2027 Budget
The City of Fargo follows a standard budget development process. The process includes an update of revenue projections by the Finance Department, based upon historical trends and changes in our resources. Then, a budget review team consisting of the City Administrator, Assistant City Administrator, Director of Finance, Assistant Director of Finance, Human Resources Director, Assistant Human Resources Director and the Mayor meets with department and division heads to discuss the details of each Director’s requests for the upcoming year. Upon conclusion of the meetings, the budget review team prioritizes requests based on the overall needs of the City and makes adjustments for funding certain requests.
Introduced to the process in 2025, a public meeting budget workshop will again be held between staff and the City Commission to discuss 2027 budget requests. The 2027 budget workshop is scheduled for the week of July 20th in the City Commission Chambers, as follows:
- Monday, July 20 from 8 a.m. – noon
- Tuesday, July 21 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Wednesday, July 22 from 8 a.m. – noon
Prior to the Budget Workshop, City Commissioners will be provided with a budget binder including various budget materials. We’ve included the budget binder materials here if you’d like to follow along during the sessions or review the materials at another time.
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Incorporating information from the various meetings, the preliminary 2027 budget will be presented for approval by City Commission on August 3, 2026.
A 2027 Budget public hearing is scheduled for September 14, 2026 during the Board of City Commission meeting.
The final 2027 budget will be approved at the September 28, 2026 Board of City Commission meeting.