6MB PDF – 07/02/03)
• City Manager’s recommended budget (06/27/03)
• June 4 Study Session Materials (06/06/03)
• Public Transit Significant Reductions (142KB PDF – 06/06/03)
• Department proposals as submitted without City Manager’s recommendations (05/28/03)
• Budget Process Calendar
• Outside agency request 2004 (05/06/03)
• Notice to Outside Agencies (02/21/03)
• Outside Agency Request Form (02/21/03)

• City Budget
• Budget in Brief (291 MB PDF)

• City Budget
• Budget in Brief (166 KB PDF)