2026 Budget Preparation

Town Staff have begun preparing for the 2026 Budget, and the Board of Trustees will begin reviewing budget documents in a Work Session on Wednesday, September 17. This will include a high-level overview of each department's proposed 2026 General Fund.

We encourage you to follow along and learn about projects, programs, and initiatives that are being proposed.

Back Again!

Community members will again be able to utilize an online, interactive tool called Balancing Act to visually prioritize projects and understand budgetary limitations. This tool is published online so that the public can educate themselves and provide comments. Each fund will have a separate simulation, which will be published before being presented each week.

In addition, documents presented during the budget preparation process will be available online at www.firestoneco.gov/budget after each meeting. Updates to these documents will be posted promptly. According to the schedule below, after subsequent funds are presented and discussed, those documents will be posted online as well. Please note that these numbers are proposed and subject to change.

Upcoming Tentative Budget Calendar

If you're interested in the budget process, the meetings listed below will include budget discussions.

Wednesday, September 17: All departments present the General Fund budgets to the Board of Trustees
Wednesday, September 24: Review of Water Fund and Stormwater Fund
Wednesday, October 8: Review of Capital Improvement Projects, Debt Service Fund, Conservation Trust Fund, Firestone Urban Renewal Authority Funds, and the Downtown Development Authority Fund.
Wednesday, October 22: Final review of the complete 2026 budget
Wednesday, November 12: Budget Adoption in a Public Hearing