The City has built an online tool to allow you to provide your insight into balancing the budget based on the choices we must face. How would you balance the City’s budget?

Want to get more engaged in Baltimore’s budget process? Join the Mayor for her 3rd citizen budget workshop on Saturday January 21 from 10:00am to 12:00pm at the Cyllburn Arboretum Vollmer Center (4915 Greenspring Ave). For more information contact Laura Larsen at 410-396-4967.
Where Does the Money Come From?
The pie chart below shows the revenue sources for the General and Motor Vehicle funds FY12. These two are City’s largest funds, and their revenues come primarily from local taxes.

A chart of the entire City operating budget along with additional information about the City’s budget process can be found at: http://www.baltimorecity.gov/budget
How is the Money Used?
The following chart shows how General Fund revenues are allocated to support the City Objectives and fixed costs in the Fiscal 2012 budget.

A chart of the entire City operating budget along with additional information about the City’s budget process can be found at: http://www.baltimorecity.gov/budget