The Budget Division of the Finance Department coordinates the preparation and development of the annual operating budget, capital budget, and multi-year capital improvement program for the City.  This division is responsible for publishing the final budget document and its distribution to City departments and outside agencies.  Budget staff is also responsible for writing all budget amendments, tax levy ordinances and tax abatement ordinances.  Budget staff monitors and tracks all active capital projects and monitors revenues and expenditures throughout the fiscal year.  Additionally, oversight for the implementation of the City's various budget policies is the responsibility of this division.

The City's budget is the 'action plan' used to implement the goals and objectives of the City Council.  In 2003, the City of Peoria converted from a program-based budget to activity-based budget.  Activity-based budgeting isolates the costs of a government's operation by dividing the government into many different activities or supports services and includes the direct and indirect costs of labor, contractual services, materials and supplies. 

The Budget Division has received the Government Finance Officers Association's Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for 18 consecutive years as of the completion of the City's 2009 Annual Budget document.  City of Peoria Budgets (PDF files) can be viewed here.

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 Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Budget inquiries should be directed to:

City of Peoria - Budget
419 Fulton Street, Room 106
Peoria, IL 61602-1276
Phone: (309) 494-8553
Fax: (309) 494-8510

Email:  budget@ci.peoria.il.us