FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Council Communications
Atlanta City Hall
55 Trinity Ave. SW
Atlanta, GA 30303

April 28, 2026 

Atlanta City Council Releases Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Briefing Schedule

ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council has announced its Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Briefing schedule. The briefings will be held inside the Marvin S. Arrington Sr. Council Chamber at Atlanta City Hall, 55 Trinity Ave SW.

The sessions will be simulcast on ATL26 YouTube channel and Facebook. Closed captioning will be available on ATL26’s Facebook page.

Time, dates, and location are subject to change.

The schedule dated below will be held inside the Marvin S. Arrington Sr. Council Chamber:

Tuesday, May 5
10 a.m. – Noon
Fiscal condition of the City, budget development process, non-department capital and trust funds, debt service, cash pool, investments

Unions
1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)

1:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Professional Association of City Employees (PACE)

2 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)

2:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
International Brotherhood of Police Officers (IBPO)

Wednesday, May 6
10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Atlanta Fire Rescue Department

11 a.m. – Noon
Department of Corrections

1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Atlanta Police Department

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Atlanta Citizen’s Review Board

Thursday, May 7
10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Department of Law

10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Department of Enterprise Asset Management

11 a.m. – Noon
Department of Watershed Management

1 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Atlanta Information Management

1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Department of Parks and Recreation

3 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Department of Customer Service

Thursday, May 14
10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Municipal Court

10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Office of the Solicitor

11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Office of the Public Defender

1 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Office of the Inspector General

1:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Ethics Office

2 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
City Auditor’s Office

Tuesday, May 19
10 a.m. – Noon
Atlanta Department of Transportation

1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Department of City Planning

2 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Department of Human Resources

1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Department of Aviation

2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Department of Labor

Wednesday, May 20
10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Department of Public Works

11 a.m. – Noon
Invest Atlanta

1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Department of Aviation

2 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Department of Grants and Community Development

6 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.
Public Hearing for Tax Millage Rate- Per Published Notice (Office of Revenue)

6:15 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Interactive Community Budget Public Hearing

Thursday, May 21
10 a.m. – 11 a.m.  
Department of Procurement

11 a.m.  – 11:30 a.m.
Department of Finance

1 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
City Council

1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Executive Office

3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Personnel Paper Discussion

Wednesday, May 27
Noon – 12:30 p.m.
Second Public Hearing for Tax Millage Rate

6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Third Public Hearing for Tax Millage Rate

Monday, June 1
11:30 a.m.
Budget Commission meets to approve FY 2027 Anticipations

Full Council Meeting:

• Fiscal Year 2027 Budget adopted by City Council
• Adoption of Revenue/Fee/Budget Legislation
• Adoption of Fiscal Year 2027 Personnel Ordinance
• Adoption of other HR related legislation, if applicable

Wednesday, June 10
Mayor Dickens approves/vetoes adopted ordinances
• Property tax rate ordinance
• Fiscal Year 2027 budget ordinance
• Personnel ordinance
• HR-related legislation
• Millage rate adoption

About Atlanta City Council

The Atlanta City Council is the chief policy-making body for the City of Atlanta. It acts by considering and enacting all laws that govern the City. The Council also approves the operating and capital budgets for the City as recommended by the mayor, and it continually monitors revenues and expenditures for local government operations. The Council reviews and has final say on many land-use and zoning matters. Major economic development projects for the City also fall under the Council’s consideration.

Comprised of 12 districts and three at-large posts, Council representatives include: Council President: Marci Collier Overstreet; District 1: Jason Winston; District 2: Kelsea Bond; District 3: Byron Amos; District 4: Jason S. Dozier; District 5: Liliana Bakhtiari; District 6: Alex Wan; District 7: Thomas Worthy; District 8: Mary Norwood; District 9: Dustin Hillis; District 10: Andrea L. Boone; District 11: Wayne Martin; District 12: Antonio Lewis; Post 1 At-Large: Michael Julian Bond; Post 2 At-Large: Matt Westmoreland; and Post 3 At-Large: Eshé Collins.

To learn more about the Atlanta City Council, please visit http://citycouncil.atlantaga.gov/. For the latest updates, follow the Atlanta City Council on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and Instagram.

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Office of Council Communications Contacts:

Bill Doughty
wdoughty@atlantaga.gov
404-330-6056

Tiffanie Kelly
trkelly@atlantaga.gov
404-330-6014