As the city of Houston prepares its annual budget, members of the public can hear presentations on individual city departments' budget proposals and offer feedback. The city's 2020-21 adopted budget was $5.1 billion and was passed amid intense scrutiny of city spending, particularly for the police department. Mayor Sylvester Turner will present the city's overall budget proposal on May 11. City Council votes on the budget June 2 and individual council members have the opportunity to suggest amendments to the mayor's proposal. The city's 2021-2022 fiscal year begins July 1. Meetings are held virtually at www.houstontx.swagit.com/live.
Below is the full public hearing schedule.
May 12
Noon, Special Called Budget and Fiscal Affairs Meeting on 5-year financial outlook
1 p.m., Finance Department
May 17
11 a.m., Mayor's Office
11:30 a.m., Housing and Community Development Department
Noon, Legal Department
12:30 p.m. Human Resources Department
1:30 p.m., Municipal Court System
2 p.m. Houston Public Library System
2:30 p.m. Department of Neighborhoods
3 p.m. Information Technology Department
May 18
9 a.m. Police Department
10 a.m. Fire Department
11 a.m. Parks and Recreation Department
11:30 a.m. General Services Department
May 19
1 p.m. Public Works Department
2 p.m. Health Department
3 p.m. Solid Waste Department
May 20
11 a.m. Special called Budget and Fiscal Affairs meeting on city's controller's economic trends report
Noon, City Controller's Officer
12:30 p.m., Planning and Development Department
1 p.m. Office of Business Opportunity
1:30 p.m. Fleet Management
2 p.m. Administrative and Regulatory Affairs Department
2:30 p.m. City Council offices
3 p.m. Houston Airport System
Houston releases schedule for city budget presentations, public input

As the city of Houston prepares its annual budget, members of the public can hear presentations on individual city departments' budget proposals and offer feedback (Courtesy Visit Houston)