Crafting the Budget for 2025

The process of determining the city budget for 2025 begins today. Department heads present their proposed budgets to the Board of Estimate and Apportionment (BEA), made up of the mayor (Kamal Johnson), the Common Council president (Tom DePietro), and the city treasurer (Heather Campbell). This year, as in recent years past, the BEA meetings, which take place in the Council Chamber at City Hall, are open to the public. This year, unlike years past, the meeting times are noted on the city calendar but not which departments are presenting their budgets. So, if your interest in the budget is voracious and catholic, or you're seeking a distraction to fill your afternoons, here's the schedule of BEA meetings for this week.

• Monday, September 30
• 2:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, October 2
• 2:30 p.m.
• Friday, October 4
• 2:30 p.m.
• 3:00 p.m.
• 3:30 p.m.