City Budget / Henry Fierro – Director

Welcome to the Budget Department

The Budget and Management Studies Department (BMSD) assists in financial planning and strategic management processes across the city organization by delivering management information, decision support, consulting, auditing, and implementation services.

TWO PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:


1) Production and Administration of the City of Fresno’s Annual Budget

2) Administration of the Master Fee Schedule

Current Budget

FY 2024 Adopted Budget

The City of Fresno Annual Budget is the most important document the City produces. It outlines the City’s spending plan and priorities for the coming fiscal year, which runs from July 1st to June 30th. Each year, the city’s budget is developed in conjunction with the Mayor, City Manager and all city departments. The budget is then reviewed and approved by the City Council. The result is a budget that closely matches the community’s highest priorities each fiscal year.

FY 2024 Adopted Budget

FY 2024 Line Item Detail

FY-2023-2024 Adopted Budget

Distinguished Budget Presentation Award

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) presented a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to the City of Fresno, California for its annual budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023.

In order to receive this award, a governmental unit must publish a budget document that meets program criteria as a policy document, as an operations guide, as a financial plan, and as a communications device.

This award is valid for a period of one year only. We believe our current budget continues to conform to program requirements, and we are submitting it to GFOA to determine its eligibility for another award.

FY 2024 Budget Documents

FY 2024 Budget Directions

FY 2024 Budget Motions

FY 2024 Motion Reconciliation Final


Current Master Fee Schedule

The Master Fee Schedule (MFS) Resolution reports fees for services that are provided to our citizens. Fees that do not recover the full cost of providing the service, resulting in a subsidy that shifts funds away from the critical, high priority needs of job creation, public safety initiatives, utility services, and neighborhood programs.

Airports

  • Airways Golf Course-Green Fees
  • Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FYI)
  • Fresno Chandler Downtown Airport

Convention Center

  • Rental Rates for Convention Center
  • Rental Rates for Robert A. Schoettler Conference Center

Finance

  • Business Tax and Permit Requirements
  • Local Taxes/Assessments

Fire

  • General

General Government 

  • City Attorney
  • Code Enforcement
  • City Clerk
  • City Hall Rental Rates
  • Miscellaneous Charges
  • Public Records

Information Services

  • Utility Poles/Small Cell Conductor Fees

Parks, After School, Recreation, & Community Services 

  • Riverside Municipal Golf Course-Green Fees
  • Neighborhood Centers, Parks, and Playground Facilities
  • Downtown Mall Vendor Fees
  • General Recreation Fees
  • Memorial Auditorium Rental Rates
  • Fees Maintained Under Contract Agreement
  • Camp Fresno Family Camp and Camp Fresno Jr

Planning & Development 

  • General Development Fees
  • Building Permits-Minor Additions, Alterations
  • Electrical Permits-Minor Additions, Alterations
  • Mechanical Permits-Minor Additions, Alterations
  • Plumbing Permits-Minor Additions, Alterations
  • Land Use, Zoning, and Land Division
  • Covenants and Special Agreements
  • Subdivision
  • New Construction, Major Additions, and Alterations
  • Single Family / Duplex
  • Multiple Family Fees
  • Residential Subdivision Fees
  • Commercial and Industrial Fees
  • Urban Growth Management (UGM)
  • Enterprise Zone Areas
  • Municipal Restoration Zone (MRZ)
  • Parking Fees

Police 

  • General Fees

Public Utilities 

  • Community Sanitation
  • Connection Charges-Sewer
  • Facility Charges-Sewer
  • Sewer Reimbursements/Credits-Sewer Mains
  • Solid Waste
  • Wastewater
  • Water
  • Water Connection Charges
  • Reimbursements/Credits-Water Mains

Public Works 

  • Engineering, Inspection, and Street Work

Transportation 

  • Fresno Area Express (FAX)
  • Handy Ride

Budget Procedures Manual (BPM)

BPM-Cover-2025

2025 Budget Procedures Manual (BPM) is used by staff as a guide to building their annual budget.

Past Adopted Enabling Documents

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