Bill > PR26-0181

This emergency resolution addresses changes to the Fiscal Year 2026 budget submission requirements for the District of Columbia, acknowledging that the Mayor did not meet the originally mandated April 2, 2025 budget transmission deadline. The resolution explains that significant challenges have impacted budget preparation, including a slowing of revenue growth and a Congressional appropriations decision that cut over $1 billion from the current year budget. As a result, the Mayor proposes to delay the budget transmission to May 15, 2025, to allow more time for finalizing the Fiscal Year 2025 supplemental budget and obtaining updated revenue estimates from the Office of the Chief Financial Officer. The Council finds these circumstances constitute an emergency, necessitating the adoption of the resolution after a single reading to provide clarity and allow the Council to reset its budget review schedule. The resolution will take effect immediately upon passage, granting the Council and the public certainty about the revised budget consideration timeline and allowing for appropriate adjustments to the budget review process.

https://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/PR26-0181