Annual Budget

The City’s Annual Operating and Capital Improvement Budget is a financial proposal that annually directs the provision of public services and facilities. This plan represents the City Manager’s and City Council’s commitment to provide for the most important citizen needs within the boundaries of available funds (revenue).

The process of developing a new fiscal year budget begins in January with the City Council’s adoption of priorities as part of its annual retreat. Department Budget Hearings and Finance Review take place from March and April, with workshops before Council, which are open to the public, held in April and May. Following the presentation of the proposed budget before Council, two public hearings are held before the Council adopts the fiscal year budget in June.

Fiscal Year 2026

Budget Workshop #1, May 6, 2025, at 2:00 p.m.

Budget Workshop #2, May 20, 2025, at 2:00 p.m.

Budget Workshop #3. Budget Presentation, May 27, 2025, at 3:00 p.m.

• FY 2026 Proposed Budget 

FY2026 Budget Public Hearing 1, June 3, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.

FY2026 Budget Public Hearing 2 and Adoption, June 17, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

Fiscal Year 2025

Adopted Budget (Virtual Book)

Adopted Budget (PDF)

Budget Workshop #1, April 30, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. 

Budget Workshop #2, May 14, 2024, at 4:00 p.m.

Budget Workshop #3, May 21, 2024, at 3:00 p.m.

• FY 2025 Proposed Budget

FY2025 Budget Public Hearing 1, June 4, 2024, at 6:00 p.m.

FY2025 Budget Public Hearing 2 and Adoption, June 18, 2024, at 6:00 p.m.

Adopted FY 2025 Budget Ordinance - Ordinance No. 2024-06-09

Fiscal Year 2024

Adopted Budget

Budget Workshop #1, May 2, 2023, at 2:00 p.m.

Budget Workshop #2, May 16, 2023, at 2:00 p.m.

Budget Workshop #3 - FY2024 Proposed Budget Presentation, May 23, 2023, at 4:00 p.m.

• FY2024 Proposed Budget

FY2024 Budget Public Hearing 1, June 6, 2023, at 6:00 p.m.

FY2024 Budget Public Hearing 2, June 20, 2023, at 6:00 p.m.

Fiscal Year 2023

Adopted Budget

 - FY23 Approved Budget (rev 12/08/2022) — Fund 245 CDBG

Budget Workshop #1, May 3, 2022, at 2:00 p.m.

• Presentation

Budget Workshop #2, May 17, 2022, at 2:00 p.m.

• Presentation

Budget Workshop #3 - FY2023 Proposed Budget Presentation, May 24, 2022, at 4:00 p.m.

• Presentation
• FY 2023 Proposed Budget

FY2023 Budget Public Hearing I, June 7, 2022, at 6:00 p.m.

• FY2023 Budget Memo - Public Hearing I
• FY2023 Budget Ordinance - Public Hearing I
• FY2023 Budget Book - Public Hearing I
• FY2023 Budget Public Hearing I Presentation

Fiscal Year 2022

Proposed Millage Rate 

The millage rate will be set at a meeting to be held at the Sandy Springs City Hall, 1 Galambos Way, Sandy Springs, Georgia, 30328 on August 3 at 7:30 am and 6:00 pm, and on August 17, 2021 at 4:00 pm. The City's millage rate of 4.731 is set in the City's Charter and has not changed since incorporation. 

Pursuant  to the requirements of O.C.G.A. Section 48-5-32 the City publishes the following presentation of the current year's tax digest and levy, along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years. The City Council intends to increase the property taxes it will levy this year by 3.05 percent over the rollback millage rate, which under state law is termed a tax increase, even though the tax rate is unchanged. 

For more information visit the Sandy Springs News page.

Public Hearing , Dec. 21, 2021

• Public Notice
• Public Hearing Fund Balance Presentation

Adopted Budget

• Budget Workshop #1, April 20, 2021
  • Presentation
  • 5 Year Capital Recommendation
  • 2021 Adopted Priorities and Initiatives
• Budget Workshop #2, May 4, 2021
  • Presentation
  • Allocated Capital Funding
• Budget Workshop #3, May 18, 2021
  • Presentation
  • FY22 Proposed Budget
• First Public Hearing, June 1, 2021
  • Executive Summary
  • Presentation
  • FY22 Proposed Budget
• Second Public Hearing and Adoption, June 15, 2021
  • Executive Summary - Agenda Memo
  • Presentation
  • Budget Ordinance
  • FY22 Proposed Budget Final

Fiscal Year 2021

Adopted Budget

• Budget Workshop #1, May 5, 2020
  • Presentation
• Budget Workshop #2, May 12, 2020
  • Presentation
• City Council Budget Presentation, May 19, 2020
  • Budget Workshop #3 Presentation
  • FY 2021 Proposed Budget

