Budget
2024 Budget
Worthington City Council is considering the proposed 2024 Operating and Capital Improvements Program (CIP) Budgets. Documents and Council presentations will be added as the information is presented to City Council according to the Budget Schedule.
We invite you to learn more about the budgeting process by viewing the videos below.
- 2024 Operating Budget & Capital Improvement Program (proposed)
- 10/9/2023 - Operating Budget overview & 5-year forecast presentation
- 10/16/2023 - Capital Improvements Program (CIP) discussion
- 11/6/2023 - Administration, Law, Finance, Service & Engineering, Parks & Recreation, Planning & Building, Police, Fire, Other Funds
- 11/13/2023 - Community Groups:
- 11/20/2023 - Introduction of 2024 Budget Ordinance
- 12/4/2023 - Public Hearing on 2024 Budget Ordinance and Resolution for acceptance of 2024 CIP.
Balancing Act Budget Simulation Tool
You can try your hand at balancing Worthington's budget with the City's online budget simulation tool, Balancing Act. Learn how the budget process works by making choices about how City dollars are spent. Through the simulation, you can see how those choices impact your ability to balance expenses with revenues. There are two simulations you can explore, for the Operating Budget and the Capital Improvements Program (CIP). The annual Operating Budget contains spending on programs and services, as well as employee compensation and benefits. The CIP is the City’s plan for equipment, infrastructure maintenance and improvements. We invite you to try each and submit your results and suggestions to the Worthington Finance Department.
Operating Budget
Capital Improvements Budget
Balancing Act Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Balancing Act?
- Why have you added this budget simulation tool?
- I’ve submitted recommendations through the tool, what happens next?
- I’d like to learn more about the city’s finances and budget process, where can I find more information?
- I don’t want to use the tool, how can I still provide feedback?
The Balancing Act budget simulation tool allows you to adjust budgets for various city departments to align resources with the services that matter most to you. The key is that you have to balance the city’s revenues and expenses – in the same way the city has to balance the budget each year before budget adoption.
The Worthington City Council has prioritized finding new and innovative ways to include more people in the budgeting process, especially those who are not able to attend the city’s budget hearings. This tool allows people to participate at their own pace, on their own schedule, in conjunction with the city’s traditional budget process.
Submissions into Balancing Act are compiled by the Finance Department and will be shared with the City Council, and department and city management, to help guide the budgeting process.
You can view videos, documents and other resources that explain the budget and process here on the Budget page of the City’s website.
2022 budget workshops will take place at each City Council meeting through November. The public hearing takes place on December 6th, when the final budgets are expected to be adopted by City Council.
Budgeting 101 Video Series
A financial video series has been produced to help citizens learn more about the budget process and understand details about revenues and expenses that make up the Operating and Capital Improvement Program Budgets. Topic include
- Budget Process 101
- Revenue Sources
- Operating Budget Overview
- Capital Improvements Program Budget Overview
The videos provide simple graphic illustrations to help bring clarity to what can sometimes be confusing financial topics. We hope you find them informative.