The Norman City Council will hold the first public hearing of the FYE 2022 budget, as well as a proclamation declaring May 2021 as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, in its April 27 meeting. Follow along for more updates.Â
8:45 p.m.: The council moved to open the first public hearing on the city s FYE 2022 proposed operating and capital budgets. A second public budget hearing is slated for May 25, Norman s director of finance Anthony Francisco said.Â
According to a presentation from Francisco, the city expects $284,979,608 in total revenues and $249,358,192 in total expenditures. Francisco said the main expenditures are for services that go directly to Norman residents.Â
The Norman City Council held its first public hearing of the FYE 2022 budget and declared May 2021 as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month during its April 27 meeting.Â
8:45 p.m.: The council moved to open the first public hearing on the city s FYE 2022 proposed operating and capital budgets. A second public budget hearing is slated for May 25, Norman s director of finance Anthony Francisco said.Â
According to a presentation from Francisco, the city expects $284,979,608 in total revenues and $249,358,192 in total expenditures. Francisco said the main expenditures are for services that go directly to Norman residents.Â
Norman resident Stephen Ellis questioned the need for a 35 percent increase in the internal services portion of the police department s budget, comparing it to a 20 percent increase in the internal services portion of the general budget.