Every two years the City goes through a planning process between January and June to determine the budget for the next two fiscal years.
View the City of Oakland's online interactive Adopted Budge
Download or print a copy of the FY 2022-23 Adopted Midcycle Budget Proposed Budget book.
Download or print a copy of the FY 2022-23 Proposed Midcycle Budget
View the Presentation made to City Council on May 31, 2022
View the First Set of Midcycle Budget Questions and Responses
View the Second Set of Midcycle Budget Questions and Responses
View the Third Set of Midcycle Budget Questions and Responses
View the Fourth Set of Midcycle Budget Questions and Responses
View the FY 2022-23 Midcycle Budget Council Amendments
The budget is our plan for how we will spend City money on services that support our community.
We are required by law to produce a balanced budget that ensures our "revenues" (the amount of money the City brings in) are equal to or greater than our "expenditures" (the amount of money the City spends to deliver essential services). While other cities and government agencies have different cycles, Oakland approves a budget every two fiscal years. . A Mid-cycle update to the Biennial Budget must be adopted by June 30 of the first year of the Budget when City Council affirms the second year of the budget. The budget currently under consideration is the Mid-cycle Budget that runs from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.