Mayor Muriel Bowser is inviting residents to join her at the annual Budget Engagement Forums. For the eleventh year in a row, the forums will give residents the opportunity to share their values and priorities with the Mayor before she sends her Fiscal Year 2026 budget to the Council.
During the forums, residents will receive an overview of the current budget environment, hear from other residents about their priorities, and participate in small group discussions about how the Mayor should allocate funds.
Since launching the Budget Engagement Forums in 2015, Mayor Bowser has incorporated public feedback to make key budget decisions. The three upcoming budget forums will give residents the opportunity to submit their budget priorities for FY26 and learn more about the budget process.
Share your budget priorities!
Please take a few moments to share your budget priorities and tell us how you would allocate $100 to balance the budget! Please take a moment and share your priorities here: https://bit.ly/MyFY26BudgetPriorities
FY26 Budget Engagement Forums:
Senior Budget Engagement Forum
Completed Monday, February 24, 2025
Link to deck
Rosedale Recreation Center Budget Engagement Forum
Completed Thursday, February 27, 2025
Kennedy Recreation Center Budget Engagement Forum
Completed Saturday, March 1, 2025