First Public Hearing on 2021 Budget and Discussion

June 2, 2020

June 16, 2020

Fiscal Year 2020

Adopted Budget

• Budget Workshop #1, May 7, 2019
  • Presentation
• Budget Workshop #2, May 14, 2019
  • Presentation
• Budget Workshop #3, May 21, 2019
  • Presentation
  • Proposed Budget
• First Public Hearing on 2020 Budget and Discussion
  • June 4, 2019  Proposed Budget - letter
  • June 18, 2019 Final Budget Hearing - Ordinance

Fiscal Year 2019

Approved Budget

• Budget Workshop #1, May 1 2018
  • Presentation
• Budget Workshop #2, May 8, 2018
  • Presentation
• Budget Workshop #3, May 15, 2018
  • Presentation
• Proposed Budget

Fiscal Year 2018

Approved Budget

• Budget Workshop #1, May 2, 2017
  • Presentation
• Budget Workshop #2, May 16, 2017
  • Presentation
• Presentation to Mayor and Council, May 23, 2017
  • Proposed Budget Workshop #3 Presentation
  • Proposed BY 2018 Budget Book  

First Public Hearing and Discussion
June 6, 2017

Final Public Hearing and Discussion
June 20, 2017

Fiscal Year 2017

Approved Budget 

• Budget Workshop #1, April 26, 2016
  • Presentation
• Budget Workshop #2, May 3, 2016
  • Presentation 
•  Presentation to Mayor and Council, May 17, 2016
  • Presentation
• First Public Hearing and Discussion, June 7, 2016
  • Proposed Budget 

Fiscal Year 2016

Approved Budget

• Budget Workshop #1, April 28, 2015
  • Presentation
• Budget Workshop #2, May 5, 2015
  • Presentation
• FY 16 Budget Presentation, May 19, 2015

Fiscal Year 2015

Approved Budget

• Budget Workshop #1, April 29, 2014
  • Presentation
• Budget Workshop #2, May 6, 2014
  • Presentation
• Proposed Budget, May 20, 2014
  • Presentation

Fiscal Year 2014

Approved Budget

• Budget Workshop #1, April 30, 2013
  • Presentation
  • Approved Minutes
• Budget Workshop #2, May 7, 2013
  • Presentation
  • Budget Draft Detail 
• Budget Workshop #3, May 21
  • Presentation
• Proposed Budget Book 

Fiscal Year 2013

Approved Budget

• Budget Workshop #1, May 1, 2012
  • Presentation
• Budget Workshop #2, May 8, 2012
  • Presentation
• City Council Budget Presentation (Proposed Budget)
  • Proposed Budget Letter to the Council
  • Proposed Budget Detail

• 1st Public/Millage Rate Hearing and Budget Workshop, June 5, 2012

• Final Public Hearing and Adoption by City Council, June 19, 2012

Fiscal Year 2012

Department Budgets

• Budget Workshop #1, May 3, 2011
  • Presentation
• Budget Workshop #2, May 10, 2011
  • Presentation
• Proposed Budget, May 24, 2011
  • Presentation

Fiscal Year 2011

Approved Budget

• Budget Workshop #1, May 4, 2010
  • Presentation
• Budget Workshop #2, May 11, 2010
  • Presentation
• Proposed Budget, May 25, 2010
  • Presentation

Other Meetings

• 1st Public/Millage Rate Hearing & Budget Workshop
• 2nd Public/Millage Rate Hearing & Budget Workshop
• Final Public Hearing & Adoption, City Council

Fiscal Year 2010

Approved Budget

General Fund Budget

• Budget Workshop #1, May 5 2009
  • Presentation
• Budget Workshop #2, May 12, 2009
  • Presentation
• Budget Workshop #3, May 26, 2009
  • Presentation

Fiscal Year 2009

Approved Budget

Capital Budget

• Budget Workshop #1, May 6, 2008
  • Presentation
• Budget Workshop #2, May 14, 2008
  • Presentation
• Budget Workshop #3, May 
  • Presentation
• Letter from the City Manager
• Public Hearing #1, June 3, 2008
• Public Hearing #2, June 10, 2008

Fiscal Year 2008

Approved Budget

Budget Summary

Budget Message

OpEd - Mayor Galambos

Assessors Report 

• Budget Workshop #1, May 2, 2007
  • Presentation
• Budget Workshop #2, May 3, 2007
  • Presentation
• Budget Workshop #3, May 8, 2007
  • Presentation 
• Budget Workshop #4, May 22, 2007
  • Presentation