The Finance department is responsible for producing, monitoring, and reporting the City's annual operating budget. The City of Conroe's fiscal year begins October 1 through September 30. Each spring the city begins the annual process to determine the needs of the City. The requests are based on the programs and priorities that the City Council has discussed or committed to in the past. A recommended budget is formed based on the projected revenue and submitted to the citizens and the City Council. After input from the public and the staff, the Council has the opportunity to revise the budget to conform with its objectives.

Public Hearings regarding the budget and tax rate are held in July/August and open to the public. The city budget contains several different funds with the largest being the General Fund which is used for general government services that do not need to be accounted for separately. Examples of general government services are police protection, fire protection, street maintenance, park maintenance, and administrative activities.

Once adopted, the budget takes effect on the first day of the fiscal year (October 1) and any major change must be approved by the City Council. Copies of the budget are available for review or purchase in the Finance Department. Also listed below you may download a copy. Contact the department at (936) 522-3040 for more information.

FY 07-08 Annual Operating Budget

• Table of Contents
• Introduction 
• General Fund
• Enterprise Funds
• Debt Service Funds
• Other Funds
• Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
• Appendix

FY 06-07 Annual Operating Budget

• Introduction
• General Fund
• Enterprise Funds
• Debt Service Funds
• Other Funds
• Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
• Appendix

Past Reports

2006-2007 Budget-In-Brief

2005-2006 Budget-In-Brief

Distinguished Budget Presentation Award

The City of Conroe obtained the first ever awarded to Conroe in November 2005 for the 2005-2006 Budget. The City received this award for 2006-2007 as well.  The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) reviews each budget presented to ensure the required information is included. The Budget Awards Program is designed to encourage governments to prepare budget documents of the highest quality to meet the needs of decision-makers and citizens. Since the program was first established in 1984, participation has grown from 113 to 1,067. For a list of criteria or information you may visit the website at http://www.gfoa.org/.