Current Budget

Current Year Budget Process

The 2026 Budget schedule is below. 

• June 17, 2025: Presentation of City Manager’s Recommended 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Plan
  • 2026 Budget Process
• July 15, 2025: Revenue Neutral Rate Discussion
  • Agenda Materials
• July 8, 2025: Presentation of City Manager’s Recommended Budget
  • Agenda Materials
• September 2, 2025: Budget Public Hearing and Revenue Neutral Rate Hearing
  • Public Hearing Notice(PDF, 355KB)
• September 16, 2025: Budget Adoption
  • Agenda Material
  • 2026 Adopted Budget Book (PDF, 74.3 MB)(PDF, 71MB)

Questions & Answers

2026 Proposed Budget & Capital Improvement Plan Questions and Answers

• Proposed Budget Q&A 8.29.25 (PDF)(PDF, 1MB)

The City Commission adopted the Strategic Plan in October 2020. The Strategic Plan outlines a systematic process for moving toward a vision in a manner that involves the development and prioritization of strategic goals along with measurable strategies.

• The Strategic Plan drives the Annual Operating Budget.

• The Annual Operating Budget moderates the Strategic Plan.

• The Annual Operating Budget also enables the City to operate Strategic Management.

For additional information on the Strategic Plan, please visit Lawrenceks.gov strategic plan

The City uses Priority-Based Budgeting as part of the annual budget process to evaluate and connect government resources with the community’s highest priorities using program data.

Questions about past funding or budgets? View budget archives.

For more information on the Capital Improvement Plan, please visit Lawrenceks.gov budget/cip

Future Budget webpage