Budget Survey, Now Available Online, Offers Opportunity for Input on Priorities
September 15, 2025
Mayor and Council to Hold First Budget Hearing in November
An online survey is now available for community members to identify their budget priorities and options for maintaining a balanced budget ahead of city budget hearings that will begin later this fall.
Public participation in the budget process is a high priority for the Mayor and Council and city staff. The community budget priorities survey at www.rockvillemd.gov/budget is available in simplified Chinese, and Spanish, as well as English. Survey responses provide valuable input to the Mayor and Council for their budget discussions.
Community members can present their needs early in the Fiscal Year 2027 budget process as the Mayor and Council hold their first budget hearing on Monday, Nov. 10. To testify at the public hearing, call 240-314-8280 by 10 a.m. Nov. 10, or submit testimony in writing to mayorcouncil@rockvillemd.gov or Mayor and Council, City Hall, 111 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850.
The $175.5 million budget for Fiscal Year 2026, which began July 1, maintains the city’s real property tax rate of $0.292 per $100 of assessed valuation. All residential and commercial property owners pay this tax.
The city manager’s FY27 budget proposal will be published in March, followed by public hearings and work sessions before the budget is adopted in May.
For more information, visit www.rockvillemd.gov/budget or call the Finance Department at 240-314-8400.