City Manager to Present Budget Proposal to Mayor and Council on March 9
Community Priorities Survey Offers Opportunity for Neighborhood Representation
February 3, 2026
City Manager Jeff Mihelich is scheduled to present Rockville’s proposed Fiscal Year 2026 operating budget and Capital Improvements Program on Monday, March 9, followed by Mayor and Council public hearings and work sessions in March and April. The proposed budget will be available beginning Friday, March 6 at rockvillemd.gov/budget.
Public participation in the budget process is a high priority for the Mayor and Council and city staff. That includes having all parts of the city represented in responses to a survey about community priorities for the city’s budget.
The community budget priorities survey is available in English, Spanish and simplified Chinese at rockvillemd. gov/budget. The survey takes 5-10 minutes to complete and provides valuable input to the Mayor and Council for their budget discussions.
The Mayor and Council are scheduled to hold public hearings and work sessions on Mondays, March 9 and 23. A final balancing and Capital Improvements Program work session, and the closing of the public record, is scheduled for Monday, April 13.
The Mayor and Council are scheduled to adopt the budget on Monday, May 4. FY27 begins Wednesday, July 1.
The $175.5 million budget for Fiscal Year 2026, which began July 1, keeps the city’s real property tax rate at $0.292 per $100 of assessed valuation. All residential and commercial property owners pay this tax. Rockville has not increased its property tax rate since 1995.
For more information, visit rockvillemd.gov/budget or call the Finance Department at 240-314-8400.